June 2025

Taken from her forthcoming new album, Second Circle The Horizon, Sally Anne Morgan shares her new single “Flowers of Shandihar”. The inspiration for the title came from an archaeological dig in Iraq, where Neanderthals buried their dead with flowers. Her earthy banjo loop and soaring fiddle melodies are enchanting, a …

Eve Adams’s “American Dust,” is a haunting ode to the American Southwest. The album delves into solitude and the enduring American Dream through the lives of those in vast desert landscapes. The opening track, ‘Nowhere Now,’ accompanied by a video Adams shot, captures the album’s bittersweet poetry, inviting listeners into …

Lunatraktors, the innovative “broken-folk” duo, unveil Quilting Points: a captivating album of reworked archival fragments, salvaged songs, and field recordings. Born from collaborations with artists and institutions, it weaves together diverse soundscapes. From the brooding melancholia of “Diffraction Pattern” to the pagan pastoral sounds of “The Hoard” and the defiant …

The Barr Brothers announce Let It Hiss, their first album in eight years, arriving October 17th. This isn’t just a collection of songs; it’s a profound document of transformation for brothers Brad and Andrew Barr. After individual ventures, Let It Hiss sees them confronting creative and personal struggles head-on, embracing …

Dive into the raw energy of Zydeco with Clifton Chenier: King of Louisiana Blues and Zydeco. This landmark box set, out November 2025 on Arhoolie Records (now part of Smithsonian Folkways), features 67 tracks (19 of which are previously unreleased) – listen to the powerful 1971 live recording of “Mr. …

Purling Hiss frontman Mike Polizze will release his second solo album, Around Sound, on July 11th via Paradise of Bachelors. The record is a more pensive and intricate affair than his debut, deepening his fingerstyle acoustic magic. The sprawling seven-minute title track is available now, offering what Polizze calls “the …

Electronic duo Matmos have released “Steel Tongues,” the latest single from their upcoming album, Metallic Life Review. The track, built from the sounds of a metallic salad bowl, glockenspiel, and even American quarters, offers a deceptively sweet melody that explores darker themes of capitalism and mortality. It’s a prime example …

The ever-prolific trio of Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling, and Andreas Werliin are completing their Ghosted trilogy. Out August 29th via Drag City, Ghosted III promises a looser, wilder evolution of their signature atmospheric groove. Lead single “Yek” showcases this newfound immediacy, a vibrant and jangling excursion that quickly elevates from …

On his new single “Everybody Laughs,” David Byrne finds a joyous, unifying mantra in our shared human foibles. The track, a collaboration with St. Vincent, announces his ambitious new album Who Is the Sky? (out Sep. 5), produced by Kid Harpoon. It’s a lush, orchestral pop tune that balances life’s …

Ben LaMar Gay’s Yowzers is a soulful journey where tradition meets boundless creativity. Gay blends bluesy gospel, improvisational jazz, and cosmic folklore into something fresh and deeply moving. This eclectic and graceful album, built with immense detail and an even greater heart, unfolds like passing clouds, revealing new wonders with …

Following a huge tour with Alison Moyet and The Pogues, Iona Zajac shares “Bang,” a joyful single and brilliantly fun video celebrating female pleasure. A departure from her haunting folk sound, Zajac says, “A good bang at the end of a boring day won’t fix your life, but it might …

Brooklyn’s Pegg and the legendary Van Dyke Parks share “No Dice,” the new single from their three-song suite, Presque Tout. A complete reimagining of an earlier track, its rock foundation is replaced with Parks’ stunning, post-baroque string arrangements. The result is a “fleet and festive springtime fantasia”—a gorgeous Gershwinian piece …

On his latest album 〽, Japanese folk experimentalist KASAI masterfully weaves traditional minyo into the fabric of contemporary labor. The album culminates in “Piling-up Garbage Song”, a celebration of manual work. Over a clanging, worklike beat and chants from his real-life workmates, KASAI playfully rhymes “piling up garbage” with “accumulating …

For the first time, this comprehensive anthology collects Gábor Szabó’s Hungarian recordings from his return visits in 1974, 1978, and 1981. This isn’t just another archival dig; it’s the sound of an artist reconnecting with his roots. The music navigates the space between his American cool and his Hungarian soul, …