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Forfolks

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Forfolks
Studio album by
Jeff Parker
ReleasedDecember 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)
Recorded
  • June 28, 2021
  • June 29, 2021[1]
StudioSholo (Altadena, California)[1]
Length40:19
Labels
ProducerScott McNiece
Jeff Parker chronology
Suite for Max Brown
(2020)		 Forfolks
(2021)		 Mondays at the Enfield Tennis Academy
(2022)

Forfolks is a solo studio album by American guitarist Jeff Parker.[2] It was released on December 10, 2021, through International Anthem Recording Company and Nonesuch Records.[3] It received universal acclaim from critics.[4]

Background

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Forfolks consists of solo guitar works by Jeff Parker.[5] It features six original songs, as well as his versions of the standard "My Ideal" and Thelonious Monk's "Ugly Beauty".[6] The album was recorded at Parker's home studio in Altadena, California, over two days in June 2021.[5] A music video was released for "Suffolk", directed by Cauleen Smith.[7]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic87/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[8]
MojoStarStarStarStarStar[9]
The ObserverStarStarStarStar[10]
Pitchfork8.2/10[11]
PopMatters7/10[12]
Spectrum Culture80%[13]
Uncut8/10[14]
Under the Radar8.5/10[15]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Forfolks received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 87 out of 100 from 7 critic scores.[4]

Mariel Fechik of Under the Radar described the album as "a transfixing solo guitar record that finds Parker turning inward, creating a collection of songs that border on musical meditation."[15] Erin Osmon of Uncut commented that "He situates his intuitive, improvised guitar work among a menagerie of textural loops, working alone and thus fully exposed, his playing a gift of intimacy and warmth in a climate very much in need of such things."[14] Jesper Nøddeskov of PopMatters wrote, "Forfolks is Jeff Parker on his own, but it's a selfless statement."[12] He added, "Here the music, like life, thrives in collaboration, and context is everything."[12]

Grayson Haver Currin of Pitchfork stated, "The games he plays with rhythm and repetition feel like a frontier, a suggestion of new spaces to explore for solo guitarists indebted to minimalism, drone, and electronics."[11] He added, "Hearing a long-consummate instrumentalist well into his 50s grapple so clearly with the future of his own idiom is plenty inspiring; the quiet confidence with which Parker proclaims there is something else to say with just six strings and a few effects feels like a revelation, for himself and the form."[11] Andrew Male of Mojo praised "an ability to create entire new sonic worlds from the tiniest of elements."[9] Thom Jurek of AllMusic commented that "Forfolks is as welcoming as it is musically adventurous."[8]

Accolades

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Year-end lists for Forfolks
Publication List Rank Ref.
Mojo The 50 Best Albums of 2022
33
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2022
48
The Quietus Quietus Albums of the Year 2021
69
The Vinyl Factory Our 50 Favourite Albums of 2021
38

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Jeff Parker, except where noted.

Forfolks track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Off Om" 1:21
2."Four Folks" 5:34
3."My Ideal"
3:10
4."Suffolk" 7:38
5."Flour of Fur" 4:08
6."Ugly Beauty"Thelonious Monk3:24
7."Excess Success" 10:53
8."La Jetée" 4:11
Total length:40:19

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.[1]

  • Jeff Parker – electric guitar
  • Scott McNiece – production, sequencing
  • Graeme Gibson – engineering, mixing
  • David Allen – mastering
  • Jeremiah Chiu – cover design
  • Craig Hansen – insert design
  • Lee Anne Schmitt – photography
  • Matthew Lux – liner notes

Charts

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Chart performance for Forfolks
Chart (2021) Peak
position
UK Album Downloads (Official Charts)[20]72

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Jeff Parker (2021). Forfolks (CD liner notes). International Anthem Recording Company, Nonesuch Records.
  2. ↑ Simpson, Paul. "Jeff Parker". AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ DeVille, Chris (November 30, 2021). "Jeff Parker – "Four Folks"". Stereogum. Archived from the original on March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Forfolks by Jeff Parker". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (November 16, 2021). "Jeff Parker Announces New Album Forfolks, Shares Video for New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  6. ↑ Breihan, Tom (November 16, 2021). "Jeff Parker – "Suffolk"". Stereogum. Archived from the original on March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  7. ↑ Sacher, Andrew (November 16, 2021). "Jeff Parker announces new solo album 'Forfolks,' touring with Steve Gunn". BrooklynVegan. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "Forfolks - Jeff Parker". AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  9. 1 2 Male, Andrew (March 2022). "Mojo Filter". Mojo. No. 340. p. 88.
  10. ↑ Empire, Kitty (December 12, 2021). "Jeff Parker: Forfolks review – a meditative gem". The Observer. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 Currin, Grayson Haver (December 13, 2021). "Jeff Parker: Forfolks". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 Nøddeskov, Jesper (January 14, 2022). "Jeff Parker's Music Is a Shared Consciousness on 'Forfolks'". PopMatters. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  13. ↑ Garratt, John (January 4, 2022). "Jeff Parker: Forfolks". Spectrum Culture. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
  14. 1 2 Osmon, Erin (March 2022). "New Albums". Uncut. No. 298. p. 37.
  15. 1 2 Fechik, Mariel (February 7, 2022). "Jeff Parker: Forfolks (Nonesuch)". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on February 12, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  16. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2022". Mojo. December 22, 2022. Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  17. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2022". Pitchfork. December 6, 2022. Archived from the original on February 8, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Quietus Albums Of The Year 2021 (In Association With Norman Records) (page 2)". The Quietus. December 6, 2021. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Our 50 favourite albums of 2021". The Vinyl Factory. December 9, 2021. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart on 17/12/2021 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 11, 2025.

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