#art folk

[lifeis-strangemercy]

Bat for lashes

[albumtolistentowhile]

if you feel like you don't understand an album just listen to it while jogging tbh

[imaspookypunkid]

Honestly? A Look

[iheartmoosiq]

One of my favorite sets when I hit up SXSW a month ago was Yoke Lore’s performance at my friends’ showcase on the final night of that long, eventful week. As exhausted as I was, and as many distractions around me that there were (it being a huge confluence of music pals in one spot), I found myself transfixed in place by Adrian Galvin and his Brooklyn based project. The singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has one remarkable voice, and his music is irresistibly lifting with its florid art rock meets folktronica flourishes. For more of that exceptional sound, dive into Yoke Lore’s gorgeous new song Only You, a fresh preview off Adrian’s forthcoming Far Shore EP. Tell me this isn’t magical. Only You is a beautiful vessel from which bursts forth glittering rivulets of hope and inspiration.

[iheartmoosiq]

I love the word anemone and how it rolls off your tongue. In fact, I like to goof around and add extra syllables to the word, too. Say it with me, anemonemonemones. Turns out, I also love listening to a song named Anemone, which comes by way of an indie pop duo from right here in California named slenderbodies. anemone, which is lifted from their new EP fabulist, is a slinky puckered, dreamy gleaming indie gem. It’s almost like Glass Animals gone dreamy with a touch of Foals’ art rock, Alt-J’s experimental folk, Hundred Waters’ surreal atmosphere, and The Antlers’ woolly fluidity. Yes, it’s quite the fascinating recipe indeed. You can stream slenderbodies’ new EP in full on Soundcloud. The pair invites us to join them as they float out to the sea for a story of adventure, bewilderment, and lucidity. Purchase fabulist, here.

[iheartmoosiq]

One of my favorite freak folk and experimental music projects of all time, CocoRosie, the brilliant sibling duo of Sierra Casady and Bianca Casady, have united with esteemed UK musician ANOHNI on a profound new single named Smoke ‘Em Out. It’s no surprise that the make the perfect union on this jaunty whimsical work of art, a dark haunting, mischievous darting statement about the current socio-political state of things in America. CocoRosie explains: “Today we share a new song to inspire the weary-disappointed hearts of so many crest-fallen citizens. We just started working on a new album, but “Smoke ‘em Out” begged to be turned loose on the world now, as a means of participation during these turbulent yet invigorating times. Joined on guest vocals by our fellow Future Feminist ANOHNI, “Smoke ‘em Out” welcomes the new character who will be occupying the White House with a mob of women and children armed with forks and knives. In the wake of this unnatural disaster, we feel a call to rise, shout, and burn the house down. The future is female. peace, Bianca & Sierra Casady”.

[twistedsoulmusic]

Natalie Wildgoose‘s Rural Hours is a small record lasting only 16 minutes, but it feels larger the longer you sit with it. Across six brief songs, she draws on piano, sparse guitar, violin, and her soft but steady voice to evoke moorland weather, empty paths, and the strange intimacy of solitude.