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Provincial

Weakerthans leader takes a break.

Damon Albarn previews new solo album

"Strange pastoral folk" LP due May 7

Memory Motel: The Secret Folkie Pasts of New Wave Heroes

The acoustic-strumming past of New Wave pioneers.

Memory Motel: Reaching Back For Randy Burns

Tackling a troubadour’s elusive past.

Out of the Vinyl Deeps

First anthology showcasing a pioneering rock critic.

Can We Really Party Today?

One of the best songs of 2011, from the best… >>

Critical Q&A: Jonathan Wilson

Critical Mob's top singer-songwriter of 2011 speaks.

Mr. Tambourine Man

Among the coolest debut albums of the '60s.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Nothing supersonic about Noel's solo debut.

A Creature I Don't Know

A gifted singer-songwriter comes into her own.

Gentle Spirit

Folk-rock balladeer taps into the Laurel Canyon spirit.

The Harrow and the Harvest

Has it really been eight years?

John Wesley Harding

Witty folk-rock songwriter by day, respected novelist at night.

Last Night On Earth

UK folk-rockers aim for the charts and miss.

Nightingale

Folkies go mod!

Fully Qualified Survivor

A UK folk-rock four-alarmer.

Michael Chapman

First-rate fingerpicker and knockout songsmith.

Hawk

The growling bear and the cooing sprite.

Dream Attic

UK folk-rock monarch breaks out of his rut.

Peter Case

New wave frontman becomes a solo troubadour.

The Wonder Show of the World

Poetic, powerful and poignant.

Parallelograms

One of the finest psych-folk records of all time.

Like…Wow: Spacy Chicks

Often strangely alluring, occasionally a bit unsettling, but always endearing,… >>

Damien Youth

Syd Barrett-inspired cult hero

Neko Case and her Canadian Friends

Neko Case was born in Virginia and raised in Tacoma,… >>

Lisa Germano

One of America’s most fascinating, underrated and reliable singer/songwriters.

She & Him, Volume Two

Effortlessly effervescent sound rooted in shimmering folk-rock and dramatic girl-group… >>

Mark Lanegan

The Pacific Northwest’s answer to Jim Morrison.

The Shins

Natalie Portman-approved life changers.

Suzanne Vega

More than just another Village folkie.

Live at the Isle of Wight 1970

Vital but never-before-seen chapter of Cohen's history

Swoon

A tremendously gifted songwriter gets all of his quirks out… >>

The Byrds

Iconic, yet somehow still underrated.

Robert Plant

Zep frontman turned Americana interpreter.

Leonard Cohen

Folk-rock's Canadian Poet Laureate.

The Decemberists

The Decemberists made the Brit-folk side of progressive rock improbably… >>

Bert Jansch

Godfather of U.K. folk and fingerstyle master.

Bob Dylan

Creator of the mutable rock persona.

Neil Young Archives Volume 1: 1963-1972

Neil Young

Willing to fail interestingly.