LatestBeats Per MinuteSep 24, 2026
Album Review: Emma Ruth Rundle – These Killing Times (opens in new tab)
Rarely is an artist allowed space to grow organically without bowing to audience expectations and genre patterns.
Genre
Contemporary Folk
Contemporary Folk on LoudQuietLoud: about 30 artists, including Adrianne Lenker, Michael Kiwanuka and Jessica Pratt. It runs alongside avant-folk, psychedelic folk and freak folk.
Adrianne Lenker
1.4M listenerssinger-songwriter · indie folk · folk
Michael Kiwanuka
1M listenerssoul · blues · singer-songwriter
Jessica Pratt
506K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · female vocalists
Jessica Pratt
506K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · female vocalists
Colter Wall
472K listenerscountry · americana · singer-songwriter
Timber Timbre
460K listenersfolk · canadian · indie folk
Cameron Winter
431K listenerssinger-songwriter · chamber folk · indie folk
Tamino
382K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · indie
surrenderdorothy
380K listenerssesh · cloud rap · contemporary folk
Aldous Harding
364K listenersfolk · new zealand · singer-songwriter
Hana Stretton
353K listenersambient · folk · psychedelic folk
Hand Habits
241K listenersfolk · indie · indie folk
Emma Ruth Rundle
210K listenersfolk · drone · ambient
Matt Elliott
165K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · experimental
Connie Converse
147K listenersfolk · acoustic · singer-songwriter
Jason Molina
117K listenerssinger-songwriter · folk · alt-country
Richard Dawson
111K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · progressive folk
Richard Dawson
111K listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · progressive folk
Lankum
84K listenersfolk · avant-folk · irish
Johanna Warren
69K listenerssinger-songwriter · folk · indie folk
Willi Carlisle
32K listenersamericana · folk · country
Justin Sullivan
8K listenerssinger-songwriter · rock · folk rock
Luray
7K listenerscountry · folk · acoustic
The Bunch
7K listenersfolk rock · 70s · british folk
Jo Schornikow
5K listenersindie pop · folk · indie folk
Adam McHeffey
587 listenersfolk · singer-songwriter · indie
Press
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- PitchforkSep 21, 2026
These Killing Times (opens in new tab)
Casting a wide collaborative net across the world of heavy music, the Portland musician captures a newfound sense of momentum, even optimism, in her doomy, downcast songwriting.
- PitchforkAug 5, 2026
tiarn (opens in new tab)
The second album by the Australian folk musician and sound-collagist presents her most clearly defined songs yet without sacrificing the impressionistic glow of her past work.
- StereogumMay 5, 2026
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