Tracks

Acclaimed pedal steel guitarist Barry Walker Jr. has announced his debut album for Thrill Jockey, Paleo Sol. He unearths new dimensions, fusing cosmic country and ambient minimalism with the profound patience of geology and the intimacy of new fatherhood. Listen to three tracks from the album today.

The Little Unsaid unveil their video for “Surfacing”, taken from their new album, “Stay Fragile All Across This Cold Frontier”, which is available now on all platforms via Carbon Moon Records. “It’s a snapshot of every gig we did and captures something about that tour that really carried a lot of energy and emotional weight for us as we celebrated our tenth year as a band.”

Iona Zajac shares “Murder Mystery,” a surreal new single and video from her forthcoming debut album Bang (Nov 21). The track, accompanied by a striking visual featuring Zajac’s alter ego, is a “fearless dive into the scary everyday fears women live with.” A seasoned artist, Zajac’s debut promises raw, defiant storytelling.

Composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist RÓIS and rob mulhern, aka hhh, have unveiled their bold new single and video, “Did ye ever get The Ride at The Wake House?”. The accompanying video, directed by Adam O’reilly who is also a dance artist, features Alex Vostokova, a dance artist and emerging choreographer. Delivering a shockwave that reverberates across a tranquil Irish landscape, it is not without it moments of humour.

Smote takes us ‘Track-by-Track’ through “Songs From The Free House”, a monumental work, a transcendental journey where primal repetition and folk memory converge into something vital and eternal. It is the sound of the earth itself, speaking through cranked amplification.

Oxfordshire five-piece The Dreaming Spires unveil the video for ‘Stolen Car’, a powerful, Springsteen-esque anthem telling a tale of life on the wrong side of the tracks. It’s their third and final single before the release of their upcoming album, ‘Normal Town’, arriving on November 7th via Clubhouse Records, and supported by a UK Tour.

Jim Ghedi is touring his latest album, Wasteland, in November. It’s one you don’t want to miss seeing live. “…for all its anger and anguish, Wasteland provides us with many such moments of beauty. It is a timely reminder of the potency of art in a world that seems to be turning uglier by the day, and it might just be Jim Ghedi’s masterpiece.”

Producer and multi-instrumentalist Momoko Gill has announced her debut solo album, ‘Momoko’, arriving 13th February on Strut Records. The celebrated collaborator for artists like Matthew Herbert and Alabaster DePlume steps forward with two powerful singles. ‘No Others’ showcases her jazz-inflected grooves, while ‘When Palestine Is Free’ unites fifty voices from London’s music scene in a profound statement of community and solidarity.

Algerian Tuareg collective Imarhan will release their fourth album, ‘ESSAM’, on January 16th, 2026. Recorded in their Tamanrasset studio, the record marks a significant evolution, weaving modern electronic textures and modular synths into their foundational desert blues sound. The hypnotic lead single, “Derhan n’oulhine,” offers the first taste of this new exploratory direction and is accompanied by a stunning new video.

Northern Ireland-born and Scotland-based singer-songwriter Foy Vance has unveiled two new songs, “A.I.” and “Call Me Anytime.” The double single marks his debut on Rounder Records and showcases the Emmy winner’s singular artistry—a soulful convergence of folk and Southern blues that has won him plenty of admirers. This powerful double release is a testament to his ability to marry emotional intimacy with sonic grandeur.

Oxfordshire-born, Leicester-based multi-instrumentalist Adam Weikert has announced his innovative new album, To Whom Ourselves We Owe, set for release on December 19th via The Gleeman Guild. The first single, ‘Farewell to the Green Man’, backed with B-side ‘The Care’, featuring Alice Beadle of Goblin Band (Broadside Hacks) is out today. 

Lisa O’Neill is set to return on November 19th with a new six-track EP via Rough Trade Records. Watch the moving video, directed by Ellius Grace, for the EP’s powerful title track and lead single, “The Wind Doesn’t Blow This Far Right.” It features Kae Tempest, Kevin Rowland of Dexys Midnight Runners, and Spider Stacey of The Pogues, as well as renowned Nigerian/Irish poet Feli Speaks, actress Olwen Fouéré, among others.