Though this is a k-pop blog, first and foremost, I enjoy music from all around the world, in a dozen different languages. (With a bias to English and German, because I actually speak those). So here are those albums, if you’re interested! This page is country and folk, from Orville Peck to The Lumineers.
(For all best albums, click here)
(For all non-Kpop, click here)
Created in America in the early 1900’s, country takes influence from Black and Irish culture. Think O Sole Mio by Sf9, Stay by BLACKPINK, or 24/7 by ToYoon.
A bit unusual in k-pop, but there nonetheless, folk takes inspo from many cultures, Celtic, Caribbean, and Appalachian among them. Think Bon Voyage by YooA, Voyage by Kim Sejeong, or Fish In The Water by AKMU.
III; The Lumineers (2019)
Language: English
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Best Songs: Donna, Salt And The Sea, Jimmy Sparks
Bronco; Orville Peck (2022)
Language: English
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Best Songs: C’mon Baby Cry, Let Me Drown, Daytona Sand
Folkesange; Myrkur (2021)
Language: Icelandic / Swedish / Norwegian/ Danish
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Best Songs: Gudernes Vilje, Tor I Helheim, Ella
The Returner; Allison Russell (2023)
Language: English / French
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Best Songs: Springtime, Eve Was Black, Demons
Good Company; The Dead South (2014)
Language: English
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Best Songs: In Hell I’ll Be In Good Company, The Dead South, Banjo Odyssey
Co Mi Je, To Mi Je; HRDZA (2024)
Language: Slovak
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Best Songs: Nebudzem Dobri, Horela Lipka, Nie Tvoja
Coyote Stories; The Crane Wives (2015)
Language: English
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Best Songs: The Moon Will Sing, Of Overlong, Little Soldiers
Come On Over; Shania Twain (1997)
Language: English
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Best Songs: If You Wanna Touch Her Ask, Man! I Feel Like A Woman!, I Won’t Leave You Lonely
The Band Perry; The Band Perry (2010)
Language: English
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Best Songs: Queen Maybelline, Double Heart, Hip To My Heart
Storyteller; Carrie Underwood (2015)
Language: English
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Best Songs: Choctaw County Affair, Smoke Break, Church Bells
Ballads Of 1816; American Murder Song (2018)
Language: English
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Best Songs: Murder Murder, Edward, Pretty Lavinia
Preacher’s Daughter; Ethel Cain (2022)
Language: English
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Best Songs: American Teenager, A House In Nebraska, Ptolomaea
Von Den Elben; FAUN (2015)
Language: German
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Best Songs: Tanz Mit Mir, Wilde Rose, Thymian & Rosmarin
Kelsea; Kelsea Ballerini (2022)
Language: English
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Best Songs: Love And Hate, The Other Girl, Homecoming Queen
Let me know your thoughts!