(Burst and Bloom Records, CD, digital download)... Read more

(Self-released, digital download)

Once upon a time, in a land not so far away, young lovers met blissfully and parted tragically. Or so the story goes on April Patterson Clemens’ latest, Heart in a Golden Cup. In an album that’s two-parts Patsy Cline, one-part Beach House, Clemens weaves a haunting neo-folk tapestry of love, loss and longing.... Read more

(Self-released, CD, digital download)... Read more

(Jenke Recordings, digital download)

With a title like The Believer, you’d think Ryan Fauber’s debut studio album would be a tad brighter. Instead we find raw, unpolished folk music. In his lisping, raspy voice, the Burlington-based songwriter sings about the darkest plights of struggling America. The album pays homage to traditional American song forms through chord progressions and rhyme schemes, but addresses a modern niche with uncomfortable specificity.... Read more

(Angioplasty Records, cassette)... Read more