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Another Brew playlist, ft. Swelt, Ye Vagabonds, Damien Jurado, Joe Harvey-Whyte & Geir Sunstøl, Chris Brain, Little Mazarn, Quest Ensemble, Benedicte Maureseth & Ensemble neoN, Marta Del Grandi, Penny Arcade, Mike Tod, Barry Walker Jr., Balladeste, Ana Silvera & Saied Silbak, Maz O’Connor, Michael Cormier-O’Leary, and more
This week’s Brew opens with Cape Verde’s “Barefoot Diva,” Cesária Évora, bringing the melancholic soul of morna. We also feature Lhasa de Sela’s haunting blend of folk and ranchera. New highlights include Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore, Jana Horn, and Lande Hekt, plus L.Y.R. and The Notwist’s vibrant, percussive reimagining of “How the Story Ends.” Dive in.
The Latest Monday Morning Brew Playlist features several artists from the French label PAGANS, including the Occitan polyphonic duo Cocanha, Tal Coal (violinist Maud Herrera) and D’En Haut from Gascony, in southwestern France. There’s also music from French bassist Kham Meslien, Lucrecia Dalt, Mark Fosson, Steve Gunn & David Moore, alongside the ‘pensive countrified psychedelia’ of Edith Frost and more.
Enjoy our Embrace the season with our new indie folk Christmas festive playlist, a curated blend of contemporary and indie folk featuring alternative twists and abundant winter themes. To deepen the midwinter mood, we’ve also included KLOF Mag’s most popular archive mixes. From pagan-inspired electronica to traditional solo ballads, these collections offer a haunting, soulful alternative to the commercial noise. Pour a drink and enjoy.
I put this playlist together on an early Sunday morning after a foggy, cold walk, back at my desk, drinking my first cup of coffee of the day. That early-morning stillness is captured in the calm waves of Passerpartout Duo (pianist Nicoletta Favari and percussionist Christopher Salvito) and in the otherworldly sounds of Tarawangsawelas and their contemporary interpretations of sacred music from Sundanese West Java.
Welcome to another Monday Morning Brew Playlist. This selection leans heavily into UK and US folk traditions, featuring artists like Steeleye Span, Lal Waterson, John Jacob Niles, and contemporary torchbearers such as Jake Blount and Lisa O’Neill. There’s a nice emotional resonance between some of those featured, including Nick Drake, Bert Jansch, and Sufjan Stevens, as well as some newer inclusions from the likes of Ganavya & Sam Amidon.
