Introducing the Post Folk playlist

Island Wastrel

01 Aug 2025 — 1 min read

As part of my journey, I want to bring my music to more listeners, and contextualise it as part of a wider scene. To that end, I've come up with a playlist which I've called "Post Folk" for now:

Finger-picked acoustics meet fuzz pedals, rough bass, and tape hiss. Experimental folk, indie-roots and lo-fi hymnals - curated weekly by Island Wastrel.

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And if there's any music you want to be part of this, let me know!

Release Day: The Haunting

Today, as a fast follow to my release of The River, I am releasing a track called The Haunting. Like The River, I had released a work-in-progress demo of the song much earlier. This one plays on memories of a village primary school, and the leap to living in London

The River - Instrumental to Finished Song

Before I wrote the lyrics to The River, I released it as a WIP instrumental. It didn’t even have a bass line written (let alone tracked!) at the time - that was overdubbed afterwards, right before the vocals. You can hear the before and after below: Island Wastrel · The

Release Day: The River

Today I am releasing a track called "The River". The track is inspired by the quiet menace of countryside rituals - especially, in this case, cricket. The song blends irregular melodies, rough-edged guitars, and reggae-tinged bass guitar. Recorded in single unedited takes in my Helsinki apartment. I will

What I Believe (Most Days)

Instruments and people have memory. My job is to listen, not to fix. Sometimes I find ghosts in the material. It’s not my place to expel them, just to make room and let them speak. Recording is an indulgence. But it’s a generous one. It's time

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Release Day: The Haunting

The River - Instrumental to Finished Song

Release Day: The River

What I Believe (Most Days)