Neil Young -On the Beach
One of the darkest and lesser-known productions of Young's career, marked by strong melancholy and anguish, although less exasperating compared to the later "Tonight's The Night." Once again, a masterful blend of raw rock and rural folk, as only Neil Young knows how to do. more
Neil Young -After The Gold Rush
His intention was to create an LP in the vein of the Everly Brothers and Roy Orbison; the final product is a country folk that is rural at times and melodic at others, for an album that, in its own way, has marked the history of music. more
Francesco De Gregori -Francesco De Gregori
Successfully imports folk in the style of Leonard Cohen to Italian soil, adding an intimate touch with a distinctly melancholic flavor. "Bene," one of the most dazzling yet lesser-known gems of the Italian singer-songwriter scene. more
Primal Scream
a large group that has managed to reinvent itself, to put itself on the line without compromising. Anyway, for me, Primal Scream are these. Primal Scream-Velocity Girl  more
These New Puritans
strange group. Started as one of many danceable post-punk bands, marked by an inevitable disappearance, with their third work "Field of Reeds" they made a miraculous leap in quality, recording a masterpiece that shines with its own light, unclassifiable. It closely reminds me of the shift in gear of Talk Talk. These New Puritans - Field of Reeds  more
Red Worms' Farm
energetic pieces condensed, somewhere between post-punk and the tight rhythms of Fugazi and similar bands. Their latest works seek new avenues of rapid guitar-driven new wave, but in my opinion, with not-so-exciting results, distorting the group's identity. YouTube more
Four Tet
FOUR TET IS NOT BURIAL more
Love -Forever Changes
The most eclectic side of the Summer of Love. A masterful blend of psychedelia, folk, and flamenco with goosebump-inducing orchestral arrangements. more
Nick Drake -Bryter Layter
It exudes genuine insecurity. more
The Beatles -Rubber soul
From America comes the folk rock of the Byrds and Dylan's Highway 61. The Beatles will capture its essence without compromising their songwriting. more
Simon & Garfunkel -Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
A little gem from the Sixties folk scene. Bleecker Street and the ever-present The Sound Of Silence (here in a bare yet much more effective acoustic version) remain timeless masterpieces. more
Davy Graham -Folk, Blues & Beyond
Master of Baroque folk, brilliant in blending blues and folk with Indian music. more
Neil Young -Tonight's The Night
Distressing, claustrophobic. Sublime. more
The Beatles -Revolver
Musical zenith of the Liverpool quartet, nothing more. more
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young -Déjà vu
The album that perhaps best encapsulates the ideals of the Woodstock generation. more
Jorma Kaukonen -Quah
One foot in the blues of Reverend Gary Davis, the other in folk. Unforgettable. more
Goran Kuzminac
An excellent and worthy representative of Italian singer-songwriter music, also a great guitarist and master of fingerpicking. Among the many unjustly underrated. more
The Blasters
They are part of that vast sea of American bands that embody the essence of rock'n'roll. Among the genre, they are among the best. more
Suicide -Suicide
The record, like the cover, drips blood. more
White Noise -An Electric Storm
Pioneering proto-electronic sounds produced by a "scientist" of vibrations (David Vorhaus) + two technicians from the BBC: various noises, breaths and sighs, orgasmic whimpers. The result (the "storm") is shocking to say the least, for 1969. more