Alex Gallacher
Alex Gallacher
Founder and Editor-in-Chief of KLOF Mag - I keep things running here and put together the playlists and mixes.
Analog Africa announces ‘Galaxia Tropical’, the second volume dedicated to Peruvian Cumbia legend Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical, out February 6. Following the artist’s passing in 2020, this 14-track compilation captures the fearless, psychedelic energy of Iquitos. Featuring the new single “Gitanita,” it celebrates the larger-than-life legacy of a DIY pioneer who helped to define the sound of the Amazon.
Shane Cooper and Cara Stacey unite on “Mbuluzi / the flute song,” a mesmerising blend of traditional South African instrumentation and experimental tape manipulation. Remastered from Cooper’s jazz-concrète project Happenstance, the track features Stacey on the Umtshingo flute, woven into Cooper’s surreal, sequencing and 1/4″ tape manipulation. The results are engagingly surreal, bringing weightless, tiny ecosystems of sound into sharp focus.
Bridget Hayden & The Apparitions share “Our Ship is Ready,” a haunting folk track originally recorded for her acclaimed album Cold Blows the Rain. Taught to Hayden by her mother, this digital exclusive arrives alongside a new live video filmed in their hometown of Todmorden, capturing the ghostly atmosphere of her distinct experimental sound.
Lambchop and Y La Bamba share poignant new singles from Passages, a benefit compilation out today – December 5th via Western Vinyl. Featuring home-recorded tracks from Dirty Projectors, Daniel Lopatin, and more, the album supports American Gateways and Casa Marianella. These raw recordings highlight the struggle for safe passage and the universal human right to feel at home.
Our latest Mixtape is a blend of folk and ambient textures featuring Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Jana Horn, Iona Zajac, San Fermin and Sam Amidon, Joe Westerlund, Isik Kural, Joseph Allred, The Early, Mutual Benefit, Great Lake Swimmers, Nina Nastasia, Emily A. Sprague, Black Decelerant, M. Sage, Steve Gunn & David Moore, Spencer Doran and more.
Our latest recommendations include an orchestral meditation on the American women’s suffrage movement, a dizzying joyride through the golden age of Thai popular music, Congolese rumba by Docteur Nico, Will Guthrie’s experimental percussion, and rare archival blues by Allen Ginsberg (with cameos by Bob Dylan and Don Cherry). Plus, Estonian wetland soundscapes to sun-drenched Laurel Canyon folk, from cosy winter solstice hymns to the sophisticated grooves of 1970s Ethio-jazz.
After 15 albums as Post Moves, Sam Wenc debuts under his own name with Language at an Angle, out January 30 via Lobby Art Editions. Today, we premiere the video for “Limitless of Blue,” a stunning display of kinetic pedal steel experimentation. On the strength of this first offering, the record already feels like one that will command significant attention in 2026.
Acclaimed songwriter Jana Horn returns with “All in Bet,” the second single from her self-titled album, arriving January 16, 2026. Written during her first year in NYC but recorded at Texas’s Sonic Ranch, the track moves from uncertainty to faith. Describing the process as an “all in bet on life,” Horn and her band embrace a broken-down, elemental sound where silence speaks as loudly as the music.
Enjoy our latest monthly Subscriber playlist featuring Elanor Moss, Sir Richard Bishop, Cat Power, Natalie Jane Hill, Weirs, Goblin Band, The Wave Pictures, Tashi Dorji, claire rousay, Whitney, José González, SML, Bill Callahan, Jana Horn, Robin Adams, Wendy Eisenberg, Joshua Burnside, Steve Gunn, Adam Weikert, Damien Jurado, Jessica Moss, Lisa O’Neill, Hen Ogledd, Marta Del Grandi, Ivan Moult, Keaton Henson, JJJJJerome Ellis, Weston Olencki, Joe Westerlund, Samana and more.
Arriving February 6, 2026, Points of Inaccessibility unites composer Rafael Anton Irisarri and media artist Jaco Schilp. Born within the walls of a former psychiatric prison, this audiovisual project transforms bowed guitar textures and point-cloud visuals into a haunting exploration of digital isolation. The album navigates the paradox of modern connectivity, asking if we are drifting further into coordinates of our own making.
Ten years after the chaos of Emotional Mugger, Ty Segall revisits the era with a ferocious new archival release. “LIVE” “AT” “THE” “BBC”, dropping January 30, 2026, captures his supergroup backing band tearing through a blistering BBC session for Marc Riley. Stream the frantic live version of “Candy Sam” today and check out the newly announced 2026 tour dates spanning the US, Australia, and New Zealand.