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To warm the oncoming winter chill, Bristol’s Me and My Friends return with “Bring Summer,” an explosion of joyful, sun-drenched grooves. Following their meditative 2023 release, this album is “peppered with ingredients from disco, rock, samba, gnawa and cumbia,” described as “a celebration of authenticity, the inner child and the freedom to be yourself, an invitation to dance as a raw, unfiltered expression of life.”
Joshua Burnside announces his new album, It’s Not Going to be Okay, releasing the poignant single and lyric video “Moon High.” Born from the grief of losing his best friend, the record is Burnside’s most stripped-back and unguarded work. It swaps his usual intricate production for tender, unflinching acoustic balladry, with each track serving “like an entry into a grief journal.”
Baltimore duo Peals (William Cashion of Future Islands and Bruce Willen of Double Dagger) have announced the digital release of Seltzer, originally a 2015 limited-edition cassette release. The collection highlights their move toward intimate ambient improvisation, featuring the first single “Believers”, recorded during a unique site-specific collaboration with multimedia artist Zoe Friedman inside Baltimore’s historic Bromo Seltzer clock tower.
New York City’s musical shapeshifter Wendy Eisenberg returns today with “Will You Dare,” a track that trades avant-garde complexity for the sun-drenched directness of early 1970s folk. Out now via Joyful Noise Recordings, the single offers a tender yet sharp look at the risks of romance through Eisenberg’s characteristically incisive lens.
Valerie June reimagines the blues standard “Rollin’ and Tumblin’” with her latest standalone single. Drawing inspiration from the darker, heavier sounds of Black Sabbath, June runs her banjo through a fuzzy electric amp to break traditional boundaries. This fierce, amplified reconstruction is dedicated to Ozzy Osbourne and arrives as she continues her international Big Ole Worldwide Tour following her acclaimed album, Owls, Omens, and Oracles.
Acclaimed songwriter Jana Horn will release her self-titled third album on January 16, 2026. The announcement is paired with a new video for the opening track, “Go on, move your body.” Written during a difficult move to New York, the album was recorded at Sonic Ranch in Texas and follows her lauded 2023 release, The Window Is The Dream.
Tōth (Alex Toth of Rubblebucket) has announced his new LP, And The Voice Said, out February 27, 2026. Co-produced by Caroline Rose and featuring Kimbra, the record is about “surviving yourself.” Tōth calls the music “equal parts prayer and punchline.” He shared the infectious new single, “Not Broken,” accompanied by a joyous documentary-style video filmed on Coney Island.
Multi-award-winning Irish duo Ye Vagabonds announce their fourth album, ‘All Tied Together’, releasing Jan 30th, 2026, via River Lea. Recorded live in Galway with producer Philip Weinrobe (Big Thief), the intimate new record is previewed by the lead single ‘On Sitric Road’, available now. The band will headline London’s Roundhouse in June 2026.
Bill Callahan announces My Days of 58, his eighth album and shares lead single, “The Man I’m Supposed To Be”. He applies the “living, breathing energies” of his live shows to the studio, sharpening his “slice-of-life portraiture”. The album, featuring his core touring band, embraces unpredictability, with Callahan describing it as a “‘living room record'” in attitude and vibe, “not too loud, not otherworldly”.
Brother Wallace, a “force of nature” bred on gospel, steps into the solo spotlight with his electrifying debut single, “Who’s That.” A triumphant, joyful blast of soul, the track flips heartbreak on its head with grit and Memphis horns. Produced by Dan Taylor (The Heavy), it announces Wallace’s signing to ATO Records and a new era for the show-stopping vocalist.
BBC Folk Award-winner Sam Carter announces The Oakham Poacher, his first solo collection of traditional songs. The title track explores a local legend from his Rutland childhood, telling the true story of the last man hanged at Oakham Castle. Carter says, “There’s something shared between the spirit of the folk singer and the poacher; both acts reclaim what was always ours to begin with.”
London-based songwriter Elanor Moss has officially signed to Merge Records. She celebrated the announcement by releasing a new single and video, “Again, My Love.” The contemplative track, her first since 2023’s Cosmic EP, uses muted horns and guitar to explore themes of transition, loss, and growth. It serves as a preview for a new project expected in 2026.