Dana Gavanski’s Late Slap is unlike anything else in her back catalogue. It appeals directly to the senses, every moment an invitation to immersion. A detailed and accomplished work, its fleshy and often complex sound never gets in the way of its inherently airy melodicism.
All My Friends is Aoife O’Donovan’s finest yet. Veined with intimate personal and political passion, it’s a timely, broader testament to the power of the community of women to bring about change.
Listen to the Monday Morning Brew featuring Daisy Rickman, Adrianne Lenker, Villagers, Earth Flower, Brahja, John Lurie, Maggie Savoie, Dillbilly, Ask Carol, Erin, Mat & Paul, Waxahatchee, Bill Mackay, Viv & Riley, Ditty, Ben McElroy, Ac Sapphire, Dallas Ugly, Kyle Morgan, Pina Palau and more.
Listen to our latest KLOF Mixtape ft. Skyjelly, Avalanche Kaito, ADG7, Trá Pháidín, Ariel Kalma, Huw Marc Bennett, Cosmo Sheldrake, Daisy Rickman, Hochzeitskapelle, Magic Tuber Stringband, Ruth Garbus, Marie Klock, Sally Anne Morgan and Jim White & Marisa Anderson.
Awen Ensemble’s Cadair Idris presents proof that not only wooden instruments conjure a response to wilderness lands or scenic rivers. Woven from modern jazz repertoires with a mythic folk essence, this is an audacious and promising debut.
Afrobeat music from Chile might sound incongruous, but whether you are a fan of the genre or are new to it, ignoring Grietas, the latest release from Newen Afrobeat, would be a mistake, such is its driving power, authenticity, and message.
The legendary guitarist, songwriter, and visual artist Moris Tepper releases his new album ‘Building A Nest’ next month. Get a taster with ‘The Visitor’ – a tale that may tell more about ourselves than the title suggests.
The open vistas and isolating landscape of Jeff Rutherford’s film, ‘A Perfect Day For Caribou’, are perfect for Marisa Anderson to explore in her improvisations on piano and guitar.
Icelandic singer Hafdís Huld is our latest ‘Off the Shelf’ guest, in which we ask artists to present objects from a shelf or shelves from their home and talk about them.
To celebrate his upcoming UK Spring Tour, which starts in April, watch Sam Carter perform ‘A Place To Call My Own’, on which he’s joined by Sam Vicary of Cinematic Orchestra on double bass.
Needlefall, the new album from North Carolina’s Magic Tuber Stringband, is perhaps their most accomplished and cohesive record to date. An intense musical experience that’s also exceptionally rewarding.
On LORCAN, Vancouver-based Laucan and Brighton-based producer Samuel Organ explore ethereal folk and avant-garde electronica. Listen to the album opener, Aignish On The Machiar, featuring a field recording from a 1973 trip to the Inner Hebrides.
