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Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart unveil performance film for “Stone | Piece,” directed by Derrick Alexander at The Land School. Blending strings with analog tape loops, the video captures a fresh, ambient take on the composition. The release coincides with their sold-out support dates for Andrew Bird’s Gezelligheid shows in Chicago, teasing a new album for 2026.
Sounds From a Safe Harbour has long been regarded as more than just a music festival; it is a creative incubator, a space where the boundaries between artist and audience blur in the historic city of Cork, something that is beautifully captured in ‘Echo in the Future’, a poetic short film by filmmaker Derrick Belcham, featuring Efterklang, Peter Broderick, and author Max Porter.
Analog Africa announces ‘Galaxia Tropical’, the second volume dedicated to Peruvian Cumbia legend Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical, out February 6. Following the artist’s passing in 2020, this 14-track compilation captures the fearless, psychedelic energy of Iquitos. Featuring the new single “Gitanita,” it celebrates the larger-than-life legacy of a DIY pioneer who helped to define the sound of the Amazon.
Shane Cooper and Cara Stacey unite on “Mbuluzi / the flute song,” a mesmerising blend of traditional South African instrumentation and experimental tape manipulation. Remastered from Cooper’s jazz-concrète project Happenstance, the track features Stacey on the Umtshingo flute, woven into Cooper’s surreal, sequencing and 1/4″ tape manipulation. The results are engagingly surreal, bringing weightless, tiny ecosystems of sound into sharp focus.
Bridget Hayden & The Apparitions share “Our Ship is Ready,” a haunting folk track originally recorded for her acclaimed album Cold Blows the Rain. Taught to Hayden by her mother, this digital exclusive arrives alongside a new live video filmed in their hometown of Todmorden, capturing the ghostly atmosphere of her distinct experimental sound.
Lambchop and Y La Bamba share poignant new singles from Passages, a benefit compilation out today – December 5th via Western Vinyl. Featuring home-recorded tracks from Dirty Projectors, Daniel Lopatin, and more, the album supports American Gateways and Casa Marianella. These raw recordings highlight the struggle for safe passage and the universal human right to feel at home.
Our latest Mixtape is a blend of folk and ambient textures featuring Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Jana Horn, Iona Zajac, San Fermin and Sam Amidon, Joe Westerlund, Isik Kural, Joseph Allred, The Early, Mutual Benefit, Great Lake Swimmers, Nina Nastasia, Emily A. Sprague, Black Decelerant, M. Sage, Steve Gunn & David Moore, Spencer Doran and more.
Our latest recommendations include an orchestral meditation on the American women’s suffrage movement, a dizzying joyride through the golden age of Thai popular music, Congolese rumba by Docteur Nico, Will Guthrie’s experimental percussion, and rare archival blues by Allen Ginsberg (with cameos by Bob Dylan and Don Cherry). Plus, Estonian wetland soundscapes to sun-drenched Laurel Canyon folk, from cosy winter solstice hymns to the sophisticated grooves of 1970s Ethio-jazz.
After 15 albums as Post Moves, Sam Wenc debuts under his own name with Language at an Angle, out January 30 via Lobby Art Editions. Today, we premiere the video for “Limitless of Blue,” a stunning display of kinetic pedal steel experimentation. On the strength of this first offering, the record already feels like one that will command significant attention in 2026.
Mikey Kenney’s latest album, “Tiny Little Light,” is a bold, big-hearted triumph, balancing traditional fiddle music with the more experimental, idiosyncratic side of folk. Liverpool-based Kenney crafts a soundscape that is both intimate and expansive. From the village-folk energy of “Scarecrow Festival” to the rocking “The Dish and the Drain,” the irresistible interplay between Kenney’s fiddle and guest musicians make this a remarkable, smile-inducing release.