Alex Gallacher

Alongside a video by Ellius Grace, Alt-folk duo DUG have released ‘Have At It!’, the poignant title track from their debut album, arriving September 19th. The song’s title comes from a heartfelt family joke, anchoring the band’s unique blend of American and Irish folk traditions. Comprised of Lorkin O’Reilly and Jonny Pickett, DUG have also announced festival dates and a London headline show for November.

Modern Nature share their hypnotic new single “Alpenglow” from the upcoming album The Heat Warps, out August 29th via Bella Union. The record marks a shift to a more direct, groove-based sound for the band, led by a dynamic dual-guitar attack. Catch them on their extensive North American tour throughout the winter of 2025-2026, where they’ll bring their potent new energy to the stage.

Emily A. Sprague has announced her new album, Cloud Time, arriving October 10th. The record chronicles her debut tour of Japan through a series of environmental improvisations guided by the energy of each moment. The lead single, “Tokyo 1,” is a spacious and welcoming track capturing the emotional arc of a night Sprague calls “profoundly healing.” Listen now and view the visual by V Haddad.

North Louisiana’s blues titan Robert Finley returns with Hallelujah! Don’t Let The Devil Fool Ya, arriving October 10th. Produced by Dan Auerbach, the new gospel-infused album was incredibly improvised and recorded in just one day. The powerful single, “Helping Hand,” leads the project. Finley supports the release with a European tour, including a headline show at London’s Union Chapel on October 4th.

Poet Saul Williams and producer Carlos Niño have released “The Water Is Rising…”, a new single featuring poet aja monet. The track pits monet’s soft apocalyptic reading against Williams’s hopeful parable, set to swirling woodwinds from Kamasi Washington and ethereal vibraphone. It’s the latest preview of their collaborative album, Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends at TreePeople, recorded live outdoors and releasing August 28th.

Our latest Off the Shelf guest is Fletcher Tucker, whose new album, Kin, is out next week on Gnome Life Records. Tucker shares some special objects from his home on the unceded Esselen tribal lands now known as Big Sur, California–From Jaime de Angulo, one of Big Sur’s wildest heart-minds, to wild incense and a trusty ultralight rucksack for wild camping, this one is pretty special.

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.