Bill Mackay announces his new solo album ‘Locust Land’ and shares his lead single “When I Was Here”, a surging, blistering, blues-inflected jam with a lyric so sweet it stings. Watch the accompanying video, Directed and edited by Mikel Patrick Avery.
Emma Geiger announces her debut album and releases “Reverse Bloom”. The title track is accompanied by another stunning video filmed by Archer Boyette. …there’s an airy spaciousness to this song – once again, Geiger perfectly conveys her inner thoughts and connects with her listener.
Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz’s ‘Simple Motion’ is a highly appealing album by two consummate musicians who have nothing to prove, making music for the joy of it and, in turn, affording that same experience in those who hear it.
Composer and pianist Koki Nakano has shared a new music video featuring compositions from his Oceanic Feeling album. Joined by Tess Voelker, both the music and dance seem at one with the flowing architectural waveforms of the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum.
Released this month on Ireland’s Nyahh Records, Mohammad Syfkhan’s “I Am Kurdish” comes highly recommended from us – filled with an atmosphere of joy, love and happiness, the release also underpins the label’s strong support of independent artists and their innovative roster.
After 45 years on the road, the legendary Oysterband are calling time, but not before heading out on tour with June Tabor. The aptly named “A Long Long Goodbye” tour will find them revisiting some of their favourite haunts to perform a career-spanning set.
Milkweed’s ‘Folklore 1979’ is one of the most invigorating and interesting releases of recent years. While the duo would no doubt balk at the term masterpiece, as long as Folklore 1979 exists in the world, it will have to contend with such labels.
Our latest Monday Morning Brew features Rosali, Jon McKiel, Kiran Leonard, L. Martin, Stein Urheim, Iron & Wine, Dana Gavanski, Andy Skellam, Beth Gibbons, Group Listening, Villagers, Darren Hayman, Rozi Plain, Sister John, Karl Blau and Crying Boys Cafe.
Our Song of the Day comes from Meernaa, a Bay Area native and Los Angeles-based, producer, songwriter, and vocalist. Listen to her gorgeous new single called “A Promise.”
Joshua Massad & Dylan Aycock announce their first full-length LP ‘Two Improvisations’. Listen to ‘Track one’, a home recording – We clicked immediately and that was the first time we ever played together.
To mark the 10th Anniversary of Marissa Nadler’s ‘July’ album that paired her for the first time with producer Randall Dunn (Earth, Sunn O))), Sacred Bones have announced a super limited, super deluxe anniversary edition of the album.
Often dark and heartachingly sad, Scott Fagan’s ‘South Atlantic Blues’ is, nevertheless, an engrossing and rewarding listen. He will hopefully be rewarded in 2024 with the acclaim that both he and the album warranted in 1968.
