Folk
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the folk music genre.
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Grizzly Bear – “Shields”
No Grizzly Bear album is well-rounded, but Shields comes closest. For the first time, its sonic peaks are worth traversing an album for, especially since they’re tactfully spread out. (read more)
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Neutral Milk Hotel – “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” (1998)
This is a good album, though I can’t help but feel disappointed while listening to it. Everyone seems to agree that the most interesting aspect of In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is its odd choices of instrumentation that are played in an intriguing off-kilter way to give the album a sort of hazy, psychedelic… (read more)
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Arcade Fire – “The Suburbs”
Name(s): The SuburbsArtist(s): Arcade FireFormat(s): Album (63:55)Genre(s): Indie Rock / Indie Pop / Indie FolkRelease Date(s): August 3, 2010 I don’t completely understand why some people malign The Suburbs so much. It makes sense Arcade Fire would strip down their rambunctious sound and lyrical obscurities to reflect the simpler nature of their suburban youths. It’s… (read more)