Alex Gallacher

Our latest Monday Morning Brew playlist is out, featuring new music from The Furrow Collective, MF Tomlinson, Sir Richard Bishop, a new Blaze Foley tribute album, Margaret Glaspy, Kam Franklin and more, along with a stack of new music recommendations ranging from English Psych Folk to an album inspired by Southern Africa’s indigenous guitar traditions.

Joshua Van Tassel’s “Yearner” is a standalone single on which, alongside the composer’s much-loved Ondea, a modern Ondes Martenot, features Afie Jurvanen (of Bahamas) on bass, Joseph Shabason on woodwinds and Rose Cousins on wordless vocals; the piece moves through feelings of loss, yearning, memory and beauty.

This week’s Mixtape opens with our Artists of the Month, Mama’s Broke. We’ve also got new music from Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Julia Holter, BJ Cole & Secondson, Sir Richard Bishop, Blake Hornsby, Mcdara Yeates, Eliana Glass, Julia Holter and more, plus archive gems from Joanna Newsom, Harvey Lord, Alasdair Roberts & James Green, Olivia Chaney, Amiina, The Memory Band and more.

Sam Sweeney and Grace Smith announce “Morning Of May”, their debut duo album on Hudson Records, out 9th October. Exploring the possibilities of two fiddles in conversation within the English instrumental tradition, the pair drew on manuscript collections and obscure tune sources alongside original compositions. Listen to “Round Hill Wood / The Rowling Bet” now.

Laura Cortese announces “Lucky Water,” her first studio album in six years, due October 9th on Compass Records. Recorded at Sylvan Esso’s Betty’s studio and produced by LOLLIES, the album finds the Ghent-based fiddler navigating motherhood and belonging across borders. Lead single “Face the Rain” builds from plucked fiddle into a warm sweep of brushed drums and woodwinds. Watch the accompanying live video.

Margo Cilker has announced Little White Cross, her third album and first release on Fossil Records, due October 9th. Recorded to tape in Lockhart, Texas, with Bruce Robison, it follows the widely acclaimed Valley of Heart’s Delight. The title track — a Christy Hays cover — is out now, its stark roadside imagery setting the tone for an album born out of darkness.

BJ Cole and Secondson announce “There is Wonder Here,” a collaboration pairing pedal steel guitar with the rare Cristal Baschet — believed to be the first recording devoted to the interplay between the two instruments. First track “A Place You Could Never Leave” is out now, ahead of the album’s September 18th release via Centripetal Force and Geology Records.

Macdara Yeates announces “Mudlark Ballads,” his second album, due September 4th. Produced by Gilla Band’s Daniel Fox, the album wraps centuries-old Irish folk songs in strings, found-sounds, drones and handclaps. A central figure in Dublin’s folk scene and former Skipper’s Alley member, Yeates follows a debut that earned a MOJO Top 10 and RTÉ Folk Award nominations.

Hollow Hand shares the video for “Heavy Metal T-Shirt,” the final single from fourth album “Wish Road South,” directed by Mega Bog’s Erin Birgy and shot in Dublin. The rowdiest thing on the record, it was tracked live in a studio corridor in Brighton — feedback in the cracks, a singalong chorus, and no shortage of heart.

Jules Reidy shares “Clerestory Windows V,” the final movement of the solo suite from their forthcoming album “Clerestory,” due September 25th via Thrill Jockey. Performed on hex electric guitar with Euclidean sequencing, it is the most pared-back piece on an album that sets a JACK Quartet commission against solo refractions of the same material.

Watch Twisted Teens’ Jack Massuci-directed video for “Florida Water Blues,” the title track of their third album on Going Underground Records. The New Orleans band’s second release of 2026 trades the nervous energy of “Blame the Clown” for something more patient and atmospheric, with CPN’s multi-instrumental sprawl and RJ Santos’ steel guitar soaked in Gulf Coast humidity.

Isik Kural has announced “Motorcycles and Cherry Wind,” his third album for RVNG Intl., sharing lead single “Winter Sun” with a video by Barnaby Omar. A twelve-track travelogue shaped by field recordings from Istanbul to Scotland, the album features nine international musicians and follows 2024’s “Moon in Gemini,” one of that year’s most rewarding albums.