Artist Folklore
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Folklore
A band name like Folklore will automatically elicit scoffs from headbangers and punks alike, but the band’s fuzzed-out spazz is more like eternal crowd-pleaser Neutral Milk Hotel than Peter, Paul, And Mary. Splitting time between Athens, Georgia and Philadelphia, lead Folklorist and current Elf Power guitarist Jimmy Hughes heads up two bands on one singular mission to wad up distorted guitars, blaring horns, and hushed-to-hollered vocals into a ball of energy and send it crackling through speakers. Folklore self-released its concept album, Home Church Road, in 2011, touching on such themes as the end of humankind and the peaceful animal existence afterward, staying active with performances since.
Updated 01/17/2012
