Leyla McCalla’s ‘Sun Without The Heat’ is a consummate, original album that is Janus-like in its ability to communicate both sorrow and joy. Its shifting moods, musical styles, and influences make for a beautifully varied and rewarding listen.
Shrewsbury Folk Festival share the third and final wave of artists for this year’s festival including Elkie Brooks, Gangstagrass, Peatbog Faeries, London Afrobeat Collective, Lady Nade and more.
We meet with the ever-generous Martin Simpson to discuss Skydancers, his bumper new double album, out now on Topic Records, plus some of the tools of the trade.
“Already allocated a place in my albums of the year” – Both dark and profoundly moving, a confessional and a prayer, John Moreland’s ‘Visitor’ takes him back to basics, with an emphasis on his voice and his words.
Placenta is the fourth collection of Carlos Niño & Friends albums to be released by International Anthem in the last four years. Listen to the lead single Love to all Doulas!
Sam Carter embarks on a UK solo tour today, giving audiences an early chance to hear songs from his forthcoming studio album. Listen to his new single ‘Sights Beyond the Sky’…a space-themed ode to the transformative power of a relationship.
This month sees the release of Paul Duane’s Folk Horror film ‘All You Need Is Death’, the score for which was created by Ian Lynch of Lankum. The album is available to stream from today ahead of the film’s release on 19th April.
We catch up with John Smith to chat about his new album The Living Kind – the much-anticipated follow-up to 2021’s lauded The Fray–”…these song are more about seeing difficult things in your rear-view mirror and looking at the road ahead.”
Eiko Ishibashi was again reunited with Japanese Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi to score his eco-drama Evil Does Not Exist. The film score will be released on Drag City in June and features Eiko’s longtime partner, Jim O’Rourke, on guitar. Listen to the lead single, ‘Smoke’.
James Elkington and Nathan Salsburg are known for putting out intelligent, thought-provoking music and All Gist is the finest example of their skills as a duo so far. A wonderfully soothing recording of top-level musicianship.
Daniel Bachman’s 25-minute opus, Quaker Run Wildfire, is one of his most potent and visceral responses to climate change to date. It features field recordings he made near his home during the 2023 drought and the ensuing devastation of the Quaker Run Wildfire.
