Newport Folk presents a good mix of post-punk vibes and psych-infused garage rock with Darren Hanlon, Chastity Belt, and Courtney Barnett. Retro-stylings of Chastity Belt are driven by despondent riffs and punk influenced vocals. Courtney Barnett plays guitar left-handed and crafts jagged folk-popish jams full of hooks. Witty and creative lyrics, she builds weirdo vignettes of possibly-parallel universes that are dreamy and brutally honest. Cool songwriting all night long; catchy and groovy lo-fi sensibilities all around.

–Justin Kelleher