David Grubbs announces new album, Whistle from Above, his first Drag City release in over a decade, and shares new Single/Video “The Snake on Its Tail”.
Watch Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s new video ‘London May’, named after, and featuring, the musician/actor. Directed by Sai Selvarajan it starts off moody and dark and gives way to a hopeful optimism.
Tunng share their new single and video ‘Everything Else’ featuring footage from 20 years of writing, performing and touring together, culminating in a heartfelt, nostalgia-heavy watch that perfectly matches the essence of the song.
The rich storytelling of Norman Paterson’s ‘Loved’ reflects on the cherished memories of people and places rooted in the earth of his home; while the title may be in the past tense, the emotions, like this album, are enduring.
In terms of lyrical content and musical atmosphere, To Warm the Winter Hearth is a winter (rather than a Christmas) album. Along with Windborne’s almost supernatural grasp of harmony singing, this an impressive, evocative work of art.
Our latest Premium Newsletter includes a new Monday Morning Brew playlist ft. Echolalia, Tapir!, Hands of the Heron, Evolution of Fishermen, Jim Ghedi, The Gentle Good, Jennifer Castle and more. Plus, Kate Bush and her love of folk music.
Today marks the release of The Innocence Mission’s new album Midwinter Swimmers via Bella Union, their first studio album in four years. Watch the new video for ‘Your Saturday Picture’, illustrated and animated by Karen Peris.
The Unthanks In Winter is a rare offering that evokes the vast emotions of the cold winter months. It is a massive statement, a project that has taken around fifteen years to evolve, it has been well worth the wait.
With ‘Music for Space Age Shopping’, David A. Jaycock has achieved something quietly spectacular: an album rooted in highly specific locales and timeframes which nonetheless allows you to drift into nostalgia or to imagine better possible futures.
With ‘In the Shadow of John The Divine’, Chris Cleverley puts his personal spin on the usual festive fare that blends joy and wistfulness in the seasonal cocktail of often contradictory emotions, love and grief. Definitely one for your Christmas stocking.
The closing instrumental on Adam Finchler’s ‘The Room’ somehow manages to sound like Arthur Russell in a cocktail shaker. It puts a truly weird seal on what is already one of the most unusual, distinctive and delightful albums of the year.
The music on Aboubakar Traoré and Balima’s Sababu transcends time and geographical borders, creating an album of hope, pride, and optimism. Above all, it is an album of celebration.
