Katie Crutchfield, a.k.a Waxahatchee, brings us a serious Album of the Year contender with her latest project, Saint Cloud. In her most stripped-down work to date, Crutchfield takes influences from folk, country, and Americana to create a refreshing expansion to her sound. The lyrics throughout Saint Cloud offer vivid imagery of open fields, big sky, … Continue reading Waxahatchee – Saint Cloud Review
Huntsmen are a band that describes themselves as "Americana metal". Or at least they were - their latest album Mandala of Fear sounds much more post-metal, with sludge, doom, and prog blended in as well. Don't get me wrong, there's still a good amount of their folk and country influences present too. Maybe think Americana … Continue reading Huntsmen – Mandala of Fear Review
I do a lot of metal reviews here (and some shoegaze), so I'm excited to bring you something a little different today. Lord Buffalo is a band from Austin, Texas whose sound could be best described as either dark folk or psychedelic Americana. The band's promo materials describe them as "often the loudest band on … Continue reading Lord Buffalo – Tohu Wa Bohu Review
