Alex Gallacher

Coinciding with her 80th Birthday, Vashti Bunyan announces Lookaftering – Expanded Edition, a reissue of her legendary second album, that includes demos, alternate takes and a live performance. Listen to a demo recording of ‘If I Were’.

Listen to the latest Monday Morning Brew Playlist ft. Alynda Segarra, Niamh Regan, Rosie Miles, Lemoncello, Rachel Sermanni, Isobel Campbell, Josienne Clarke, Julia Holter, John Cale and more.

From Michele Ducci’s rich, soft timbre and Letizia Mandolesi’s dreamy lifting accents, ‘It’s Hard to be Easily Loved’ conjures a jazz-hued languid warmth that could melt the edges of an early morning frost. A beautifully crafted song, it’s also our Song of the Day.

Beirut shares the new single and video “Caspian Tiger” from Zach Condon’s collaboration with Swedish contemporary circus company Kompani Giraff and their free-interpretation of ‘A Study of Losses’, a book by Judith Schalansky and announces the first Beirut tour in six years.

Janice Burns and Jon Doran announce ‘Great Joy to the New’, a collaborative winter album. Watch the excellent video for their lead single ‘Derby Ram’, the filming of which “felt like a celebration of the Newcastle folk scene”.

Seeds of Light, the new single from Rose City Band, featuring additional vocals from Sanae Yamada is our Song of the Day. It’s taken from their new album Sol Y Sombra, out January 24th, 2025, on Thrill Jockey.

Animal Collective’s Brian “Geologist” Weitz announces a collaboration with Sleepy Doug Shaw (Gang Gang Dance / White Magic / High Life) and shares their first video and single, “Route 9 Falls” – like some cosmic Appalachian odyssey.

Listen to our Monday Morning Brew Playlist, an uplifting offering featuring Adam Finchler, Damien Jurado, Project Gemini, Anna Tivel, Bonny Light Horseman, Timothy Monger, Arlt, Will Knox, The Van Pelt, KIDDUSI, Bananagun, Bob Dylan and more.

Listen to our latest Mixtape featuring Alice Boyd, Don Leisure & Carwyn Ellis, The Innocence Mission, Fionn Regan, Andrew Tuttle/Michael Chapman, Constant Follower, Nev Clay, Richard Dawson, Kevin Fowley, Jennifer Castle, Lee Baggett, Anna Butterss, Angeline Morrison, Glåsbird & more.

Constant Follower, led by singer-songwriter Stephen McAll, shares a powerfully moving video directed by Martin J Pickering for the song ‘Patient Has Own Supply’, which tells a deeply personal story rooted in McAll’s teenage years.

Oysterband, Levellers, Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy, Jim Moray, Moonlight Benjamin, The Henry Girls, Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones, Melrose Quartet, and 9Bach are just some of the first wave of artists announced for Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2025.

Under his pseudonym of Glåsbird, British artist and composer Harry Towell’s exploration of remote geographic locations returns closer to home as he explores the low-lying fenlands surrounding his sleepy Lincolnshire village.