
I grew up in Los Angeles on the soothing sounds of punk rock and new wave. So why am I doing a Folk play list? Because hints of Folk are turning up everywhere, and a lot of it is so good. Our parents had Bob Dylan and Joan Biez, and now we have Bon Iver and The Low Anthem. It is now just dawning on me how prevalent and important Folk music has always been. This month's play list is "Folk" in the loosest terms. All the artists below have embodied some element of Folk music in there songs and in their general sound (and if you look on their Myspace pages, you'll see that most of them give a "shout out" to one or more Folk artist in their influences section). If you never fancied yourself a Folk enthusiast, I encourage you to take a listen to this playlist. It might surprise you...it certainly surprised me.
THE LOW ANTHEM / (Don't) Tremble (opens in new tab)/ Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
PHANTOM LIMB / Don't Say A Word (opens in new tab) / Phantom Limb
JAMES VINCENT McMORROW / We Don't Eat (opens in new tab) / US Single
GWYNETH HERBERT / My Narrow Man (opens in new tab) / All The Ghosts
DENIS JONES / Beginning (opens in new tab) / Humdrum Virtue
MEGAFAUN / The Fade (opens in new tab) / Gather, Form and Fly
NICO STAI / The Song of Shine and Shame (opens in new tab) / Park Los Angeles
GEORGE STANFORD / Big Drop (opens in new tab) / Big Drop
BETH JEANS HOUGHTON / Cruel Francis (opens in new tab) / Hot Toast Vol. 1 (EP)
BON IVER / Skinny Love (opens in new tab) / For Emma, Forever Ago
Michael Anderson is the founding partner of Sixteen 14 Global (opens in new tab), an independent music and entertainment company based in Los Angeles and London. His clients include Paramount Television, Sony Pictures, EMI (UK), The Naim Labels, The Local, Burberry, Kipling Media, and various artists worldwide.
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