Album Reviews8/10
Zach Bryan’s DeAnn Trades Hooks for Honesty and Earns Its Eight
A man, a guitar, twelve songs: Zach Bryan's DeAnn is a quiet triumph of bare-bones honesty.
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Tag: folk music
Album Reviews7.9/10
PJ Harvey Maps Washington’s Monuments and War on The Hope Six
A song cycle of Washington, D.C.'s monuments and military halls, told quietly and with sorrow.
Album Reviews7/10
‘On My Page’ at 13: Andrews Traces Memory, Distance, and Return
A quiet, deliberate record of memory, distance, and returning to oneself, with a score of 7 of 10.
Album Reviews6.7/10
Joni Mitchell’s 1968 Debut Song to a Seagull Earns a 6.7: Sharp Writing, Muddy Sound
Review of Joni Mitchell's 1968 debut album Song to a Seagull — poetic folk songs marred by muddy production, with standouts like 'Cactus Tree.'
Album Reviews8/10
Clouds at 57: Joni Mitchell Finds Her Voice — 8/10
Joni Mitchell's 1969 album Clouds marks her transformation into a singular voice, with stark arrangements and timeless songs like Both Sides, Now.
Album Reviews7/10
Alone With a Guitar, He Let the Old Murder Ballads Speak for Themselves
Bob Dylan's 1993 album World Gone Wrong: a dark, fatalistic set of traditional folk songs that critics called a signal document. Our review rates it 7.0.
Album Reviews10/10
The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan at 63: The Album That Taught Pop to Protest
A look back at Bob Dylan's 1963 landmark album, ranking its essential tracks and its lasting influence on songwriting.
Album Reviews9/10
John Wesley Harding: Dylan’s Masterpiece of Subtraction
A look back at Bob Dylan's 1967 masterpiece John Wesley Harding, a stripped-down folk retreat into parable and myth.
Album Reviews6/10
Good as I Been to You: Bob Dylan’s Quiet Return to the Folk Tradition
Bob Dylan's 1992 acoustic album Good as I Been to You strips back to folk and blues standards, a quiet, honest record from a veteran artist.
Album Reviews8/10
Bob Dylan’s Self-Titled 1962 Debut Holds Up 64 Years Later: 8/10
A look back at Bob Dylan's 1962 debut album, a raw folk-blues record that hinted at the legend to come.