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Archives for the ‘Folk’ Category

Le Loup – The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millenium General Assembly

By localretard • Feb 4th, 2009 • Category: Folk, Music Reviews

For a moment just look past the ridiculously long album title…now I ask you have you ever felt like your missing something? I have, but Le Loup has finally been able to somehow fill that void. This album was placed on “Best of ‘07″ lists by a multitude of websites, and I can’t say it doesn’t deserve [...]



Andrew Bird – Noble Beast (Deluxe Edition)

By localretard • Jan 26th, 2009 • Category: Folk, Music Reviews

Andrew Bird, the whistling master, is back with a brand new album. I’ll start blunt…not much change here. If you’ve heard…any…Andrew Bird album, then you have heard this album. Now that’s out of the way and we can start with the good. Well I’ve always been a fan of Andrew Bird. (Surprised?! I know…) This [...]



Bon Iver – Blood Bank

By localretard • Dec 16th, 2008 • Category: Folk

Bon Iver’s debut LP “For Emma, Forever Ago” was, simply stated, fantastic. Justin Vernon’s voice was a rich melody of passion, mix that with the soft guitar and the album created a atmosphere so surreal you almost felt like you were in the cabin with Vernon during the making of the album.
“Blood Bank”, although an [...]



The Acorn – Glory Hope Mountain

By localretard • Nov 29th, 2008 • Category: Folk

The Acorn manages to mix Folk with Indie in a way that still manages to surprise me with each listen. While “Glory Hope Mountain” may not be a perfect album, I definitely hold it as one of the best releases of 2007. “Glory Hope Mountain” is The Acorn’s proper first LP release, but is [...]