The Beatles‘ penchant for rock is baked right into their winkingly rhythmic name. Still, they were already unplugging for ...

Billie Eilish resumed her lengthy streak of Grammy wins on Sunday when “Wildflower,” a melancholy acoustic ballad written with her brother, Finneas, was named song of the year.

There are many ways one might write an acoustic song. You might play basic chords to support the voice, emphasizing the vocal melody and the story in the lyrics. A strum-and-sing approach, as one ...

Not too long ago, we posted a poll to find out your views on the greatest acoustic guitar songs of all time. There are, of course, so many to choose from, and our shortlist of 120 landmark tracks ...

I need the acoustic version like I need oxygen. Riley Green’s duet with Ella Langley “Don’t Mind If I Do,” which was the title track to Riley’s 2024 third studio album, is already a hit at country ...

Perhaps the best way to know that a song is well written is to strip it down to its most natural and intimate form. If a song can elicit an emotional response from a listener with simply the artist’s ...

Continuing the work of Bob Dylan, The Byrds, and others, these acoustic songs from 1971 also put the rock in folk rock.

Led Zeppelin started as a psychedelic blues band in the last 1960s. It didn’t take long for them to prove they had a soft side with their more delicate work in the folk and country genres. They never ...

The '90s produced some of alt-rock's most memorable and defining ballads. These 11 songs showcase the genre at its most emotional and introspective.