Sondre Lerche soothes Orlando with his broad-palette approach to folk music – but don’t even think about catnapping during his set.

Live in London (Sony). Review by Jessica Whittington.

William Weikart , the mastermind behind the band Obscured by Clouds , is one literate and surprising person. Tim Wardyn unveils Weikart’s impressive cast of influences (including Chris Cornell and Baroque music), how ex-girlfriends contributed to one of the best songs on their album Psycheclectic, and how his bandmate Thee Slayer Hippy got his name.

Lost Wisdom (PW Elverum and Sun). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Phoenician Terrane (Contraphonic). Review by Aaron Shaul.

In Our Nature (Mute). Review by Jen Cray.

Asleep At Heaven’s Gate (Brushfire). Review by Jen Cray.

We Walked in Song (Badman Recording Co.). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Devil’s Blues (Shrimper). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Okay (Bluesanct). Review by Matthew Moyer.

You don’t have to be a hippie in flip flops to enjoy a good folk rock performance, as Jen Cray discovered when heading downtown to see songwriter Joshua Radin.

Reservations (Hausmusik). Review by Aaron Shaul.

A Temporary Dive (V2). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Syd Matters (V2 Records). Review by Sean Slone.

White Limousine (Zoe/Rounder). Review by Tim Wardyn.

Volume 1 (The Kora Records). Review by Sean Slone.

That These Things Could Be Ours (Yep Roc). Review by Sean Slone.

Veneer (Hidden Agenda). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Flip Flop (Yep Roc). Review by Sean Slone.

Treble and Tremble (Palm Pictures). Review by Jen Cray.