Report Card // The Modern Folk – Nine Pound Hammer EP

The range is calling. It’s a place I’ve never been yet know in my bones. Plodding folk mechanics grow roots into the dry soil, Josh Moss’s voice baking in the heat alongside them. Fractured structures break down further in the march toward capital’s hollow void. Nine Pound Hammer is a relic, steaming with forward motion that can’t be held back by rusty shackles or loose sutures. It’s all too far gone – Foxy Digitalis

Time to go over all the mentions and reviews for Nine Pound Hammer EP by The Modern Folk aka J Moss! The EP includes 5 unique takes on originals from Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Lemon Jefferson and more.

There’s also a follow-up to that one – a full-length entitled MF! We still got a couple of vinyl copies left in our vaults, so act fast. In the meantime…a long list of people to thank

Reviews

yesss, this is some damn good, dark ass Americana folk. thick tongued, gritty, fuzzbox tones through and through… – Jeremy @ nothingistrue.net

Wonderful soul-expanding folk blues – Nic Brown

This EP is a wonderful homage to the folk blues tradition. It’s no easy task to take established classics and rework them with a modern twist. These songs may be old, but they sound new and alive here. Favorite track: See That My Grave is Kept Clean (Blind Lemon Jefferson) – Ezra Brooks

Such gorgeous warm and fuzzy production and great performances – godribbon

but wait….there’s more

16 Ton Meets MBV – Subterrene

I’m hearing Jeffrey Lee Pierce there – Hibernaculum

Dark as fuck / As a dub step and grime fan this is the sort of ill folk I can get behind – Bitch Croft

Terrific stuff. Can’t wait for the next chapter – Crews

Ethereal transmissions of folk-based labor solidarity from the past — like holding a microphone up to a Ouija board and calling out for a porch seat in old coal town – Listening Habit

Dug the hell out of this new EP – J.M. Hart

Fabulous EP – Lo-Fi Lush

This is folk music that bleeds out in front of you. It’s raw, wild, and gnarly. I really like it – E.A.