#indie folk

Haunted Like Human Explore Relationships Through Mental Health Lens with "Stay" Premiere

The two met by a happy accident, guitarist Clark voyaging across the country from Washington state to Music City where vocalist Chapman was...

Cillea Houghton

My Life as Ali Thomas Let Their Sound Wander Through Peppermint Town

“I totally didn’t think the band would get this far, and now I have to explain it and I feel kind of silly explaining it,” says ‘Pie’ Kanyapak Wuttara, vocalist in dreampop trio My Life As Ali Thomas. She’s referring to the name of the band; to create the powerful storytelling they do both...

Eleanor Forrest

PREMIERELindsay Ellyn Finds Magic in Low Moments on "Queen of Nothing"

She was a college student working at Satya Jewelry on Bleecker Street in New York City when the store’s curated playlist turned to Lucinda Williams’ Grammy-nominated album, Essence. As a...

Cillea Houghton

Ohtis and Stef Chura Team Up to Take Down Toxic Dudes with "Schatze"

Alt-country outfit Ohtis enlist the voice (and production skills) of beloved Detroit artist Stef Chura for their audio-visual fuckboy call-out “Schatze,” released digitally at the end of January (a 7" vinyl is available for pre-order ahead of its February 26 release via Saddle Creek). Starting out...

Sara Barron

PLAYING DETROITBonny Doon "I See You"

What do you get when you mix emoji-filled birthday texts from mom, a drunken journey through liquor store shelves and conflicted selves, plastic cup inebriation, and happy-to-be-alive appreciation?

Jerilyn Jordan

TRACK PREMIEREStabwounds, "Kills"

Brooklyn-based indie-folk duo, Stabwounds (comprised of Amanda Brooklyn and Emma March Barash), are releasing the lead single off their forthcoming EP, "Goody Goody", due 8/16. "Kills" which you can take a first listen to today on Audiofemme, boasts whimsical harmony-driven vocals which captivate...

Marianne White

ARTIST PROFILE and LIVE REVIEWJared and The Mill

As I stood in the back of the packed venue I could feel the anticipation of the audience. Most of spectators did not know there was an opening act, and that they were about to be blown away. I myself was also unaware. Jared and The Mill was one of the best surprises I’ve had all year. By pure...

Adria Kelly

EP REVIEWFalls "Into The Fire"

Classifying Australia's Falls as sweet, love-driven indie folk makes them sound pretty bland. In fact, that's a good description of what they're like at their worst: more often, the duo—consisting of Melinda Kirwin and Simon Rudston-Brown, who met as conservatory students in Sydney—makes music...

Carena Liptak

ALBUM REVIEWAngel Olsen "Burn Your Fire For No Witness"

Angel Olsen's newest album Burn Your Fire For No Witness maintains the great sense of self that Olsen is famous for, while layering a stronger instrumentation and self-awareness over her gorgeous crooning.

Alexandra Freeman

VIDEO REVIEWAgnes Obel's "The Curse"

Danish artist Agnes Obel has recently released North American tour dates in support of her latest album, Aventine. She will be hitting up NYC’s Bowery Ballroom on March 2nd, and given the video for her song “ The Curse “, I expect it will be a sullen but beautiful set. The music video was certainly...

Madison Bloom

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Gone, But Not ForeverA Jason Molina Tribute

If a voice could be like a landscape, Jason Molina's mirrored perfectly the Ohio in which I'd grown up - fertile though a bit bleak; not so dramatic but constant and comforting, even if somewhat mournful; tired cornstalks waving beneath gentle Appalachian foothills, meeting gritty, unglamorous...

Lindsey Rhoades