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.
Los Angeles-based composer Tashi Wada has announced his first full-length solo album ‘What Is Not Strange?’ and shares impressionistic video by Dicky Bahto for ‘Grand Trine’. The album explores the themes of being alive, mortality, and finding one’s place in the world.
Listen to the first single from Linda Thompson’s new album Proxy Music. The album features Kami Thompson, Martha Wainwright, The Proclaimers, Rufus Wainwright, Ren Harvieu, John Grant, The Rails, Dori Freeman, Eliza Carthy, The Unthanks and Teddy Thompson.
Atlanta’s Jeff Evans releases his first Porkestra EP, Willow Pillow, this month. Listen to his tie-dye cosmic dreamer “Time Wrinkle,” a number that feels so non-commercial it should be registered organic.
Repertoire sees Shane Parish flex across fourteen cover songs arranged for acoustic guitar inside thirty-two minutes. Finely nuanced and not without some remarkable moments, it’s a beautifully executed collection and a fitting tribute to the likes of Alice Coltrane, Roland Kirk and John Cage.
Bonny Light Horseman announce their Jagjaguwar debut album, ‘Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free,’ and share their first music video, “I Know You Know.” The song’s feel-good, breezy melody and anthemic chorus contrast with its devastating refrain.
On Hardly Working, The Burning Hell’s Ariel Sharratt and Matthias Kom team up with Shotgun Jimmie on a multifaceted and highly satisfying piece of work. They are on tour now in the UK.
Irish Quartet Landless, featuring Lily Power, Méabh Meir, Ruth Clinton and Sinéad Lynch, announce new album ‘Lúireach’ and share video for The Fisherman’s Wife – a song written by Ewan MacColl for the 1960 BBC Radio Ballad ‘Singing the Fishing’.
