2025

Anna Tivel has announced her seventh studio album, Animal Poem. This highly anticipated collection of original material was recorded live with friends and co-producer Sam Weber; the 10-track set was made “in conversation: everyone together in the room, listening and responding in real time…” Watch the video for the title …

Taken from his new album, I Love People (July 25th, Drag City), Cory Hanson’s latest single turns to the “bard of the Big Rotten Apple”, Lou Reed. He sings – “You were a prince and a fighter / and you were a tai chi master,” to form a tender elegy for …

Carson McHone announces her new album, ‘Pentimento’ on Merge Records, and shares her first album single ‘Winter Breaking’, the video for which features the art and work of ceramicist Alejandra Almuelle. She shared: “This project continues to be, really, a community effort. What began as a methodical structuring of personal …

This year sees the end of an era of sorts for Texan instrumentalist Hayden Pedigo, with the release of I’ll Be Waving As You Drive Away completing his ‘Motor Trilogy’. We met to find out more about the making of this ‘bittersweet’ finale. “…it’s far more maximalist. We utilised heavy …

Poor Creature, featuring Ruth Clinton of Landless, Cormac MacDiarmada of Lankum and John Dermody of The Jimmy Cake, share their latest single and video, ‘All Smiles Tonight’, the title track of their forthcoming debut album. “This song is about seeing your fella on the dance floor with another woman, except …

For Old Time Fantasias, Joseph Allred enlisted the help of pianist Hans Chew. Before long, the project had burgeoned into what Allred calls ‘probably the most involved and densely orchestrated album I’ve made to date.’ Featuring banjo, strings, pump organ and trombones, Allred’s visionary music will carry you into an …

Jeremy Tuplin is set to release his new album, ‘Planet Heaven’, in mid-October. The first single, ‘Pigeon Song’, is out now, accompanied by a video featuring a cameo from Dominic Silvani. ‘Pigeon Song’, a jangly indie-pop tune, celebrates love and nature, a “soft defiance” against negativity. The album delves into …

Cass McCombs’ new album, Interior Live Oak, arrives August 15th via Domino Records. Watch the video for his latest single ‘Peace.’ The album features Matt Sweeney and Mike Bones, as well as early collaborators like Jason Quever (Papercuts) and Chris Cohen, crafting an album that navigates life’s extremes with resolve. …

David Ivar, aka Herman Dune, offers his fifteenth album, Odysseús, a testament to his open and humanistic musical philosophy. Born from a period of isolation during the pandemic, the songs blend classic Herman Dune with a profound sense of yearning. A consummate artist and a songwriter adept at hiding emotional …

A new Monday Morning Brew playlist ft. The Barr Brothers, Clifton Chenier, Eve Adams, Iona Zajac, KASAI, Pegg & Van Dyke Parks, Ben LaMar Gay, David Byrne, Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling & Andreas Werliin, Matmos, Mike Polizze, Sally Anne Morgan, Fuubutsushi, Kate Daisy Grant & Nick Pynn, Yoshika Colwell, Duo …

A vibrant testament to enduring love, Amadou & Mariam’s new single, “L’amour à la folie,” holds significant meaning, especially in light of Amadou Bagayoko’s passing on April 4th, 2025. Fusing Afro-rock and psychedelic blues, the track is the first from their highly anticipated self-titled album, finalised last winter.

On Land’s End Eternal, Cole Pulice, an Oakland-based electroacoustic saxophonist, charts a course through meditative ambient jazz that resembles a topographical map of liminal spaces. Now infused with the surprising addition of the electric guitar, the results are otherworldly, a shimmering testament to their singular vision.

Americana/folk singer-songwriter Micah P. Hinson announces his new album, ‘The Tomorrow Man’ (October 31st). Listen to his compelling new single ‘Oh, Sleepyhead’. Born from the ‘most intense and vulnerable moments of his life’, the single marks a departure from his traditional introspective style, largely thanks to the vibrant inclusion of …

East Yorkshire’s Katie Spencer looks set to captivate listeners with her highly anticipated forthcoming new album, ‘What Love Is’, due in October 2025. Her stunning new single and video, ‘Come Back and Find Me,’ showcases Spencer’s signature blend of heartfelt songwriting and assured guitar work alongside some top-notch folk and …