Emma Tricca & Ronin Senza Un Perchè/It Was A Very Good Year (Bandcamp) ST/DL Available now Emma Tricca releases recordings from a collaboration with Ronin. One an American Standard and the other a stirring Italian piece written for a movie. It’s been two years since Emma Tricca, the respected psych-folk singer/songwriter, released her critically acclaimed […] The post Emma Tricca & Ronin: Senza Un Perchè/It Was A Very Good Year – Single Review & Interview appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Sunny War: Armageddon In A Summer Dress (New West Records) LP | CD | DL Released: 21 February Sunny War delivers another stunning album of punk folk and blues with a full band and guest musicians of old school punks. Back in 2011 Professor William O’Connell was filming on Venice Beach, California as part of […] The post Sunny War: Armageddon In A Summer Dress – Review – ALBUM OF THE WEEK! appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Beans On Toast: Faith In The Moon (Self-released via Bot Music) Stream Out Now The people’s champ of the modern folk scene Beans On Toast is back with a new poignant and thought-provoking single, Faith In The Moon, taken from his most recent album Wild Goose Chasers. And Beans also confirms the forthcoming dates for […] The post Beans On Toast: Faith In The Moon – Single Review and Tour News appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

The Puncture Outfit: The Puncture Outfit (Self-released) Streaming Out now An album of country folk heartache and elegiac poetry that almost never saw the light of day. Nathan McIlroy sings the praises of The Puncture Outfit’s debut record. The first time I saw The Puncture Outfit was at the Peer Hat in Manchester last summer. […] The post The Puncture Outfit – Album Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Bon Iver: SABLE, EP (Jagjaguwar Records) Digital Out Now Bon Iver returns with the intimate, warming and reflective new 3 track EP SABLE,. An exercise in toning back from the expansive and experimental approach of the last couple of albums, the EP is best described on Bon Iver’s own website: “A retreat and reset. Stripped […] The post Bon Iver: SABLE – EP Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Richard Thompson Bristol Beacon 26th May 2024 Guitar legend Richard Thompson picks in style at the Bristol Beacon. Elfyn Griffith savours it. It’s a family affair. Richard Thompson, UK folk royalty, one of the most revered guitarists in music, is on stage with his wife, US singer Zara Phillips, and his grandson Zac Hobbs on […] The post Richard Thompson: Bristol Beacon – Live Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Scott Hepple and The Sun Band: Lammas (Self-released) LP/CASS/DL Released: 3rd May, 2024 Pre-Order here Newcastle based psych-rockers Scott Hepple and the Sun Band aren’t letting the grass grow under their amps. Having released their debut album, Ashes to Wildflowers (which we reviewed here) only last year, they already have the follow up in the […] The post Scott Hepple and The Sun Band: Lammas – Album Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Andy Shauf: Norm (Anti-) LP | CD | DL Out 10th February 2023   Andy Shauf returns with Norm, moving away from the clear long-form storytelling of Neon Skyline to produce twelve vignettes of everyday life after a chance encounter. On Andy Shauf’s last full-album release, The Neon Skyline, he produced a full story of […] The post Andy Shauf: Norm – Album Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Beans On Toast: The Toothpaste And The Tube (Self-released via BOT Music) CD | LP | DL Buy Here It’s that time of year when the nights are getting longer, the dawn is breaking with a frost encrusted covering on the grass and the intrepid storytelling troubadour Beans On Toast delivers his annual birthday treat… […] The post Beans On Toast: The Toothpaste And The Tube – Album Review – ALBUM OF THE WEEK appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Emma Tricca Rain And Tears (Bella Union) ST/DL Released: 8 December 2023 Aphrodite’s Child cover beautifully rendered. Emma Tricca, whose album Aspirin Sun (reviewed here) deservedly made the Louder Than War Albums of 2023, is seeing out the year with a cover of Aphrodite’s Child’s Rain And Tears, with a video created by Julian Hand. […] The post Emma Tricca: Rain And Tears – Single Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more