On their self-titled debut “Amarante-Cerisier”, Marine Debilly Cerisier and Mauricio Amarante deliver a fitting addition to the canon of Francophone double-acts, with Fontaine and Areski as closest antecedent. Their free-form folk thrives on paradox and fruitful mystery, weaving insistent bone-dry strums, half-whispered vocals and the odd psychedelic keyboard swirl into a deceptive, refractive collection of sweet, sharp songs.

A final album from Ed Askew is on the way. “The Final Painting,” a posthumous album from the late outsider songwriter, painter and poet, arrives July 31st — assembled in his last years with producer Jerry David DeCicca. Lead single “Gray Air-o-Plane,” featuring Sharon Van Etten, is out today with a music video framed by Ed’s own paintings.

Mallory Hawk’s self-released debut album “Chinook” — named for the twin-rotored helicopter that haunted her Fayetteville childhood — arrives July 31st, 2026. Lead single and accompanying video “Revolver” is a jangly yet lush, yearning love song about being a hopeless sucker for someone, caught in the endless cycles of faulty loyalty. Written entirely by Hawk and recorded at Philadelphia’s Headroom Studios with producer Sam Acchione.