![Weinland: Breaks In The Sun [Album Review]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/1635556_lg.jpg)
La Lamentor found John Adam Weinland Shearer splitting his influential loyalties between two masters, Iron & Wine and Neil Young. Not influences to scoff at, no indeed. But on his follow up to that album, Weinland bursts forth as his own in Breaks In The Sun . He has tried a few things, come of age, and discovered that he can carry himself above and beyond his earlier influences. Breaks In The Sun is still ingrained in folk, from the soft, airy vocals (again, a [...]
![The Walking: Wanderings And Distractions [Album Review]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/1574642_lg.jpg)
The Walking is a properly named moniker for the endlessly roving singer/songwriter Arman Augusto, and the experimental laced Wanderings and Distractions sounds like a beautiful collaboration between man, earth, and existence. The album was recorded in multiple locations, from up and down the west coast all the way out to Cape Cod, and it really does show throughout it's run-time. This superb travel diary of the mind is a real have-backpack-will-follow piece of excellence. With the assistance of the extremely talented Angel Russell, "Reverse Osmosis & [...]
![We Swim You Jump: We Swim You Jump [Album Review]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/1546822_lg.jpg)
We Swim You Jump ( MySpace ) produces intricate, intimate pop jems that mix in elements of folk and are populated with detailed orchestration. Despite the powerful music pouring forth from each song on their self-titled EP, We Swim You Jump is dominated by massively forthright, in-your-face vocals. It's not that they're hard-hitting or edgy, they're just ever present when it comes to being the most noticeable element in the song. That would make much of the orchestration subtle. They don't make it easy - you have [...]
![Wilderness: (k)now(w)here [Album Review]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/1513971_lg.jpg)
Written by bob_vinyl Over the years, the term art rock hasn't had a real solid definition, but it has consistently included bands that push creative limits even if some sacrifice the raw ability to rock in the process. To not call Wilderness an art rock band would be a mistake, but to limit them to the trappings of any single era of that shifting genre would be just as incorrect. If (k)no(w)here has a fault, it's that it tends to be art for [...]
![The Wind Whistles: Window Sill [Album Review]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/1497837_lg.jpg)
Written by Ron Trembath The Wind Whistles , composed of Vancouver's folk duo Tom Prilesky and Liza Moser, bring out a fresh look at modern folk rock in their stellar release, Window Sill . With a happy attitude, and the musical stamina of a grizzly bear, these two wonderful wordsmiths mix the good ole old, with the newest of the new. Storytelling is crucial in any form of folk rock. And these two hit it perfect on "Jim & Ruth" and "Ballad of A Jailbreak Wedding". Prilesky's high [...]
![Wintermitts: Heirloom [Album Review]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/1444326_lg.jpg)
Written by Fense It's the first thing in the morning. I snored a bit last night and thus the girlfriend kicked me out - or rather, I offered to get up and hit the coffee shop early - so she could get a final hour and a half of sleep without my interruption. So I'm a little woozy and haven't completely come around. I've already written two items and I feel they're a bit bland in comparison to my usual excited self. I really hope this piece, on Heirloom by [...]
![Westfold: Morning Commute [Album Review]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/1349572_lg.jpg)
Written by Ron Trembath Westfold serves as a prime example of "contemporary" in the most literal sense on their second EP, Morning Commute . Using their classic antidote of happy despair, Westfold manages to create something bold and original, using a template that is faded and worn. It is always a pleasure to hear from a group that is not scared of imaginary boundaries, but doesn't forget their beginnings. Only on "Formerly Known As Tremors" does Westfold return to the aggressive folk [...]
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