Following their acclaimed self-titled album, Samana unveil the Super 8mm video premiere for “Lakeside Song.” Originally released on Samhain, this meditative offering explores the thinning veil between the seen and the felt. Championing analogue warmth over digital sterility, the duo presents a profound visual study of transformation, water, and memory—a soulful invocation of the threshold between worlds.

Our latest KLOF Mixtape features an often otherworldly selection of folk, ambient, electronic, field recordings, and experimental music. You can hear music from Keaton Henson, Hen Ogledd (ft. Dawn Bothwell, Rhodri Davies, Richard Dawson and Sally Pilkington), Weston Olencki, Joe Westerlund, Bitchin Bajas, Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover, Greet, Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy, Chaz Knapp, Cy Werner, Peiriant, and U.

Completing his solo trilogy, percussionist Joe Westerlund moves away from loose improvisation toward sturdy, irresistible grooves on Curiosities from the Shift. Inspired by the foundational clave pattern, this record weaves a rich tapestry of metallophones, electronics, and deep bass. It is a treasure trove of rhythmic exploration that feels both meditative and energetic—a euphoric, detailed album that demands and rewards repeated listens.

Broadsides is Weston Olencki’s sound diary of a grand tour through the southern United States. Drawing on the long history of the broadside as social commentary, Olencki blends traditional folk forms with experimental sound art. From the timeless prelude of a railway station to an epic, transformative, post-minimalist take on “Foggy Mountain Breakdown,” this album is a bracing crystallisation of that journey.

One of the most wonderfully warped Ceremonial Counties tapes yet: The Clare Voyants explore the mystical and musical elements of John Clare’s life via a collage of free folk, found sounds, traditional melodies and spoken word, while The Universal Veil take inspiration from Horace Harman’s Sketches of the Bucks Countryside and produce something that sits between Wicker Man psychedelia and Ghost Box hauntology (and is arguably more mind-bending than either).

Welcome to another Monday Morning Brew Playlist featuring Joseph Shabason & Thom Gill, Stranded Horse & Boubacar Cissokho, Iona Zajac, Zeferina, Samantha Crain & Kimya Dawson, Ballaké Sissoko & Piers Faccini, Steve Gunn, Lefty Parker, The Weather Station, Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover, Sam Amidon, Jesca Hoop, Suss & Six Missing, Glyders, Laura Baird, Marta Del Grandi, Lila Tristram and more.

An archaeological dig into the deepest strata of groove. This KLOF Mag Special blends rare-groove funk, psychedelic soul, and Ethio-Jazz. Discover the foundational blues of Odetta, the cinematic Afro-Soul of The Budos Band, the deep-cut funk of Cymande and the intrinsic groove of Polar Bear. Every track is a reminder that the deepest feelings often come in the funkiest, most unexpected forms. Settle in for the journey.

JJJJJerome Ellis is an enviably talented musician who has developed an entirely singular musical identity. Vesper Sparrow, Ellis’ second album, communicates in a way that makes us stop and think about our own modes of expression, emerging with a new understanding of how beauty and truth can be conveyed in unprecedented forms, and how form itself can be manipulated to become art rather than simply structure.

An introspective autopsy of time, Keaton Henson talks us through his new album, Parader, released today. Known for his rare performances and heart-on-sleeve vulnerability, Henson revisits his past, embracing the grunge-infused sounds of his youth. Production, split between Luke Sital-Singh and Alex Farrar, harnesses these heavier sounds. The album, which Henson describes as his “weird ‘me’ version” of his youth’s influences, is an acceptance of all parts of himself.

Taken from Junior Brother’s latest album, The End, he channels the creeping madness of lockdown on ‘Week End’. Inspired by quarantined days away from his loved one, the track features the haunting, perfect quote: “There is no weekend, just days and days and days.” The accompanying video, directed by Ellius Grace, transforms those strange, locked-down days into stunning visuals that make you feel the isolation closing in.

Ivan Moult takes us through his new album ‘Stood Out In The Storm’, his most deeply personal offering yet – “a musical insight into the mind of a stressed-out family man who has a complete breakdown but then recovers…” Following the warmth and intricate songwriting of Songs From Severn Grove (2023), this new album takes a significant, vulnerable step, charting Moult’s gradual process of healing and recovery.

Italian singer-songwriter Marta Del Grandi offers a haunting and introspective glimpse into her forthcoming album, Dream Life (out January 30, 2026), with her latest single, “Alpha Centauri.” The track finds Del Grandi’s vocal prowling in nostalgia, connecting high-school memories with the cosmos. It features a unique arrangement, including a 70s-vibe horn section, perfectly illustrating the album’s shift toward a “more defined pop sound.”