folk rock

Toronto-based singer-songwriter Oliver James Brooks recently released the second single, “How It’s Goin,” off his third studio album, In A Little Long While, set to drop in November. “How It’s Goin” is an upbeat alt-folk-rock…

Alternative, indie-folk singer-songwriter Eduardo releases his album, Cruising A Melody, a nine-track collection of mystical, beachy savors with tints of soft rock. Cruising A Melody took a circuitous route on the way to release. In…

Photo: Matthew Hersch Singer-songwriter Ryan Liberty Megan’s new single/music video, “Nevermind,” merges elements of folk-rock and alt-rock, along with nebulous hints of country into a deliciously meandering earworm of a song. “Nevermind” anticipates Ryan’s forthcoming…

Folk-rock duo Eric Anders and Mark O’Bitz recently released their eighth full-length album, Answers Belie, which follows last year’s The Loss We’ve Won. Speaking about the album’s title, Eric Anders says, “The title track is…

Folk-rock singer-songwriter Wayne Merdinger recently released his album, Hidden Gems, made up of six previously unreleased tracks, produced by Danny Saxon and Mark Jaimes, six previously released singles, produced by Mark DeCozio, and a particularly…

Photo: Robbie Gomez Pop-rock singer-songwriter Mike Derrick recently released his second album, Shades of You, following on the heels of 2021’s debut album, My Old Friends. A lifelong musician, Mike didn’t consider himself a songwriter.…

Rock singer-songwriter Wayne Merdinger recently released his new EP, Troubadour. Talking about his music, Wayne shares, “I can’t talk about inspiration without mentioning the profound influence that a group of very talented musicians had on…

Colorado Springs, Colorado-based country/folk-rock outfit Westrock recently dropped their debut album, Welcome to the River. Speaking to the album, Westrock shares, “‘Welcome to the River’ is meant to be stories of people who are happier…

Denver-based folk-rock outfit Jeffrey Dallet Band recently released a new album, Acid Tongue, a collection of nine tracks blending the melodicism of folk-rock with the muscle of hard rock. Talking about Acid Tongue, Jeffrey shares,…

Recently, Canadian indie-folk artist Thorin Loeks released a new album, In This Place, which probes into the complexities of human connection, including love, loss, inspiration, and the expansiveness of nature. Thorin explains, “My new album,…