Alex Gallacher

Our Song of the Day comes from Lila Tristram, whose new single ‘Overtake’ is released today. Tristram isn’t afraid of sharing her inner thoughts, but how she presents them makes them outstanding and memorable. There’s a melancholic shimmer to her delivery that does recall some of the classic contemporary folk singers of the past, and she wholeheartedly deserves those comparisons to Drake and Mitchell.

Another KLOF Mag mixtape: A tranquil, soft ambient journey with pockets of energy to wake you from your summer garden slumber. Featuring Swimming Bell, Avery Friedman, Friendship, Herman Düne, The Owl Service, Quinie, Poor Creature, Brown Wimpenny, Donald WG Lindsay, Geir Sundstøl, Iona Lane, Bells Larsen, Marc Ribot, Joseph Allred, Lady Queen Paradise, Hayden Pedigo, William Tyler, and Loose Diamonds.

Featuring Ruth Clinton, Cormac MacDiarmada and John Dermody, Poor Creature share an animated music video for their new single ‘Adieu Lovely Erin’ and announce additional tour dates.

LA singer/songwriter Christian Lee Hutson announces ‘Paradise Pop. 10 Deluxe’, a dialled-down offering featuring just acoustic guitar, cello and violin. The change on tracks like ‘After Hours’ is dramatic in a quietly transformational way.

This week’s Monday Morning Brew Playlist features music from Great Lake Swimmers, Kira Skov, Felbm, Varo, Fuubutsushi, Hayden Pedigo, Odelet, Swimming Bell, Satomimagae, Dominie Hooper, Ty Segall, Whitney K, Kita Kouhei, William Tyler, Makushin & more.

Taken from The Gentle Good’s forthcoming new album, Elan, watch ‘To Be in Summer’, a song about the rural idyll, and a bit of a nod to bands like Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci and Super Furry Animals.

Celebrated American guitarist and composer Marc Ribot will release his first-ever vocal album. Thirty years in the making, “Map of a Blue City” will be released later this month. Watch the video for his current single, Daddy’s Trip to Brazil.

This week’s Monday Morning Brew Playlist features Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver, Toby Hay, Quinie, Aidan O’Rourke, Appendix Out, Jackie Oates, Joseph Allred, James Yorkston, Iona Lane, Trembling Bells, Eight Point Star, Remorae, Pelt and more.

Watch the new video from Glasgow-based musician Quinie for her new single ‘Sallow Buckthorn’, a mesmeric sea of swirling sound and Scots poetry.

Watch Alex Rex’s ‘Boss Morris’ video, a tribute to his favourite all-female Morris dancing side, the titular Boss Morris – energy, colour, self-invention and profound knowledge of the tradition all collapsed into something that has reinvigorated the form.

After 15 years of performing together, the much-loved Yorkshire folk duo of Belinda O’Hooley & Heidi Tidow say farewell for now in order to explore other adventures that are beckoning to them. Don’t miss their final tour of their favourite venues.

Christina Alden and Alex Patterson’s long-awaited second album, Safe Travels, is released on 9th May. Watch them performing the heartfelt ‘A Hundred Years Ago’ live.