Martin Simpson 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. Martin’s new album, Skydancers, is out now on Topic Records.
Malin Lewis, the pioneering queer bagpiper, fiddler, instrument maker and composer, releases their debut album Halocline next month. Watch the stunningly scenic video for their third album single, Hiraeth. The album is inspired by European folk traditions, human nature, queerness and the universe.
Oren Ambarchi is once again joined by the rhythm section of Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin for Ghosted II: an enriching, multi-layered and almost indecently accomplished album.
With an underlying theme of home, and featuring a number of co-writers and guest musicians, Ben Glover’s ‘And The Sun Breaks Through The Sky’ is a top-notch addition to an already outstanding catalogue.
Jake Xerxes Fussell announces his new album and Fat Possum debut ‘When I’m Called’. Listen to his lead single, the traditional song ‘Going to Georgia’, sourced from an Art and Margo Rosenbaum Folkways anthology. It’s truly heavenly.
Taken from his new album “Ship to Shore”, Richard Thompson shares his new single ‘Freeze’ – “Oh, for heaven’s sake, do something. Forwards, backwards, sideways, anything. There is nothing to fear but fear itself… no, I take it back, it’s all terrifying choices. Good luck.”
Kiran Leonard’s ‘Real Home’ is spiky, literate and humane, and although it navigates some extraordinarily varied terrain, it never strays too far from its theme or from its ultimately melodic musical core. Real Home is an object lesson in combining experimental substance with accessible style.
Iron and Wine’s ‘Light Verse’ traverses times and tides, spinning a web that irresistibly draws you in. It leaves you wondering how Sam Beam can make such a complex record sound so easy.
Taken from her forthcoming new album Mayday, Myriam Gendron shares her new single Terres brûlées. “This song represented one of the biggest writing challenges I’ve ever faced…I had to pull out all the stops, dare to be lyrical, pretend I was Baudelaire or Léo Ferré!”
Taken from his new album Locust Land, listen to Bill MacKay’s new single ‘Keeping In Time’, which finds MacKay employing a searching voice to explore themes of fate and love. He has also announced a UK date at London’s Café OTO on 4th September.
Canadian experimental singer-songwriter Ora Cogan announces her new album ‘Formless’ and shares new single/video “Cowgirl” – it’s like having David Lynch turning up to your college gig with a Super 8.
Simon Jones’ latest offering, ‘The Trees Grow So High,’ sees the man from the experimental trio Harp & a Monkey put his unique spin on a popular traditional tune. Watch the short visual film he has made to accompany the piece.
