Alex Gallacher

Taken from her new album, American Dust, listen to Eve Adams’ new single ‘Get Your Hopes Up’. A spirited, noir-ish bar-room stomper with a nod to Nancy Sinatra, the track introduces an album described as a eulogy for the American dream. Set against the haunting backdrop of the American Southwest, American Dust is a bold stride forward for Adams, arriving August 22nd via Basin Rock.

Joan Shelley has announced her seventh album, Real Warmth, arriving September 19th on No Quarter. Recorded in Toronto with producer Ben Whiteley and a host of local musicians, the album aims to be “a capture instead of a meticulous construction.” The communal lead single, “Everybody,” is out now. Shelley will support the album with a North American tour this fall, with tickets on sale this week.

A new compilation from DJ and curator Edna Martinez celebrates Colombia’s Picó culture—the colossal, hand-painted sound systems at the heart of coastal street parties. As the culture faces pressure at home, it has found new life abroad, with authentic picós now being built as far as Australia. This album captures the raw, transatlantic sound of a local tradition that has gone global.

Three pillars of Chicago’s experimental scene—Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart—have formed a new trio. Their debut single, “Stone Piece I,” out now on International Anthem, transforms improvised strings and vocals into a textural soundscape using analog tape loops. The release previews their live debut at Chicago’s Sound & Gravity Festival on September 11th and a full album planned for 2026.

Nashville trio Shrunken Elvis—Spencer Cullum, Sean Thompson, and Rich Ruth—share their dreamlike new single, “K-House.” The track blends sharp, psychedelic guitar with a downtempo dance groove, landing somewhere between dreamy kosmische and an ’80s cop show soundtrack. It’s a preview of their self-titled debut album, out September 5th, a project guided by intuition and a philosophy of “no goals, just ideas.”

Lyrical storyteller Jeremy Tuplin shares his new single ‘Stranger In The Garden’ today, a fuzzy, lo-fi indie-rock track taken from his upcoming fifth album, Planet Heaven. Rippling with psychedelic violin and Tuplin’s deep drawl, the song, featuring Dana Gavanski, precedes the album’s release on 17th October. Described as a subversive celebration of the natural world, the album sees the artist embrace a more personal, DIY approach.

Global-folk collective Mishra have announced their first collaborative album with acclaimed Indian classical/Sufi vocalist Deepa Shakthi. Titled ‘Turn O Spinning Wheel’ and out October 17, the record fuses English folk with Sufi song. The hypnotic first single, ‘Kite’, built on an Irish jig structure, will be released next week on August 11 ahead of the group’s extensive UK autumn tour.

Drag City announces the 10th-anniversary vinyl reissue of Bill MacKay & Ryley Walker’s hypnotic debut, Land of Plenty, arriving September 26th. Recorded live during their famed 2015 Chicago residency, the album showcases the duo’s telepathic guitar interplay. To celebrate, a new music video for the title track has been released, offering a fresh look at this seminal work.

In the heart of Kyoto, a city renowned for its timeless beauty and rich artistic heritage, a singular musician is crafting a sound that is both deeply personal and daringly experimental. Kita Kouhei—a sound artist, composer, and master of the rare Array Mbira–builds immersive soundscapes that seamlessly blend the organic textures of live instruments with the limitless possibilities of electronic music, creating a world that is uniquely his own.

This week’s Monday Morning Brew opens to a track from the new 4CD set, The Making Of Five Leaves Left, which chronicles the creation of Nick Drake’s 1969 debut album. There’s also music from Songhoy Blues, Ben Whitley, Roadside Graves, Turner Cody, Stringtronics, Laura Cannell, Kathryn Williams, Ancient Infinity Orchestra, Alice Boyd, The Innocence Mission, Darren Hayman and more.

The latest KLOF Mixtape features music from John Francis Flynn, The Deadlians, Lankum, AJ Woods, Joshua Idehen, Adrian Sherwood, Ana Lua Caiano, Cyril Cyril, RíRá, The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock, Skipper’s Alley, Joshua Burnside & Laura Quirke, Cat Clyde & Jeremie Albino, Kevin Morby, Nick Waterhouse, Scott McMicken, Piers Faccini, Jake Blount, The Burning Hell, Rónán Ó Snodaigh and Myles O’Reilly, Alex Rex, Lisa O’Neill and more.

In a new “Nonesuch Selects” video released this week, composer Steve Reich offers an intimate tour of some of his favourite music. He includes recordings that share connections to his work, from the propulsive energy of John Adams to foundational Balinese Gamelan. Part of a celebration including the monumental Collected Works box set, the video is a generous act of aural cartography from a master of modern music.