Alex Gallacher

Listen to another Monday Morning Brew playlist, ft. Bruno Berle, Carlos Niño and Friends, Erlend Apneseth Trio, My Brightest Diamond, Old Saw, Alain Peters, Antonio Zepeda & Eugenio Toussaint, DakhaBrakha, Princearts, Brendan Eder Ensemble, Troll Dolly, Alejandro Franov, Shabaka, Gordon Li, Crumhorn and more.

Leeds-based septet Awen Ensemble’s debut album, Cadair Idris, is released today. Watch their new video for album closer ‘Upon Leaving The Dream’.

Placenta is the fourth collection of Carlos Niño & Friends albums to be released by International Anthem in the last four years. Listen to the lead single Love to all Doulas!

Sam Carter embarks on a UK solo tour today, giving audiences an early chance to hear songs from his forthcoming studio album. Listen to his new single ‘Sights Beyond the Sky’…a space-themed ode to the transformative power of a relationship.

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.

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’.

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.

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.

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’.