Alex Gallacher

British underground icons The Bevis Frond return with their new album Horrorful Heights, set for release on April 3rd. Alongside the announcement comes a 2026 UK tour and the immediate release of the title track. Described by longtime fan Stewart Lee as “master craftsmen,” the album promises a cohesive, melodic entry point into Nick Saloman’s legendary discography, available in standard and deluxe editions.

The Wave Pictures have shared their charming new single “Sure and Steady,” a nostalgic track described by the band as being like “Lou Reed if he’d grown up in the East Midlands.” It serves as the latest preview of their upcoming album Gained / Lost, arriving on 27th February via Bella Union. Recorded live and unfiltered, the LP blends 60s garage rock and distinct lyricism with the trio’s signature wit.

A curated expedition through the dusty backrooms of musical history. This set blends the raw soul of Darondo and the Afro-funk of Karl Hector with the avant-jazz of Gábor Szabó. It embraces global rhythms and cinematic textures, moving seamlessly from the 1960s underground to modern experimentalism. From Buddy Rich’s big band swing to Caribou’s electronic pulse, this is a sophisticated soundtrack for the discerning listener.

Following their acclaimed self-titled album, Samana unveil the Super 8mm video premiere for “Lakeside Song.” Originally released on Samhain, this meditative offering explores the thinning veil between the seen and the felt. Championing analogue warmth over digital sterility, the duo presents a profound visual study of transformation, water, and memory—a soulful invocation of the threshold between worlds.

Our latest KLOF Mixtape features an often otherworldly selection of folk, ambient, electronic, field recordings, and experimental music. You can hear music from Keaton Henson, Hen Ogledd (ft. Dawn Bothwell, Rhodri Davies, Richard Dawson and Sally Pilkington), Weston Olencki, Joe Westerlund, Bitchin Bajas, Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover, Greet, Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy, Chaz Knapp, Cy Werner, Peiriant, and U.

Welcome to another Monday Morning Brew Playlist featuring Joseph Shabason & Thom Gill, Stranded Horse & Boubacar Cissokho, Iona Zajac, Zeferina, Samantha Crain & Kimya Dawson, Ballaké Sissoko & Piers Faccini, Steve Gunn, Lefty Parker, The Weather Station, Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover, Sam Amidon, Jesca Hoop, Suss & Six Missing, Glyders, Laura Baird, Marta Del Grandi, Lila Tristram and more.

An archaeological dig into the deepest strata of groove. This KLOF Mag Special blends rare-groove funk, psychedelic soul, and Ethio-Jazz. Discover the foundational blues of Odetta, the cinematic Afro-Soul of The Budos Band, the deep-cut funk of Cymande and the intrinsic groove of Polar Bear. Every track is a reminder that the deepest feelings often come in the funkiest, most unexpected forms. Settle in for the journey.

An introspective autopsy of time, Keaton Henson talks us through his new album, Parader, released today. Known for his rare performances and heart-on-sleeve vulnerability, Henson revisits his past, embracing the grunge-infused sounds of his youth. Production, split between Luke Sital-Singh and Alex Farrar, harnesses these heavier sounds. The album, which Henson describes as his “weird ‘me’ version” of his youth’s influences, is an acceptance of all parts of himself.

Taken from Junior Brother’s latest album, The End, he channels the creeping madness of lockdown on ‘Week End’. Inspired by quarantined days away from his loved one, the track features the haunting, perfect quote: “There is no weekend, just days and days and days.” The accompanying video, directed by Ellius Grace, transforms those strange, locked-down days into stunning visuals that make you feel the isolation closing in.

Ivan Moult takes us through his new album ‘Stood Out In The Storm’, his most deeply personal offering yet – “a musical insight into the mind of a stressed-out family man who has a complete breakdown but then recovers…” Following the warmth and intricate songwriting of Songs From Severn Grove (2023), this new album takes a significant, vulnerable step, charting Moult’s gradual process of healing and recovery.

Italian singer-songwriter Marta Del Grandi offers a haunting and introspective glimpse into her forthcoming album, Dream Life (out January 30, 2026), with her latest single, “Alpha Centauri.” The track finds Del Grandi’s vocal prowling in nostalgia, connecting high-school memories with the cosmos. It features a unique arrangement, including a 70s-vibe horn section, perfectly illustrating the album’s shift toward a “more defined pop sound.”

Hen Ogledd (ft. Dawn Bothwell, Rhodri Davies, Richard Dawson and Sally Pilkington) have shared the video for “Scales will fall,” their urgent and striking first single from their forthcoming new album DISCOMBOBULATED. Vocalist Dawn Bothwell delivers her “Bard rap,” alluding to protest history—from the women at Greenham Common to the Durham Miners’ Gala—and contemporary organising against corporate greed.