Alex Gallacher
Alex Gallacher
KLOF Mag Founder, Editor-in-Chief, Head Janitor, Mix Master & Playlist Curator, Music Hunter, Film Photographer, Avid Reader/Listener, World Cinema, Beat Generation, Underground Culture. On this ship full-time...Steady Ahead
Philadelphia’s The Noisy, fronted by poet Sara Mae, premiere their stunning new video, “Tony Soprano,” directed by Sam Cush. “It’s meant to talk about the collective experience of grief and I think having my friends sing on it, my friends star in it and eat the food I made, just felt like a particularly poetic and special experience. This one means a great deal to me.”
Acclaimed pedal steel guitarist Barry Walker Jr. has announced his debut album for Thrill Jockey, Paleo Sol. He unearths new dimensions, fusing cosmic country and ambient minimalism with the profound patience of geology and the intimacy of new fatherhood. Listen to three tracks from the album today.
The Little Unsaid unveil their video for “Surfacing”, taken from their new album, “Stay Fragile All Across This Cold Frontier”, which is available now on all platforms via Carbon Moon Records. “It’s a snapshot of every gig we did and captures something about that tour that really carried a lot of energy and emotional weight for us as we celebrated our tenth year as a band.”
Iona Zajac shares “Murder Mystery,” a surreal new single and video from her forthcoming debut album Bang (Nov 21). The track, accompanied by a striking visual featuring Zajac’s alter ego, is a “fearless dive into the scary everyday fears women live with.” A seasoned artist, Zajac’s debut promises raw, defiant storytelling.
Composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist RÓIS and rob mulhern, aka hhh, have unveiled their bold new single and video, “Did ye ever get The Ride at The Wake House?”. The accompanying video, directed by Adam O’reilly who is also a dance artist, features Alex Vostokova, a dance artist and emerging choreographer. Delivering a shockwave that reverberates across a tranquil Irish landscape, it is not without it moments of humour.
Welcome to another Monday Morning Brew Playlist, featuring Sean Hayes, Cat Clyde, Sierra Ferrell, Canon’s Jug Stompers, Jimmie Driftwood, Clarence Ashley, Doc Watson, Carolyn Hester, Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover, Minna, Hand Habits, Andrew Bird, Frazey Ford, Kaia Kater, Jesse Welles, Michael Hurley, Kacy & Clayton, Anna & Elizabeth, Tim Eriksen, Mama’s Broke, Ursina, and Alela Diane.
Oxfordshire five-piece The Dreaming Spires unveil the video for ‘Stolen Car’, a powerful, Springsteen-esque anthem telling a tale of life on the wrong side of the tracks. It’s their third and final single before the release of their upcoming album, ‘Normal Town’, arriving on November 7th via Clubhouse Records, and supported by a UK Tour.
Jim Ghedi is touring his latest album, Wasteland, in November. It’s one you don’t want to miss seeing live. “…for all its anger and anguish, Wasteland provides us with many such moments of beauty. It is a timely reminder of the potency of art in a world that seems to be turning uglier by the day, and it might just be Jim Ghedi’s masterpiece.”
Producer and multi-instrumentalist Momoko Gill has announced her debut solo album, ‘Momoko’, arriving 13th February on Strut Records. The celebrated collaborator for artists like Matthew Herbert and Alabaster DePlume steps forward with two powerful singles. ‘No Others’ showcases her jazz-inflected grooves, while ‘When Palestine Is Free’ unites fifty voices from London’s music scene in a profound statement of community and solidarity.