The latest Folklore Tapes Ceremonial Counties series features a satanic brew from dbh and The Dark Pool that most contemporary stoner rock bands would sacrifice their grandmothers for and a satisfyingly devilish and wholly fitting companion piece from the Primitive Percussion Youth Orchestra.
Within the meticulous nature of the sound of ‘Onilu’ is a paradoxically careful abandon, and the love of the playing and bouncing off of one another shines through brightly. I’ve not come across anything quite like it.
We talk to New Mexico-based musical and linguistic polymath Jordan Wax about his Yiddish recording debut, טײַטש [The Heart Deciphers]. Co-produced with Jeremy Barnes, the album melds deep klezmer instrumentation with larger indie rock arrangements.
“Loudon Live in London” was recorded during a residency at Nell’s Jazz and Blues in London in 2024. It finds Loudon Wainwright III in top form, covering favourites, five brand-new songs and working an appreciative crowd in his familiar chatty and self-deprecating form.
Where there’s light, there’s shadow…with Sol Y Sombra, Rose City Band don’t shy away from the journey ahead, charting new directions in both the sun and shade.
Dublin-based duo VARO announce their new album, The World That I Knew, feat. Ian Lynch, John Francis Flynn, Anna Mieke, Alannah Thornburgh, Junior Brother, Lemoncello, Niamh Bury and more. Watch the video for their lead single ‘Red Robin’ ft. Alannah Thornburgh.
Jeffrey Lewis has announced his new album, The EVEN MORE Freewheelin’ Jeffrey Lewis, watch the video for his lead single and video, “Sometimes Life Hits You”.
Shrewsbury Folk Festival has released its second wave of artists for this August’s event including Canadian singer songwriter Martha Wainwright and a special focus on Scottish music.
Taken from their forthcoming album ‘Everything, When Said Slowly’, The Ocelots premiere the video for their latest single ‘Australia’, which tackles the personal theme of migration.
The nominations for the 7th RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards have been announced, including Róis, Lemoncello, Joshua Burnside, Lankum, Christy Moore, Ríoghnach Connolly, Landless, John Spillane, Niamh Bury and more.
The abiding characteristic of Speilstillevariasjoner is its sense of wholeness. This is music that constantly has its eyes wide open, both in wonder and in anticipation of the next new and interesting path. Stein Urheim has again proved himself to be Norway’s premier musical explorer.
Sam Amidon shares his haunting new single ‘Golden Willow Tree’, taken from his forthcoming new album Salt River. Watch the accompanying video featuring a solo performance, filmed and directed by renowned photographer Steve Gullick.
