folk tracks
Track: Jozef Van Wissem – The Call Of The Death Bird (Feat Hilary Woods)
Dutch lute player and composer Jozef Van Wissem has announced his forthcoming new album ‘The Night Dwells in the Day’, set for release on the 19th of January via Incunabulum Records. Along with the announcement Wissem has shared the video for the album’s first single ‘The Call Of The Death Bird’. He has also announced an extensive European tour …
Track: Amigo The Devil – Cannibal Within
Alternative Americana star Amigo the Devil (aka Danny Kiranos) has shared his brand new single ‘Cannibal Within’. The track is taken from his third studio album, ‘Yours Until The War Is Over’, due early next year. Self-produced and recorded in a backwoods bar-turned-studio, the banjo-driven ‘Cannibal Within’ is a song of honesty without pity and …
Track: Goat – Join The Resistance
Swedish psych warriors, Goat have shared the second single, ‘Join The Resistance’, from their forthcoming album ‘Medicin’ due out the 13th of October via Rocket Recordings. The joyous, echo-laden groove of ‘Join The Resistance’ bursts into life and continues to build to a moment of release with a huge Sabbath-esque riff. ‘Join The Resistance’ is a call to arms from the band, who say, …
Track: Bishopskin – Mother’s Steel Bike
As the wait for their debut album becomes ever shorter, Bishopskin – one of the most unusual and intriguing outfits to have graced London’s alternative scene in recent years – have released a portfolio of singles which is impressive in breadth and depth alike. Listening to all of them back to back gives a good …
Track: Black Water County – The Only Life Worth Living
Hailing from the South West and now celebrating a decade making music together, the award-winningBlack Water County have released a new single, ‘The Only Life Worth Living’, which is the first newmusic in almost three years. The track sits as the first in a series of singles the band are set to release over the …
Track: Gemma Hayes Returns With New Single ‘High & Low’
Irish singer-songwriter Gemma Hayes beautiful new single ‘High & Low’ sees her return with her first release in nine years. The Mercury Prize nominee’s last release was the critically acclaimed album Bones & Longing in 2014. Co-produced with long-time collaborator David Odlum (The Frames), the track is about the quest for connection. “High & Low” is about feeling disconnected …
Track: Bishopskin – Stella Splendens
Had anyone told me that the catchiest song of Summer 2023 would be a postmodern folk take on a 14th century hymn, complete with lyrics in Medieval Latin, I would have been more than a little taken aback – but this is what happens when you bring into play Bishopskin, one of the most unexpected …
Track: Ida Mae – Lost On Your Time
British duo Ida Mae have shared their new single ‘Lost On Your Time’, taken from their eagerly-awaited third studio album ‘Thunder Above You’ due on the 25th of August. Adding about the new track, Chris Turpin explains “When I wrote ‘Lost on your Time’ I’d been diving deeper into the folk roots of my childhood. I …
Track: Wren Hinds – Restless Child
With his new album ‘Don’t Die In The Bundu’ due out 21st July via Bella Union, Wren Hinds has shared a hypnotic animated video for his new single ‘Restless Child’. Commenting on the track and video Wren says: “With my baby boy due in just a few months, I witnessed his movement and adventurous spirit through the …
Track: Maya Ongaku – Melting
Maya Ongaku have shared the video for new track ‘Melting’, directed by Itsuki Yoshizawa. The track is taken from their debut album, ‘Approach to Anima’ due the 29th May via Guruguru Brain,the label run by members of Kikagaku Moyo to share feel-good sounds from across Asia. Along with the new video, they have announced a European live show at Le Guess Who? …