2025

Fruit Bats releases “Creature From The Wild,” a heartfelt tribute to frontman Eric D. Johnson’s late dog. The track is from the forthcoming solo album, Baby Man, due out September 12th. Johnson calls the song a “hero song” for his “swashbuckling” companion. Proceeds from the single will benefit Baja Street …

Seattle singer-songwriter Dean Johnson confronts social fatigue in his new single, “Death of the Party.” The wry, bittersweet track takes aim at “energy vampires” with sharp wit over brushed drums and acoustic chords. It’s the latest preview from his debut album for Saddle Creek, I Hope We Can Still Be …

Poet and vocalist Saul Williams and renowned percussionist and producer Carlos Niño have announced Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends at TreePeople, a new live album out August 28, 2025, via International Anthem. Recorded outdoors in Los Angeles, the improvised performance features an all-star ensemble including Kamasi Washington and …

Hotel Lux announce their self-produced second album, ‘The Bitter Cup’, arriving October 31st. The news comes with the scathing new single ‘Costermonger’, a commentary on London’s gentrification, and news of an extensive UK winter tour. Following their acclaimed 2023 debut, the new record promises to capture the raw, emotional intensity …

Stockholm’s Ishaaq Aarkistra makes their Lost Map Records debut with ‘Grunderna’. A dizzying, psychedelic kaleidoscope, the track fuses swirling analogue synth and bansuri flute solos over a thundering breakbeat and a snaking raga-based riff. Recorded at ABBA’s RMV Studio, the single introduces a wild and deeply layered fusion of East …

A new Monday Morning Brew playlist Ft. Adrian Crowley & Matthew Nolan, Michael Hurley, Macie Stewart, David Allred, Joshua Burnside, Marissa Nadler, Stelios Petrakis, Sir Richard Bishop, Fuubutsushi, C Joynes & Mike Gangloff, The Innocence Mission, MJ Lenderman, Damien Jurado, ØXN, Nathan Salsburg, Scott McMicken and more.

The latest edition of the Ceremonial Counties tape series from Folklore Tapes features Bristol and Hertfordshire. Musician and visual artist Jake Blanchard tackles Bristol, the first part likened to Faust and Steve Reich in a competitive morris dance. Side two features Geology Disco and is devoted to Hertfordshire. While little …

In April, the world of music lost a true original, after the folk icon Michael Hurley, the wily cartoonist and songwriter known to many as “Snock,” passed away. His passing came just after he put the finishing touches on his final studio album, Broken Homes and Gardens, a farewell that …

The latest KLOF Mixtape features music from Poor Creature, Jeffrey Silverstein, Old Pup, Gabriel Adels, Wheatie Mattiasich, Brigid Mae Power, MJ Lenderman, Collage, Fuubutsushi, Chris Staples, Fletcher Tucker, Grace Stewart-Skinner, Samih Madhoun, Nicklas Sørensen, Sun June, and Mike Polizze.

We chat to Ruth Clinton and Cormac MacDiarmada of Poor Creature about their debut album, All Smiles Tonight. A deep dive into its making, their influences (from the Cocteau Twins to Ellen Arkbro) and more. The album feels like a new high point in the constantly evolving experimental folk scene …

On Columbia Deluxe, Fuubutsushi sound simultaneously like a bunch of musicians who have never met and a group who have been playing together for an eternity. These tracks, in a live setting, have developed a life beyond the logistical constraints of their conception. Beautiful and increasingly complex, they have become …

When an illness stole her ability to sing, Chicago artist Gia Margaret turned to her synthesizer for comfort. The result was “Mia Gargaret,” her stunning 2020 ambient album. Weaving field recordings with immersive soundscapes, it’s a deeply personal document of self-healing and a powerful testament to the restorative nature of …

Run For Cover Records will release I Will Swim to You: A Tribute to Jason Molina on September 5th. The album honors the late songwriter with twelve covers from artists like MJ Lenderman, Sun June, Hand Habits, and Horse Jumper of Love. Listen now to Lenderman’s take on “Just Be …

Throughout Spider Towns, Will Hansen (Old Pup) finds profundity in the everyday, shrugging off the ephemeral and delivering delicate, melancholic hooks. The album captures moments of quiet absurdity, heartfelt earnestness, and pastoral mystique, leaving listeners entangled in its beautifully crafted web.