The Monday Morning Brew Playlist

A new weekly playlist featuring Kim Deal, Tōth, Hiss Golden Messenger, My Precious Bunny, Rolan Brival, Ora Cogan, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Lemoncello, Barry Walker Jr., Matt Kivel, More Eaze, Tenderness and more.

The latest Monday Morning Brew playlist is just under two hours long and features music from Catrin Finch, Mitski, Charlotte Cornfield, Iron & Wine, Jesca Hoop, Majke Voss, Gia Margaret, Rob Noyes, Benedicte Maureseth, Tucker Zimmerman, and lots more.

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 Monday Morning Brew Playlist is filled with new releases from the likes of Ulster Trio TRÙ, Bill Callahan, Courtney Barentt, Susan O’Neill & Valerie June, Cat Power, Cat Clyde, Setting, Gregory Uhlmann, Chantal Acda 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.

This week’s brew draws the lens onto some of the new releases that are brightening up the short days of winter, including new tunes from Dry Cleaning, Iron & Wine, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Buck Meek and more.

Kick off 2026 with the first Monday Morning Brew. This week’s playlist was partly inspired by the film The Holdovers. Expect two hours of warm, diverse, and uplifting tracks designed to cut through the winter fog. Enjoy the music and happy New Year!

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.

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.

We bring you another Monday Morning Brew playlist, one that is far removed from the commercial world of AI-music & payola. This isn’t background easy listening…it champions creativity and the diverse, challenging music that enriches our lives.

A curated expedition through the dusty backrooms of musical history. This set blends the raw soul of Darondo and the Afro-funk of Karl Hector with the avant-jazz of Gábor Szabó. It embraces global rhythms and cinematic textures, moving seamlessly from the 1960s underground to modern experimentalism. From Buddy Rich’s big band swing to Caribou’s electronic pulse, this is a sophisticated soundtrack for the discerning listener.