Album artwork Words by Grey Malkin Psych explorers Elkhorn, focused around the core duo of Jesse Sheppard and Drew Gardner, have been pleasingly prolific of late, with this new release their third in a year, following July’s propulsive ‘Other Worlds’ and last autumn’s eclectic ‘Lagniappe Sessions’. An ever-changing entity, Elkhorn morph and push at both ..read more

Words by Grey Malkin The London based queer-folk sextet Goblin Band follow their bold and striking debut release, an interpretation of the traditional ‘The Prickle Holly Bush’ with both a new single, ‘Widecombe Fair’ and EP, the excellently titled ‘Come Slack Your Horse!’. Forming around a folk instrument shop, Hobgoblin, in central London, Goblin Band ..read more

Words by Grey Malkin Alula Down (Mark Waters and Kate Gathercole) have been a standout presence in psych folk circles for a number of years; whether as a part of their local Weirdshire movement alongside fellow travellers Sproatly Smith, or releasing gorgeously realised albums such as 2018’s delicate ‘Homespun’ and the seasonal 2020/21 ‘Postcards From ..read more

Lando Manning Interview by Brandon Pestano Brighton based acid-tinged folk musician Lando Manning has released his second EP Brighter Days, a project he describes as “an affirmation of hope that through dark times there is light at the end of the tunnel." With a distinctly dreamy acoustic sound and a gift for subtle poetic song writing ..read more

Words by Grey Malkin Sharron Kraus is one of the most consistently engaging and creative artists in the current psych folk milieu, be it with her lushly orchestrated solo albums such as 2018’s ‘Joy’s Reflection is Sorrow’ and the earlier, baroque ’Friends and Enemies; Lovers and Strangers’, or with her recent work with author Justin ..read more

Words by Lady Godiva Shangri-La : a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection.  Sheffield based Rose Love (Sister Wives) lets us into her own shangri-la, as a sassy northern lass. A parallel universe where this modern Alice in Wonderland glides in technicolor portals, encompassing psych, pop and glam. These different realms fit into ..read more

Buck Curran, previously a part of the critically acclaimed and influential psych folk duo Arborea alongside Shanti Deschaine, has been diligently and individually pursuing his own rich and inspired path, weaving Robbie Basho inspired raga with American primitive fingerpicking throughout albums such as 2020’s superlative ‘No Love is Sorrow’, which combined a Popol Vuh-hued sense of the sacred with a ..read more

Album artwork by Stephen Titra  Words by Lady Godiva Far far away, down the rabbit hole, lives a mystic bard named Constantine. This storyteller has been sharing his epic wanderings in magical lands filled with castles and spells. After the fall of the kingdom he narrated at the tail end of his previous effort, he ..read more

Words by Grey Malkin Burnt Paw (Birmingham native and Edinburgh resident Andy Green) has quietly but consistently been releasing a series of beautiful EPS and albums filled with adventurous and dexterous acoustic guitar work, and with songs replete with psychedelic, visionary lyrics and tales, since 2016’s illuminating ‘The Sparrow’s Scrapbook’. Later long players, such as ..read more

Words by Lady Godiva Stemming from Alessio Ferrari’s vivid imagination and bucolic surroundings, The Golden Pond is Upupayama’s new release following his promising self-titled debut from last year. As the artwork may manifest, Upupayāma (literally mountain hoopoe), a semi-fictional bird, still flies over the most outstanding and lush greenery. A mere glance at the sleeve ..read more