#Alternative Folk

[blightbrxt]

[nonna-thefolkgremlin]

me: *writes an entire tracklist dedicated to the autistic/aroace experience*

relative: “oh! are you sure people will relate to these if they’re not about love?”

me: *stares at them with a raised eyebrow because i tuned half of their sentence out*

[cha-mij]

To those that love The Amazing Devil I HIGHLY recommend the new single from Faun.

[d1gitalr0t]

[ruiditos]

Hard Drive - Cassandra Jenkins (2021)

She said, "Oh, dear, I can see you've had a rough few months But this year, it's gonna be a good one I'll count to three and tap your shoulder We're gonna put your heart back together So all those little pieces they took from you They're coming back now They'll miss 'em too So close your eyes I'll count to three Take a deep breath Count with me"

[pumpkin-fairy02]

Let me be your gothic femboy fantasy

[nerdy-valkyrie]

Of course I'm gay! My dad raised me on dream pop and indie folk!

[razorsadness]

Well, ever since then I’ve been in this gem-sea land Where the night is as warm as the day People talk on phones and they drive down roads To places many miles away As for me, I remain by my edge-of-town home Watching the ocean’s peaceful sway I’ve been drifting in and out of a mysterious dream Of that old-time passageway Is this what I get for listening to “Iris” At nine o’clock on a Monday morning In the shadow of the foreboding sculpture In the diamond circular saw ring? Far away, the dawn-bright dew On some blue fields sparkling In the deep mind, in the well, In the heart of things

[randomvarious]

Today's compilation:

Time for a Change: Bar/None Sampler #Two 1989 Alternative Rock / Folk-Rock / Singer-Songwriter / Alternative Folk / Folk / Indie Rock / Post-Punk / Indie Folk

I dunno, man, this early sampler from Bar/None Records—an indie label that ironically happens to be located in the American town that actually has the most bars per capita of Hoboken, New Jersey—kinda feels like what you might get if you ever made the mistake of letting the winking tongue-out emoji play an acoustic guitar around a campfire: really, really annoying music 😜.

Bar/None may have amassed themselves a pretty robust roster over the years that's included the likes of Yo La Tengo, The Feelies, Juliana Hatfield, Of Montreal, Poi Dog Pondering, 10,000 Maniacs, Alex Chilton, and even king-of-illbient DJ Spooky; but their first big, early signing was They Might Be Giants, and as a result, this sampler of theirs is loaded up with a simply intolerable amount of silly, irreverent, quirky, goofy, lighthearted, whimsical, and geeky alt-folk-rock-singer-songwriter-type stuff that, thankfully, I don't think many people make too much of anymore. No, I don't want to hear your stupid love poem about sushi or whatever!

There's nothing inherently wrong with alt-folk-rock-singer-songwriter music in general, but that shit can get really annoying really quickly when it feels like listening to the sonic equivalent of prop comic schtick 😫. Just extremely lame, groan-and-eyeroll-inducing music that more or less carries the same vibe as that one Animaniacs song where they sang the name of every single country. Fine to listen to for a few minutes, I guess, but loop it up for over an hour and, baby, you're gonna develop yourself some sort of psychosis 😵‍💫.

Never really listened to much They Might Be Giants before, either—mostly out of fear for what I might find—so I never formed much of an opinion of them; but now, thanks to this comp, I think that I might legitimately actively hate them??? I mean, I agree that we need self-aware irony as an antidote to the mad reality that this world so often chooses to give us, but for the love of god, could you and your ~zany~ cohort *please* tone it the fuck down?! You people are going to make me choose reality!

No highlights.

[blightbrxt]

[nonna-thefolkgremlin]

hello! my name is nonna(she/they) and i write, record, and produce music with the help of my guitar, goose.(yes i name my instruments shhhh)

i write predominantly alternative folk/indie folk, but dabble in other genres as well! i’m working on recording an album right now, and i’m looking forward to releasing it this november!!

i’m so excited to share this journey on tumblr!!

[i-dont-actualy-like-oatmeal]

we made the silly music men!!!! guess who made which @ineffablelyobssesed

[music2sick]

[mini caleb ramble] god where to start with this song. my friend sapph put me onto this with one simple message "adrian orange/thanksgiving sounds a lot like rob tbh" and just like that i was hooked. although he does sound like my favourite artist possibly making me a tad biased, he is actually pretty good when you listen into it (and youre not just looking for someone who sounds like someone you like). [the actual review] in this song, thanksgiving mixes sloppy played ringing acoustic guitar chords with perfectly imperfect raw vocals like many songs, but somehow manages to pique the interest of weirdos like me (and also keep it interesting throughout, that too). whether this is because of his striking originality or my lack of taste is your place to judge, but even if "the last one living" is not your cup of tea, i can guarantee anyone can see the talent behind this seemingly simple song. the last one living starts with a cluster of beautifully undecipherable lyrics, (not dissimilar to the likes of sparky deathcap), that come tumbling from adrian orange's mouth in a calm yet disorderly fashion, like you after a few too many, carelessly confident, staggering over the karaoke machine trying to sing the words to sweet caroline. now, i have had to google one too many words in the first few seconds, (which albeit made me feel less of a man), so ill be deducting points for making me feel stupid, or maybe i actually am stupid in which case sorry adrian mate. moving on to the chorus, it's so brilliantly repetitive as it never gets old, i dont think ive ever been so compliant to have something drilled into my head as i am listening to this song. its catchy in a "alright i kinda get the words but they change each time" way, not a "WOOOOO AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGADOO DOO DOO PUSH PINAPPLE SHAKE THE TREE" way. the great crescendo, now accompanied by harmonic backing vocals and what seems to be sliding electric guitar. not overpowered by drums or layers to flesh out the song (to make it something its not), but rather tambourine shakes and unconventional charm.

the last one living will be right, and ill leave you on that thought. I love this song and ill be looking into more of thanksgivings music very soon

[and this is the end]

i highly reccomend this song and album which you can stream on all the everywheres and buy on bandcamp, have fun x

woooooooooooooooooo music talk over babyyyyyyyyy thanks for reading my music words xxxxxxxxx

[lucasmellone]

Concert pics — July 27th.

Absolutely gorgeous photographs by @sanchez_lucas from our last concert on July 27tth

Thank you all for coming!