Combining stop-motion animation made from leaves, seeds, and flowers with live footage, Mamas Broke share the video for ‘Wildflowers’, a stunningly beautiful, lyrically enigmatic ballad with a deceptively simple acoustic guitar at its heart. It’s taken from their new album, Reunion, out today on Free Dirt Records/Forward Music Group.

On “Black Duck with Elena Setién,” Chicago’s experimental trio team up with Spanish-Basque singer and multi-instrumentalist Elena Setién, recording after just a few hours of rehearsal to capture the direct energy of their live shows. The music shifts from tightly composed to improvised — exciting, adventurous, and full of character. A joy to listen to.

Chicago trio Bitchin Bajas, featuring Cooper Crain, Rob Frye and Dan Quinlivan, share a live video for “Ajami”, filmed at their Los Angeles Lodge Room show on miniDV tape by Shambling History. The track is from their new EP Isle Peaks, out today on Drag City. They’ve also announced a new show at Chicago’s smartbar, adding to an already packed autumn of both US and EU/UK dates.

Captured live over a Valentine’s Day weekend in Los Angeles, Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s “Ghosts of American Psychonauts” finds familiar songs dismantled and rearranged by an expanded band. The great trapeze artist of the human experience has eviscerated and recapitulated his own songbook once more — a compelling addition to an ongoing project of self-actualisation.

Sam Beam, the visionary multi-instrumentalist behind Iron & Wine, announces ‘Hen’s Teeth (Deluxe Edition)’, out 22nd September via Sub Pop, featuring four previously unreleased songs along with acoustic versions of two fan favourites. Listen to the new single ‘California Sober’, released today, along with an acoustic version of fan favourite ‘In Your Ocean’.

Jeffrey Silverstein’s new single “Patchouli” is out now and accompanied by a beautiful visualiser whose analogue Kodacolor vibes are the perfect match for this rhythmic, road-ready track that blends krautrock with wide-open Americana; it’s taken from his new album ‘Doggone’, out on October 23rd, via Full Time Hobby.