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Ian Noe - River Fools & Mountain Saints
76
Ian Noe's sophomore project recruits a new producing team that brings up a broader musical palette. Though some of the production is electrified, I'm actually more inclined to the more psychedelic folk tracks, with more complete structures and more organic instrumental interactions, just like the hometown mist as seen on the album highlight "Appalachia Haze." Compared to Noe's debut effort, this album also sees more everyday people coming up, along with their hard-earned livelihoods, ... read more

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Ashley McBryde - The Devil I Know
75
The instant follow-up to last year's Lindeville has understandably got more commercial appeal with more melodic immediacy and arena-friendly delivery. Love the early 00's infusion of alternative and pop rock but kind of withdrawn from its overblown rock-y percussion, so much so that even a vocal powerhouse like McBryde gets overshadowed, sometimes to the record's detriment.
Hozier - Unreal Unearth
44
The Irish singer's third features an excessively poppy sound, incorporating elements of finger snaps, YouTube-commercial folk-pop, and 2020s disco pop that are at odds with the album's classical literary-inspired theme promised at the first track, a detriment more insufferable than the uneven quality of the songs themselves.
Post Malone - AUSTIN
2
Out here waiting for dude to fully flop so he could finally make his oUtlAw pRoGreSsive bLUegRass album
Gabe Lee - Drink The River
79
Gabe Lee's most refined work to date, despite being stripped down to almost entirely acoustic instruments. The addition of harmonies and multi-layered vocals bring a delightful and expansive quality to the music. The interplay of string instruments in the chorus of 'When Jesus Got the Blues' and the wistful European folk instrumentation in 'Merigold' evoke a range of emotions, though not always matching their lyrical content.

'Drink the River' sees Lee continuing the considered and measured ... read more

Grian Chatten - Chaos For The Fly
68
The timely solo debut from the Fontaines D.C. frontman combines polished folk production and his deep vocal range while incorporating more diverse nuances of melancholy and world-weariness compared to the band's albums following the diminishing marginal utility of their trilogy.

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