Reviews of the latest releases and album recommendations from KLOF Mag’s Editor.| KLOF Mag
Featuring Nathan Bowles, Jaime Fennelly and Joseph Westerlund, "at Public Records" is the latest live album from Setting, on which all four pieces stand out in very different ways, but together make a whole that is one hell of a listening experience. A worthy conclusion to a trio of live albums that feel as relevant and accomplished as their debut album, Shone a Rainbow Light On. Source| KLOF Magazine
On the beautiful, angry and groundbreaking live album, “Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends at TreePeople”, Williams delivers a message to his country and the rest of the world with unrivalled eloquence.| KLOF Mag
Songs from his mental attic, Jon Wilks says, Needless Alley is definitely somewhere well worth exploring, and, as a guitarist, he fully deserves his place alongside names such as Jansch, Carthy and Simpson.| KLOF Mag
Good Times is the latest offering from Alexei Shishkin. “...pop culture, poetics, psychology and philosophy are rolled into a surreal, lumpy ball and garnished with a palatable – and memorable – indie-pop melody.” Despite Shishkin’s lo-fi beginnings and his continuing willingness to drink from the well of slacker aesthetics, Good Times is a bold and - dare we say it - polished artistic statement. Source| KLOF Magazine
"I Will Swim to You: A Tribute to Jason Molina" celebrates one of the most enduring and impactful songwriters of the last thirty years with twelve loving covers. Artists like MJ Lenderman, Horse Jumper of Love, and Hand Habits explore the raw, unvarnished truth of Molina's music, reflecting on an artist who never shied away from desperation and who found a strange beauty in the struggle of modern life. Source| KLOF Magazine
Gwenfier Raymond’s “Last Night I Heard the Dog Star Bark” raises the instrumental acoustic guitar album to new heights and delivers something new. It’s another banger from this excellent guitarist.| KLOF Mag
Ten new albums to discover, from the psychedelic folk of Foot Ox to the experimental jazz of Shrunken Elvis and the timeless duets of Tamar Korn and Kyle Morgan.| KLOF Mag
James Yorkston, Nina Persson, and Johanna Söderberg form the perfect trio on “Songs for Nina and Johanna,” creating a masterful blend of melancholy and some unexpected emotional uplift.| KLOF Mag
Jens Kuross’s Crooked Songs is by far his warmest and most intimate-sounding yet. The songs are quietly profound and powerful in their unvarnished delivery. This album is something special.| KLOF Mag
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