When is freak folk a not-freaky-enough term for some artists? When they’ve been waving that particular flag for years. Theo Angell spent the ’90s blotting out the boundaries in NYC’s rock & roll rule book, espousing various visions of freedom with respective groups Hall of Fame and Jackie-O MoFo. (TimeOutNYC) Angell's densely hermetic iconography reflects an artist well-versed in myth, the avant-garde filmwork of Kenneth Anger and Stan Brakhage, and the ethno-poetics of Brion Gysin. Oh, and Theo's singing voice is unquestionably one of the most expressive and expansive in outsider folk today. Theo grew up in rural Oregon, was home-schooled along with his siblings by his minister father, which provided him little exposure to mainstream pop culture. His recordings document both a reverence for and rebellion against isolation and spiritual absolutes. (ForcedExposure)