'Loving you is a losing fight'

Not much of an intro for you today. All i will say is this: LET'S FOLK IT UP!


JON FOREMAN

These days music is filled with new and unusual genres/subgenres that weren't heard of only a couple of decades ago, or that have evolved from genres popular from literally centuries ago. Folk music, on the other hand, is a genre that has been left very nearly untouched by the hands of todays modern genre hybrids. Of course you get those who combine folk with other styles - Bat for Lashes combines folk with experimental/electrical elements. Goldfrapp is the same. So it's nice to find a folk band who've stayed pure. And this really is very typical folk; southern american lyrics, slightly off-beat melodies (Bob Dylan i'm looking at you) and that nice, wild west inspired melodies. Whether we actually listen to folk music or not, we have to admit it's a genre that is gonna be around for a long while, even with the surrent cobination of styles that are going with it.


Jon Foreman is really nothing different from this folk norm. I'm at risk here of this review being cut unreasonably short, but honestly we all know folk music, and me telling you this guy plays music absolutely typical of the genre is really all i need to say. 
Something i can say a little more about, is this guy's vocals. I've been banging on for the last week or so about people's voices, but really they are incredibly important in a band. This guy is a little ambiguous to my ears. On the one hand we've got this really nice, gruff quality to his voice that actually makes him sound like a cowboy. And who better to sing folk music than a real-life cowboy? Exactly. On the other hand, however, we've got another little problem with singing through the nose and not quite being able to hold a note. Honestly this presents no problem within the actual music, since it does fit with the music and the style. But again i'm really just being nitpicky. Shoot me if you like. 


Go on, do it.