Supersonic Festival Completes 2026 Lineup — Plus New MMM Video
Supersonic Festival announced its final 2026 lineup ahead of the limited‑edition two‑day event on April 25‑26, confirming that tickets had already sold out. The roster adds ten fresh acts, including noise‑rock duo Guttersnipe, ambient electronic artist Feeo, and experimental multi‑instrumentalist Harry Górski‑Brown, alongside headliners Microplastics and returning favorites like Jennifer Reid. The collaborative trio MMM also dropped a new video for "Hands to Stone, Eyes to Stars," filmed at the Calanais Stones and tied to their upcoming album Lunistice Alignments. In addition, the festival’s Market Place returns with workshops, a tattoo booth, sound‑bath sessions, and a kids’ gig, reinforcing its reputation as the UK’s premier small‑scale festival.
Anna McLuckie – The Little Winters
Anna McLuckie’s new album *The Little Winters* reimagines the ancient Scottish clàrsach by blending Celtic harp traditions with pop‑folk songwriting and experimental textures. The record delves into Gaelic nostalgia, featuring songs that reference concepts like cianalas and incorporate field recordings, cello,...
Cooper Crain & Bill MacKay Announce New BCMC Album ‘Stash’ & Share “Kaleidosmoke”
Chicago duo BCMC—Bill MacKay and Cooper Crain—announced their sophomore album *Stash*, slated for release on June 26 through Drag City. The lead single, “Kaleidosmoke,” drops now and stretches nearly eight minutes, showcasing a blend of Brit‑rock guitars and Terry Riley‑style...
Myer U Clark Announces New Album Tinderbox, Shares New Single & Video “Healers”
Bristol indie‑folk songwriter Myer U Clark announced his sophomore album *Tinderbox*, slated for release on 26 June via Broadside Hacks Recordings. To launch the campaign he dropped the single “Healers” accompanied by a video produced by the Below The Belt collective. The track,...
Natalie Wildgoose – Rural Hours
Natalie Wildgoose released her six‑track EP "Rural Hours" on April 15, 2026, recorded in a bothy in the Yorkshire Dales. The collection pairs her piano with Owen Spafford’s violin and Chris Brain’s acoustic guitar, creating intimate folk arrangements that echo...
The Monday Morning Brew #150 (& Music Recommendations)
Monday Morning Brew #150, curated by Alex Gallacher, blends a newsletter format with a curated music playlist. The collection opens with Hannah Read’s unexpected track “Bio Murmur” and then showcases more than 30 indie, folk, and experimental artists from North...
Ava Mendoza Announces “Alive Alone, Alive Together” (Feat. Hamid Drake)
Ava Mendoza’s new album "Alive Alone, Alive Together" arrives on May 22 via Burning Ambulance Music. The eight‑track release blends her electric guitar and vocals with four performances featuring legendary drummer Hamid Drake, captured live across the US and Europe in...
Jim Moray – Gallants
Jim Moray’s eighth solo album, Gallants, arrives as his first collection of new material since 2019’s The Outlander. The record weaves centuries‑old ballads with synth‑driven minimalism, orchestral flourishes, and experimental chamber textures, showcasing Moray’s lifelong tension between tradition and modernity....
Yasmin Williams Shares Original Score for Documentary ‘Saving Etting Street’
Yasmin Williams has released the original score for the documentary “Saving Etting Street,” which debuted at DOC NYC 2025. The soundtrack, featuring acoustic and 12‑string guitars, piano, kora, synths and upright bass, is now streaming on Bandcamp. The film follows...
Sareban Explores Kurdish Rhythmic Traditions on New Single Ayrılık
Worlds Within Worlds, the Sydney‑based label known for Eastern classical releases, has signed Swiss‑born Afghan rubabist Mathieu Clavel’s project Sareban. The label unveiled "Ayrılık," the second single from his debut album Echoes in the Weave, slated for May 8. The track spotlights...
KLOF No. 80 (Folk, Ambient, Experimental, Alternative)
KLOF No. 80, a Mixcloud mixtape curated by Folk Radio UK, blends fresh releases with deep‑cut archival tracks. It introduces new songs from Juni Habel’s album Evergreen In Your Mind, Goblin Band, and Natalie Wildgoose’s upcoming EP Rural Hours, while also revisiting...
Félicia Atkinson & Christina Vantzou – Reflections Vol. 3: Water Poems
Félicia Atkinson and Christina Vantzou released Reflections Vol. 3: Water Poems on April 10, 2026 via RVNG Intl. The album weaves ambient soundscapes, field recordings and bilingual spoken‑word passages into a cinematic narrative that culminates in the brooding final track “Scorpio Purple Skies.” Drawing...
Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and The Rajasthan Express Return with New Album
Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and The Rajasthan Express have announced their new album Ranjha, slated for release on May 8 through World Circuit/BMG. The lead single “Shemesh” drops alongside a video directed by Ian Patrick. Recorded in Greenwood’s Oxfordshire studio...
Zoh Amba Announces “Eyes Full” And Shares First Single/Video ‘Another Time’
Zoh Amba, the avant‑garde saxophonist turned guitarist, announced the debut album Eyes Full for June 5, accompanied by the first single and video “Another Time.” The record was tracked live at Drop of Sun Studios in Asheville with no overdubs, featuring longtime...
Juni Habel – Evergreen In Your Mind
Juni Habel’s long‑awaited album Evergreen In Your Mind dropped on April 10, 2026, marking her first release in three years. Early radio spins and curated streaming playlists have already propelled several tracks into the top‑20 of folk‑indie charts. Produced by longtime collaborator...
Chris Brain Shares ‘Kinds Of Kindness’ From Forthcoming Album “Red Sun Rising”
Chris Brain released the third single “Kinds Of Kindness” from his upcoming fourth album Red Sun Rising on May 1, accompanied by a music video. The album, issued through indie label Big Sun Records, delves into British pastoral motifs and themes...
Rua Rí Shares New Single & Video “Makeover”
Irish singer‑songwriter Seán Damery, performing as Rua Rí, released the single “Makeover” and its accompanying video on 1 May. The track, born from a stint of unemployment while busking on Cork’s Shandon Bridge, leads up to his debut album Tell Your Mother I...
Henry Parker Announces ‘The Dark Peak’ and Shares ‘Upper Derwent’
Henry Parker returns on May 1 with *The Dark Peak*, a solo guitar EP released through Cup and Ring. The record stems from a March 2025 backpacking expedition across Bleaklow and the Upper Derwent ridges, where Parker recorded ambient bird calls and...
Steve Gunn Announces ‘Shape of a Wave’ EP & Shares “Nearly There (Sonic Boom Remix)”
Steve Gunn announced a four‑song EP, *Shape of a Wave*, slated for release on April 10 through No Quarter. The record pairs two brand‑new compositions with two tracks from his seventh album *Daylight Daylight* remixed by Spacemen 3’s Pete “Sonic Boom” Kember....
Helen Svoboda Shares “If” From Forthcoming Room40 Album “Headwater”
Room40 announces the release of Helen Svoboda’s new album Headwater, slated for June 26, and has premiered a video for the opening track “If.” The album consists of sixteen “earworms” built around two double basses, vocals and electronics, blending improvisation with...
Goblin Band Return With New Single ‘Clyde Water’ Ahead of Biggest Show Yet
Goblin Band has released a new single, “Clyde Water,” digitally and on 7″ vinyl through Broadside Hacks Recordings, featuring B‑side “Go From My Window.” Produced by Rory Salter, the track channels Nic Jones’s traditional ballad while capturing the quartet’s live urgency....
The Monday Morning Brew #149 (Plus Music Recommendations & More)
The latest Monday Morning Brew highlights several new releases across the indie music spectrum. Jeff Coffin’s quartet debuts the psychedelic album “When Now” on Ear Up Records, while the supergroup BASIC will drop its self‑titled second album on June 12, featuring...
Brown Horse – Total Dive
Brown Horse, the alt‑rock quartet led by Patrick Turner, drops its third album Total Dive on April 10, 2026. The record pushes the band’s sound louder and harder, weaving grunge‑era distortion with folk‑tinged pedal steel and accordion. Lyrically, it explores...
Jesca Hoop Shares Propulsive New Single and Video “Big Storm”
Jesca Hoop released the propulsive single “Big Storm” on May 1, 2026, alongside a striking video that blends new footage with historic Prelinger Archives material. The track leads the forthcoming album Long Wave Home, her seventh solo effort and first fully self‑produced,...
Tucker Zimmerman’s Final Studio Album “Dream Me A Dream” Out On June 19th
Tucker Zimmerman’s posthumous final studio album, *Dream Me A Dream*, drops on June 19, 2026 via Big Potato Records. The record, completed in 2025 with producer Nick Holton, marks a dramatic shift from his recent acoustic folk work, integrating banjo,...
Maryanne Royle & Paddy Steer – Ceremonial County Tapes Vol.XXII: Tyne and Wear | Somerset
The latest Ceremonial County Tapes Vol.XXII pairs Maryanne Royle’s atmospheric sound collage, "The Stone Throat," with Paddy Steer’s experimental jazz‑infused piece, "Swerving Coach," each rooted in distinct UK underground locales. Royle draws on field recordings from Newcastle’s historic Victoria Tunnel,...
Old Spot Announce “Old Spot (II)” And Premiere Video for “The Roustabout Song”
Old Spot, the fiddle‑and‑banjo duo of Rowan Piggott and Joe Danks, released their second album *Old Spot (II)* on April 24 through Scribe Records. The ten‑track record was recorded in just five days at Heriot Toun Studio in the Scottish Borders...
Brown Wimpenny Announce Debut Album ‘Long Live Brown Wimpenny’ and Share “Old Molly Metcalfe”
Brown Wimpenny announced their debut album Long Live Brown Wimpenny, due June 5 on Broadside Hacks Recordings, and released the single “Old Molly Metcalfe,” a cinematic reworking of a Jake Thackray song that opens with an archival 1974 performance. The eleven‑piece...
Tommy Peltier – Echo Park (The 70’s Sessions)
Tommy Peltier, a West Coast jazz trumpeter, turned to songwriting after a career‑ending muscle injury, resulting in the newly released Echo Park (The 70’s Sessions). The eleven‑track archive, mixed and mastered by Jim O’Rourke, captures a 1970s‑style blend of folk, pop, and jazz‑fusion,...
The Monday Morning Brew #148
Monday Morning Brew #148 delivers an exclusive music playlist alongside an advance copy of Natalie Wildgoose’s upcoming Off the Shelf feature. The newsletter highlights new tracks from a diverse roster of indie and folk artists, reinforcing Brew’s role as a cultural...
Prymek & Sage – Shelter
Prymek & Sage released their ambient‑jazz album Shelter on April 10, 2026 via AKP Recordings. Recorded in a pole‑barn studio nestled in the Utah‑Colorado mountains, the five‑track set features Chaz Prymek’s electric guitar and Matthew Sage’s piano woven with clarinet,...
Joshua Abrams – Music For Pulse Meridian Foliation
In 2023 REDCAT presented Lisa Alvarado’s multidisciplinary installation Pulse Meridian Foliation, for which Joshua Abrams composed a thirty‑five‑minute minimal‑music score. The piece, performed by Abrams on electronics, Alvarado on harmonium and James Sanders on two violas, was originally mixed for...
Juni Habel Shares New Single “Pearl Cloud Song”
Norwegian singer‑songwriter Juni Habel has issued the instrumental single “Pearl Cloud Song” from her upcoming album Evergreen In Your Mind, out April 10 on Basin Rock. The four‑minute‑plus track blends steel‑string guitar, Herman Wildhagen’s pedal steel and co‑producer Stian Skaaden’s subtle...
Magic Tuber Stringband Share New Single & Live Video: “Where the Place Becomes Forgetting”
Magic Tuber Stringband released the single “Where the Place Becomes Forgetting,” a bucolic yet dark preview of their forthcoming album Heavy Water, due May 22 on Thrill Jockey. The track features field recordings from Craig’s Pond at the Savannah River Site,...
The Huntress and Holder of Hands Share Dark-Hued Single “Promethean” From New Album ‘Babylon’
The Huntress and Holder of Hands announced their second album, Babylon, slated for release on June 5, alongside the debut single “Promethean.” The record, described as heavier and fuller than 2016’s Avalon, was recorded in Providence and Middletown, CT, and features...
Gun Outfit Share Brooding Super 16mm Video for New Single “So Easy To Love”
Gun Outfit released the single "So Easy To Love" from their upcoming double album Process & Reality on May 8 via Upset The Rhythm. The track is accompanied by a Super 16 mm video shot by Joe DeNardo and edited by Dylan...
Fruit Bats Announces Vibrant Full-Band Album The Landfill
Fruit Bats will release its first full‑band record, The Landfill, on June 12 via Merge Records. After the solo effort Baby Man, frontman Eric D. Johnson reconvened his touring lineup—David Dawda, Josh Mease, Frank LoCrasto and Kosta Galanopoulos—to record live at...
Frog Announce Eighth Studio Album ‘Frog for Sale’ and Share “Je Ne Sais Pas” (US/UK Dates)
New York indie outfit Frog is set to release their eighth studio album, Frog for Sale, on April 17, 2026 through Audio Antihero. The record follows two prior releases within the past fourteen months, marking a rapid creative surge. Lead...
Rob Mazurek’s ‘Alternate Moon Cycles (Live at The Land School)’
Rob Mazurek released a live recording of “Alternate Moon Cycles” on Qobuz, featuring a 36‑minute film by Brian Ashby. The performance, captured on December 2, 2025 at The Land School in Chicago, reunites Mazurek with Matthew Lux and Mikel Patrick Avery to...
Glyders Share New Video for “Super Glyde” And Announce European Tour
Chicago indie trio Glyders have dropped a new video for their fan‑favorite opener "Super Glyde," directed by cinematographer Eon Mora. The clip accompanies their freshly released album Forever, a 36‑minute record issued on Drag City. To capitalize on the momentum,...
Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl & Macie Stewart Release ‘BODY SOUND’ Today and Share New Single
Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart have released their debut trio album BODY SOUND on International Anthem, available on LP, CD, and digital platforms April 8. The release is accompanied by the streaming single burning | counting (sleeping), showcasing their experimental blend...
Simon Joyner Announces Nineteenth Album “Tough Love” And Shares ‘Vagabond’ Video/Single
Simon Joyner announced his nineteenth studio album, Tough Love, slated for release on May 22 across vinyl, CD, and digital formats, deliberately excluding Spotify. The lead single, Vagabond, debuted with a road‑shot video featuring Joyner and his wife Sara. Co‑released...
Blood Sucking Maniacs Share “Down to the River” — A Duet at the Spiritual Heart of Their Debut
Blood Sucking Maniacs, the multigenerational family band led by Terry and Jo Harvey Allen, released the second track “Down to the River” from their self‑titled debut. The duet showcases poetic lyricism and serves as the album’s spiritual centerpiece, evoking vivid...
Mick Flannery Announces Double Album “The House Must Win” And Shares “Rising Tide” Feat. Anaïs Mitchell
Irish singer‑songwriter Mick Flannery announced his first double album, The House Must Win, due May 8 via One Riot Records. The 20‑track set doubles as the soundtrack for his upcoming stage production, revisiting material from his 2005 debut and adding ten new...
Aure Unveils ‘The Beginning’ — From Debut Album ‘Printemps’
Paris‑based singer‑songwriter Aure has launched her debut album *printemps* on Mayway Records, anchored by the key single “The Beginning.” The track is paired with a visually striking short film directed by visual artist Johanna Bennaïnous. Aure describes the record as...
Celebrating Eid: Watch Mustafa Faizi Performing Raag Lalit
Worlds Within Worlds, an Eastern classical music label, released a new Eid al‑Fitr video featuring Afghan vocalist Mustafa Faizi and tabla player Maharshi Raval. The session, filmed by Michel Gasco with audio by Dave Rodriguez, showcases Faizi’s Patiala Gharana‑rooted style...
More Eaze – Sentence Structure in the Country
American indie artist Mari Maurice Rubio, performing as more eaze, has released her latest solo album, "Sentence Structure in the Country." The record fuses folk‑rooted fiddle work with avant‑rock, hyperpop, and minimalist electronic production, featuring guests such as Wendy Eisenberg,...
Rua Rí Announces Debut Album ‘Tell Your Mother I Saved Your Life,’ & Shares “Johnny Workman”
Rua Rí, the project of Cobh singer‑songwriter Seán Damery, announced his debut album Tell Your Mother I Saved Your Life, due 1 May on Soft Boy Records. The launch is paired with the new single “Johnny Workman,” which grew from a...
Marisa Anderson Shares Ecstatic Duet “Sarvi Simin” From New Album
Marisa Anderson has released “Sarvi Simin,” the second single from her forthcoming anthology *The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music, Vol. 1*, slated for May 22 on Thrill Jockey. The track reimagines a 1977 Soviet folk recording discovered on Melodiya’s archival series, blending...
Sam Grassie Shares New Single ‘Burning of Auchindoun’
Glasgow‑raised folk artist Sam Grassie has released a new single, “The Burning of Auchindoun,” a fresh take on a traditional Scottish ballad. The track features double‑bass, flute, and backing vocals, building on Dick Gaughan’s 1960s version. It precedes his debut...