Alex Gallacher

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.

Acclaimed guitarist and song writer Buck Curran has released ‘ILiad (Slight Return)’, the expansive second single from his ninth album, Far Driven Sun, out August 29th via Obsolete Recordings. The album is an elemental return to Curran’s musical roots, inspired by his reunion with a rare 1990 Stefan Sobell ‘Butterfly’ guitar. He will also be performing at a special Robbie Basho celebration in London, alongside Gemma Khawaja and Toby Hay.

Musician and sound artist Alice Boyd releases ‘Return of the White-Tailed Eagle’, a powerful collaboration with the RSPB. The track marks the 50th anniversary of the successful reintroduction of the UK’s largest bird of prey. Built from ambient woodland sounds recorded at an RSPB reserve, the song is a transportive prelude to the forthcoming conservation film, ‘Return’. A beautiful fusion of art and ecological storytelling.

Accompanied by a music video, Kathryn Williams unveils ‘Tender’, a poignant new single with Polly Paulusma, from her forthcoming 15th studio album ‘Mystery Park’ (out September 26th). Returning to the sparse, affecting sound of her early work, the track explores the weight of feeling like an outsider. It’s the second glimpse into a deeply personal record featuring collaborators like Paul Weller and Ed Harcourt.

Experimental trio Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling, and Andreas Werliin have unveiled “Chahar,” the exhilarating second single from their upcoming album Ghosted III (out August 29th). Pushing further into the exuberant territory hinted at by first single “Yek,” the track is a startlingly funky dance of wild interplay and ricocheting guitar tones, accompanied by a mesmerizing new video ahead of their European tour.

Animal Collective have unveiled “Buddies On the Blackboard,” the dreamy, dub-influenced B-side to their recent single “Love On the Big Screen.” Arriving with a trippy chalk-animation visualizer by Abby Portner, the track will be featured on a limited edition 7-inch vinyl out this Friday via Domino. The new music follows the band’s lengthy and acclaimed 2023 studio album, Isn’t It Now?.

Tuxis Giant have shared “Days,” the final single from their upcoming album You Won’t Remember This, out August 15th. Inspired by Hayao Miyazaki, the buoyant track is an ode to the liminal space between work and rest. It arrives with a beautiful animated video by collaborator Louis Roe, which ties together the album’s visual universe and pays homage to the band’s own creative evolution.