Alex Gallacher

Beverly Glenn-Copeland shares poignant covers of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” and “Save The Children” ahead of his October tour. These new recordings are a direct response to contemporary issues like the conflict in Gaza, the attacks on Trans rights, and the Black Lives Matter movement, articulating his lifelong mission to foster community and speak truth to power.

Fruit Bats’ new single, “Let You People Down,” is a sparse and captivating track that sets the tone for the upcoming album, Baby Man. A departure from his usual sound, the song is a raw, intimate solo performance that Eric D. Johnson calls an “ode to the people pleasers.” It’s a vulnerable look at self-doubt and the anxieties of an artist.

Coming this October is the self-titled second album from Portland’s Cosmic Tones Research Trio, a record that solidifies their place in modern spiritual jazz. Led by the virtuosic saxophonist Roman Norfleet, the trio crafts layered, transcendent soundscapes that are both meditative and rhythmically compelling. Their lead single, “Sankofa,” is out now, offering a glimpse into the album’s deep improvisational traditions and thoughtful compositions.

Perpetual Doom Records has announced the September 19th release of “Best Of Generifus,” a retrospective compilation from Washington State’s Spencer Sult. Spanning two decades, the album gathers 15 tracks from his ever-evolving catalog, highlighting Sult’s intimate, enduring songwriting. These songs, drawn from bedroom tapes and recent full-lengths, offer a beautifully distilled introduction to an artist whose melodies feel found rather than made—a gentle monument to staying true while moving forward.

Hannah Frances has announced her new album, Nested in Tangles, will be released on October 10th via Fire Talk. The composer, vocalist, guitarist, and poet has also shared the video for the lead single, “Surviving You,” a poignant reflection on generational trauma and self-preservation. She has also shared details of a headlining tour to support the release.

Marking their 11th Anniversary, International Anthem continue their reissue series with Angel Bat Dawid’s 2019 debut, The Oracle. Originally recorded and mixed on her cell phone, this influential album solidified Dawid as an essential voice in improvised music. The new IA11 edition features redesigned artwork and new liner notes by percussionist Asher Gamedze, celebrating the album’s powerful blend of emotive songs, free improvisation, and enduring magic.

Japanese artist Nobukazu Takemura has shared “an ephemeral radiant,” a new single from his upcoming album, knot of meanings, due September 26th. The track captures Takemura’s singular blend of electro-acoustic instrumentation with sublime, understated arrangements. Steady piano figures are dappled with melodic motifs from cello synth, plinking electronics, and a trilling vibraphone, alluding to sparks flying from struck stones.

Taken from his new album, Hillbilly Ragas, Sir Richard Bishop’s latest single, “Pass the Juggernaut,” is a ferocious, brooding track that channels tradition, near severed from its source. It’s a journey into the “dark woods” of sound, with Bishop’s jagged, blunted strikes creating an intense and intimate musical experience that is both aggressive and profoundly soulful.

Fletcher Tucker shares the video for ‘Great Flowering Mind’, the final single from his forthcoming new album Kin (out this Friday). “…a song of kinship with the more-than-human – boulders, rivers and trees, spirits of place and long-dead ancestors…a song which describes and embodies the practice of kin-making (kinning).”

Our latest Monday Morning Brew playlist features tunes from Big Thief, Cass McCombs, Shrunken Elvis, Geir Sundstøl, Laura Veirs, Sam Shackleton, Jack Norton & Charlie Parr, Joan Shelley, Sō Percussion, Benedicte Maurseth, Swimming Bell, P.G. Six, Lucy Dacus, Kissing Other ppl, Dana Sipos, Tom Skinner, Floating Action and Caimin Gilmore.

Secretly Canadian have reissued Songs: Ohia’s fabled 1998 album, Impala, on vinyl. Long out-of-print, the record is a raw document of Jason Molina’s songwriting, rooted in the blue-collar melancholy of Lorain, Ohio. This new edition offers a chance to explore a foundational work from a singular artist—listen to the unreleased demo of ‘Tess,’ captured during the original sessions.

Norwegian Hardanger fiddler, composer and writer Benedicte Maurseth has released “Simleflokk under månen,” the new single from her upcoming album Mirra. The hypnotic track evokes a herd of female reindeer journeying beneath the moonlight across the vast Hardangervidda plateau. Maurseth’s distinctive fiddle blends with folk traditions, minimalism, and wildlife sounds, continuing the immersive, ecosophical themes of her Nordic Music Prize-winning previous work.