Category: Folk

Folk, New Music, New Release, new zealand, Video

MARLON WILLIAMS announces new album Te Whare Tīwekaweka

Aotearoa/NZ songwriter Marlon Williams returns with his first new single since the release of his album My Boy in 2022. The first taste of his Māori language album Te Whare Tīwekaweka (Pre-order) is the single ‘Aua Atu Rā‘, a beautiful and elegant Maori folk sound combining languid vocals and breezy strumming. “Ko te reo Māori, he matapihi ki te ao Māori” goes the Māori whakatauki … Continue reading MARLON WILLIAMS announces new album Te Whare Tīwekaweka

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Electronica, Experimental, Folk, New Music, News, Stream

LONNIE HOLLEY ANNOUNCES NEW 2025 ALBUM

Visionary US artist Lonnie Holley has announced his new album Tonky will be released on March 21st. Check out the first single ‘Protest with Love’. The album includes a plethora of guests including Mary Lattimore, Isaac Brock, Angel Bat Dawid, Jesca Hoop, Alabaster de Plume and Saul Williams. Foreword by Hanif Abdurrqib: There are poets like the great Mary Oliver, who might suggest that one’s … Continue reading LONNIE HOLLEY ANNOUNCES NEW 2025 ALBUM

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Album Covers, Audio Stream, Folk, Funk, New Music, Soul, Video

TINDERSTICKS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘SOFT TISSUE’

England’s soul/folk group Tindersticks return with their new, 14th album Soft Tissue on September 13th, 2024. Two tracks are available to stream now, the gentle undulations of ‘Falling, the Light‘ and an edit of the opening track ‘New World‘ where the band dig in to a deep and minimal soul/funk groove. A warm instrumental glow acts as a beautiful halo for Stuart Staples’ distinctive and … Continue reading TINDERSTICKS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘SOFT TISSUE’

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Ambient, australia, Experimental, Folk, New Music, Video

JESSICA RELEASES HAUNTING AND ETHEREAL NEW SINGLE/VIDEO

Sydney songwriter, singer and pianist Jessica has released her (self-recorded and produced) new single ‘And In The Quiet There Is Desire‘, her first new music since her beautiful 2021 album With Reverie. The song comes from a forthcoming album, her third since embarking on a solo career after initially establishing herself as one half of folk noir duo Jep and Dep. Haunting and ethereal, there’s … Continue reading JESSICA RELEASES HAUNTING AND ETHEREAL NEW SINGLE/VIDEO

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Folk, New Music, Psych, Video

LISTEN TO THE DREAMY DRIFT AND SMOKEY SWAY OF MEG BAIRD’S NEW SINGLE

ARTIST PHOTO: Rachael Cassells The new single ‘Ashes, Ashes’, by Meg Baird, taken from the forthcoming new LP Furling, out on LP/CD/Digital on January 27, 2023 on Drag City. Furling moves through the breadth of Meg’s musical fascinations and the environments around them—edges of memory, daydreams spanning years, loose ends, divergent paths, secret conversations under stars—all led by a stirring, singular voice calling experience and enlightenment, elation, … Continue reading LISTEN TO THE DREAMY DRIFT AND SMOKEY SWAY OF MEG BAIRD’S NEW SINGLE

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Experimental, Folk, Indie Rock, New Music, Post-Rock / Instrumental, Stream

Mess Esque Release New Single ‘Armour Your Armor’

They’ve been recently touring American and now on the eve of a European tour, Mess Esque, the duo of Mick Turner (Dirty Three) and Helen Franzmann (McKisko), have released the first part of a new double single – ‘Armour Your Armour’ on Milk! Records. The song follows their dreamy, interzonal template of wandering rhythms (courtesy of Jim White), Mick’s gently tidal guitar musings and Helen’s … Continue reading Mess Esque Release New Single ‘Armour Your Armor’

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Ambient, Folk, New Music, Soul, Video

NEW MUSIC: Jessica – Oh I See It

Late last year, Sydney songwriter Jessica released her second album, With Reverie. In contrast to her debut The Space Between (2020), which was based around her guitar playing, its followup is an album composed and performed beautifully on piano. The connective tissue between the two albums is Jessica’s haunting, elegiac voice. Part ethereal and dreamy, part heart wrenching and all consuming – whichever way you hear … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Jessica – Oh I See It

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Experimental, Folk, New Music, Psych, Video

NEW MUSIC: Aldous Harding releases new single ‘Lawn’ and announces new LP

Aldous Harding has released her new single/video ‘Lawn’ today and announced that her new album Warm Chris will be released on March 25th via 4AD. For Warm Chris, the New Zealand musician reunited with producer John Parish, continuing a professional partnership that began in 2017 and has forged pivotal bodies of work (Party and  Designer). All ten tracks were recorded at Rockfield Studios and includes contributions from H. Hawkline, Seb … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Aldous Harding releases new single ‘Lawn’ and announces new LP

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Folk, Indie Rock, New Music, Video

NEW SINGLE/VIDEO: North Arm – Bring The Daylight

2021 sees the return of Sydney group North Arm, four years since the release of their sophomore album. ‘Bring The Daylight’ is the first single and title track from the band’s brand new album, due out on October 15th via Broken Stone Records and Remote Control. The song gently sways and pulses with a warm and encompassing sound built on swooning strings by J Walker (Machine Translations), economical guitar and rolling bass. It’s … Continue reading NEW SINGLE/VIDEO: North Arm – Bring The Daylight

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Folk, Indie Rock, New Music, Psych, Soul, Video

NEW MUSIC: Shining Bird release video for new single and announce new 2021 album

Australian band Shining Bird are back with their first new music, ‘No Country For Dreaming’, ahead of their new album Deadlands, due out August 20th via Spunk Records. ‘No Country For Dreaming’ is a gorgeous and wistful wander through the landscape of Australia and the mind, draped in evocative and soulful, autumnal baroque folk-rock. Produced by Tim Whitten (The Go Betweens, Midnight Oil) and the … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Shining Bird release video for new single and announce new 2021 album

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Electronica, Experimental, Folk, New Music, Psych, Soul, Video

NEW MUSIC: Low – Days Like These

Duluth Minnesota’s Low return with their first new release since the overwhelming sonic experience that was their last album Double Negative. From the opening harmonies of ‘Days Like These’ to the stark mirroring guitar chords and the fractured static and alien vocal effect, it’s clear they’re continuing to push the boundaries of song and sound on this new track, taken from the forthcoming BJ Burton-produced … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Low – Days Like These

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Folk, Indie Rock, New Music, Psych, Stream

NEW MUSIC: Loco Tranquilo – Golden Flower

Here’s a really nice upbeat slice of indie folk-rock from San Francisco artist Loco Tranquilo (Julian Gervasi). Surf guitars wobble, shimmer and jangle over the bubbly punch of the rhythm section. Gervasi adds the psychedelic folk vibe with a vocal style reminiscent of Devendra Banhart – that free-spirited, trippy, grinning-at-the-sun kind of sound. Recorded at Coyote Hearing Studios in collaboration with local producer Mackenzie Bunch (French … Continue reading NEW MUSIC: Loco Tranquilo – Golden Flower

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