Samana—Rebecca Rose Harris and Franklin Mockett—have announced the release of their third self-titled album and shared the opening track ‘The Knife’ – “…a freeing of stored weight and emotion; the confrontation of somatic memory…”.
If ‘Old Fashioned’ means favouring the past, in Kyle Andrews’s case, that’s turned out to be no bad thing, as evidenced by his new video, taken from his newly announced 6th studio album, The Whims of a Manic Moon.
Taken from their new album Funeral for Justice, Mdou Moctar deliver their passionate and adrenalin-fuelled new single and video, ‘Imouhar’, a call to the Tuareg people to preserve their Tamasheq language.
Nicolas Michaux premieres a deeply emotive and haunting video for She’s an Easy Rider, a powerful re-adaptation of Tucker Zimmerman’s song. It’s a stunning reinterpretation, the translation of which was clearly not lost on the video’s Director, Kevin Antoine.
LA-based musician Marina Allen has announced her third studio album, Eight Pointed Star, out June 7th on Fire Records and shares a stunning video, directed by Eliel Ford, for “Red Cloud.”
The legendary guitarist, songwriter, and visual artist Moris Tepper releases his new album ‘Building A Nest’ next month. Get a taster with ‘The Visitor’ – a tale that may tell more about ourselves than the title suggests.
To celebrate his upcoming UK Spring Tour, which starts in April, watch Sam Carter perform ‘A Place To Call My Own’, on which he’s joined by Sam Vicary of Cinematic Orchestra on double bass.
On LORCAN, Vancouver-based Laucan and Brighton-based producer Samuel Organ explore ethereal folk and avant-garde electronica. Listen to the album opener, Aignish On The Machiar, featuring a field recording from a 1973 trip to the Inner Hebrides.
Taken from his new album Locust Land, Bill MacKay shares his second single, ‘Glow Drift’, on which he locks into a relatable psychedelic groove with Mikel Patrick Avery and Sam Wagster. Intelligence and imagination are the order of the day for these sonic explorers.
The Zawose Queens – Pendo and Leah Zawose – announce Maisha, a long-awaited first by female members of one of Tanzania’s most famous musical families. To be released on Real World Records in June, watch the video for their title track single, released today.
Queer Folk sextet Goblin Band announce their debut EP ‘Come Slack Your Horse!’ and share their new single ‘Widecombe Fair’…Sounding like a 17th-century punk band, they deliver music in its raw, merry-making form – as intended.
The Decemberists announce their ninth studio album, As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again, and share their epic 19-minute new single ‘Joan in the Garden’, a transcendent offering that’s worth the extra weight.
