August 2022

Bile Bear is the adopted moniker of Italian guitarist Denis Cassiere. His Bear Bile album is mesmerising and a rather lovely thing – a player who is certainly one to watch out for.

Perspectives On Tradition functions as a chapter in a manifesto for how folk music should be made and how tradition should be thought about. Stick in the Wheel are fearless when it comes to following their own standards, the results are rarely short of astonishing.

Brooklyn NY-based composer, trumpeter, and singer jaimie branch has passed away. She was 39. Known to many as Breezy, she was super talented and incredibly inspiring. Her spirit and music touched so many people.

‘A Different Thread’, the transatlantic duo Alicia Best (USA) and Robert Jackson (UK) are back with a new single and album. Watch their new video for Didn’t Wanna Go which was filmed in Bristol.

In follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2020 debut, Tenci (Jess Shoman) shares new single and video Two Cups from her forthcoming new album A Swollen River, A Well Overflowing.

Watch “Frost Is All Over”, the new single from Dundalk’s finest, The Mary Wallopers, taken from their forthcoming debut album due in the Autumn when the band head out on a major tour of the UK and Ireland.

The gloves are on, and the head is down; Rachael Dadd is bobbing and weaving and looks like she’s ready to do some serious business on her new single and video ‘Heads Down’ – a slick and catchy number, just like the video. Also our Song of the Day.

This is Eli Winter’s A Love Supreme moment; like Coltrane’s masterpiece, this album’s most profound qualities lie in its sense of unity, transcendence and hope. It’s a landmark album and the perfect ten.

Ahead of her appearance at Moseley Folk Festival, we chat to Tamara Lindeman (The Weather Station) about the creation of her latest album ‘How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars’, climate crisis, her next album and more.

The Bitchin Bajas are back with ‘Bajascillators’, their first official album in nearly five years. Watch Kyle Armstrong’s accompanying video for their album single ‘Amorpha’ which is also our Song of the Day.

Bridget St John shares insights into her early years and the period covered by the Cherry Red Records Boxset – Bridget St. John: From There / To Here – UK/US Recordings 1974-1982.

Morr Music have announced a follow-up to their 2020 Japanese Indie Underground Music Compilation Minna Miteru. Minna Miteru 2 repeatedly catches you unawares, upending your expectations and signalling both the breadth and depth of the Japanese indie underground. 

The Mystery Gets Your Number & The Poetry Makes The Call is a mighty fine post-punk rock‘n’roll record. Somewhere down the line, Robb Johnson asks, “Does it work for you?” The answer from these quarters is an unequivocal yes.

Damien Jurado visits Amoeba Music Record Store in Hollywood and selects some of his favourite albums including Scott Walker, Jessica Pratt, Fugazi, King Crimson and more.