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Watch the video for Psychic Rome, the new single from Alex Rex, which reveals his fascination for a period when the Roman Empire was at its most glorious and depraved. He’s accompanied by Rory Haye, Lavinia Blackwall and Marco Rea.

Taken from his new album, Richard Dawson shares ‘Gondola’ video, which features Jenny Coverack miming his words and reflecting on life—past, present, and future – a portrait so vivid, it’s totally genius.

Taken from his new album, The Beautiful World, Portland-based artist and producer David Allred premieres the video for his latest single ‘Look’ featuring VHS footage from his childhood, which he described as an incredibly cathartic project to create.

The latest Monday Morning Brew includes music from The Burning Hell, Yo La Tengo, The Cosmic Tones Research Trio, RK Nagati, Mulatu Astatke, Jeff Tweedy & Claire Rousay, Don Cherry, Echolalia, Ngozi Family and lots more.

Read Tom Blake’s poem about Ed Askew – ‘He Is 82 Years Old Now’. Ed, an outsider folk musician, poet and painter, passed away recently; Tom called him “one of the finest, most big-hearted, most underappreciated songwriters of his or anyone else‘s generation.”

The legendary outsider psych-folk musician, painter and poet Ed Askew has died, he was 84 years old. He released his first album, Ask the Unicorn, in 1968 after graduating from Yale.

Taken from his forthcoming new album ‘The Purple Bird’, Bonnie “Prince” Billy shares his latest single, Downstream, an eco-ballad co-written with and featuring Nashville legend John Anderson.

Nashville-based group Echolalia share their video for ‘Blood Moon’; pastoral-tinged and wide-open, it underpins their relaxed un-Nashville approach to recording this album.

Taken from Cold Blows the Rain, the new eight-song collection from experimental musician Bridget Hayden, watch her latest music video for the traditional folk ballad Factory Girl, featuring archive footage from 1904 and 1956.

Our first Monday Morning Brew of 2025 features music from Alice Hebborn, Marta Del Grandi, Bridget Hayden, Trevor Beale, Damien Jurado, Mari Mathias, Rachel Sermanni, Broadcast, Sonny Smith, Papa M, Arthur Russell, Constant Follower and more.

As we wind down towards New Year, enjoy our Albums of the Year 2024 playlist. It’s an eclectic offering featuring over 11 hours of music, taking in folk, jazz, avant-garde and experimental music.

Listen to our latest Monday Morning Brew Playlist. It’s an ambient and fairly mellow affair featuring a few releases from the Hubro label and others, alongside new releases from Chris Brain, Tamsin Elliott and Peter Broderick.