Cinder Well shares a live session video of “Of Nettles and Roses”, from her album “A Blooming Body”, recorded at Hen House Studios in Venice Beach, California. Thomas Blake’s KLOF review found the album “full of hidden musical depths and often-breathtaking passages of songwriting.” She is on tour in the US now, with EU/UK dates in March/April 2027.

Bird in the Belly’s fourth album, “Only Dogs as Friends”, finds fresh ways of telling old, often extremely dark tales. The Brighton quartet combine new and traditional arrangements and give a voice to previously voiceless minorities. It’s hard to think of anyone else who draws on the heyday of 1970s British folk rock to create songs about history that feel so significant in today’s political and social climate.

Jeffrey Silverstein, whose new album “Doggone” is out now, talks us through ten objects from his home. There is a Daniel Johnston drawing, and a harmonica from his grandpa that sits in front of him whenever he plays guitar. “Music, as much as possible, should be fun,” he says in our latest Off the Shelf feature.

Colin Stetson and Brìghde Chaimbeul are billed as a duo for the first time on “All the Light in the World”. Recorded in January during a lengthy snowfall, it has a distinctly wintery feeling. Avant-garde saxophone and traditional Scottish smallpipes may sound a strange match, but in their hands it feels like they were made for each other.

Garefowl have shared a video for “Buthaigir/Puffin”, from their album “Things That Vanish” (AD 93). Director Luke Nairn and animator Liam Painter combine live stop-motion stone animations with 16mm performance footage. Nairn says he wanted it to feel “like you’re flipping through a picture book about a folk tale.”

Recorded in London with producer Guy Fletcher, Our Man in the Field’s “Silverado” blends cinematic songwriting, soulful vocals, and road-worn storytelling, expertly drawing listeners into the fictional world of a late-night radio station, WZR2 Radio Free Silverado. Their best album to date.