Steven Adams, formerly of The Broken Family Band, releases his new album DROPS on Fika Recordings, his first new music since 2020 and his noisiest record to date. Watch his new video for ‘Heads Keep Rolling’.
Take a bow Bill Mackay and Cooper Crain – BCMC’s Foreign Smokes is like one continual experimental, inquisitive journey, filled with an appealing freshness and dynamism – a strange and thrilling tonic.
Featuring richly textured arrangements and a stunning array of instruments, In Phase gives another massive boost to Benji KIrkpatrick’s reputation as both a songwriter and an astoundingly varied multi-instrumentalist.
Songs to the Dust is a magnificent conclusion to Ian David Green’s outstanding and critically acclaimed trilogy, all of which deserve a pride of place in your collection.
Daniel Sherrill has announced his new album ‘Back To P.A.’ on American Standard Time Records, and shared his new video for Wandering Boy. “His gentle, mesmerizing tone is unlike anything else in the roots music world.”
Robin Elliott’s ‘There is a Land is a wonderfully ambitious debut – gloriously eclectic yet firmly grounded, it is a kaleidoscopic offering of folk and pop, indie rock and psychedelia, jazz and poetic storytelling.
Shone a Rainbow Light On is an unusual beast; there is no pretence or anyone trying to overdo things. For all its space and organic spirit, there is a complexity present that the band allows the listener to discover at their leisure. I recommend doing so.
On The Selkie of Sule Skerry, Hildaland (Louise Bichan and Ethan Setiawan) take the traditional, dark lyrics of a haunting Orcadian ballad and pairs them with a brand new composition, bringing a much-loved ancient story up to date for new ears, while maintaining its heart.
On ‘We Will Never Be The Same’, the latest offering from the Canadian trio the Good Lovelies, they present a rather wonderful album about accepting the march of time but not giving in to it.
Irish folk singer Cara Dillon announces Coming Home, her first album of entirely original material on which the lines between spoken word and song are blurred. Watch the stunning video for Clear the Path, her lead single.
Ida Wenøe’s ‘Undersea’ is like musical Reiki for the soul, offering a view of life that, like the ocean, can be often filled with mystery and darkness, but “when the light hits its surface, it can be the most golden thing existing”. Immerse yourself.
‘World Brand New’, the new album from Mouths of Babes, is a ridiculously infectious collection of Americana and an outstanding album that flies the flag for compassion, understanding and change, which we’d all do well to salute.
