Folk Rock trio JustFolk have crafted impassioned, raw, soulful songs with heady universal lyrical themes about human love, hope, existence and mortality since their inception in 2012. Their latest, and final, release is a compilation entitled “The Best of JustFolk 2012-2025”, which revisits their essential works in chronological order. The band’s signature sound is defined by a studious love for their classic musical lineage, from The Beatles and Neil Young to Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty. Coupled with a commitment to emotional vulnerability and expressions of hard-won wisdom, JustFolk conjure a creative energy that is nothing short of profound. Rather than aim for shiny studio perfection, JustFolk capture a genuinely untethered spirit you can feel in your bones.
Made up of main songwriter Todd Kolod (guitar, vocals), Manolo Diaz (electric guitar), and Steven Gores (keyboard), JustFolk have released 4 full-length albums. The songs featured on “The Best of JustFolk 2012-2025” were recorded in Ibiza, Spain and Helena, Montana.
“JustFolk is a studio band that I formed in 2012 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. I wrote the music and lyrics and sang unpolished lead vocals often with a John Lennon-esque double track boost. The songs are about love, life and death. I am the only amateur. The rest of the band is made up of professionals. Thank God! We published 4 albums and several singles for 13 years. Our previous album “Grounded” is a hopeful concept album about death and dying. Though the band has now officially retired, I was proud of what we had accomplished. In 2015 I moved to Ibiza, Spain. We continued to record with musicians in Minnesota and Montana. Sadly our music is known to only a few. The Best of JustFolk 2012-2025 is an opportunity to give the world a second chance. I cut my teeth on the Beatles and came of age with Neil Young. As an adult I was inspired by Jeff Lynne’s production. These were my guides. I always searched for vocal and instrumental hooks. The more the merrier.”
