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EP: The delicately beautiful ‘Creatures of Habit’ from Brisbane artist Aren’t is an exquisite triumph. Plus news of launch date.

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Exclusive: Lucy Kruger records ‘A Stranger’s Chest’ live in session for Backseat Mafia

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Album Review : Adam Moezinia’s ‘ Folk Element Trio’ – A Sonic Travelogue

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Hollow Coves, the talented folk duo hailing from the picturesque Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, is set to make waves with their upcoming album, ‘Nothing To Lose‘. In anticipation of its release on Friday, March 1st, the duo has recently dropped a soul-stirring single, ‘See You Soon‘, and revealed an extensive international tour that promises …

Newcomers on the thriving UK folk circuit, Goblin Band are a collection of queer, musicians based around Hobgoblin Music, a folk-instrument shop located in central London. Inspired as much by medieval and early music, as they are by the folk traditions of Britain and abroad, the six-piece set their stall on re-energising timeless, much-journeyed songs for an …

With their new album ‘Ngélar’ out now via Guruguru Brain, Indonesian collective Lair have shared the second track from the album with an accompanying video, ‘Setan Dolbon’. They have also been confirmed to play at this year’s SXSW. Tha band comments: “Originating from a true story around the year 2013 in a village in Jatiwangi, a troubling phenomenon occurred that instilled fear, suspicion, …

‘Yours Until The War Is Over’ is Amigo The Devil’s (Danny Kiranos) third studio album and the first to be entirely recorded, produced and engineered in-house. The album title is a reference to the love affair between Ernest Hemingway and his nurse Agnes von Kurowsky in the closing months of World War I, a (trauma) bond …

On Thursday, February 15th, American country star Tyler Childers took to Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre, with support from John R. Miller

Singer-songwriter Amigo The Devil (aka Danny Kiranos) has shared the single entitled ‘Once Upon A Time At Texaco Pt 1’, the third to be lifted from his upcoming new studio album, ‘Yours Until The War Is Over’. Echoing the timbre of a raucous bar chant, ‘Once Upon A Time At Texaco Pt. 1’ sees ATD relate a …

Sam Beam, singer-songwriter behind Iron & Wine is set to release his seventh full-length album, ‘Light Verse’ via Sub Pop. The ten-track collection was produced by Beam himself and mixed and engineered by Dave Way at Waystation and Silent Zoo Studios in Los Angeles. Joining were Tyler Chester (keyboards), Sebastian Steinberg (bass), David Garza (guitar), Griffin Goldsmith, Beth Goodfellow, …

Gregory Alan Isakov

Gregory Alan Isakov enchanted the audience at Sydney’s Metro Theatre with his soulful melodies and lyrical storytelling, creating an intimate and memorable night of folk music.

Lair (pronounced “lah-eer,” a local dialect for the Indonesian word of ‘lahir’, meaning ‘birth’ or, roughly ‘being born’) is a Panturan-soul/funk outfit hailing from Jatiwangi, West Java, Indonesia. They are set to release their new album titled ‘Ngélar’ on the 23rd of February via Guruguru Brain. The first track from the record, “Tatalu” is online today. Groove laden, guitar led brilliance from Indonesia …

Following her highly praised first single for ‘Mashoor‘, late last year, American composer and vocalist Sheherazaad has announced details of her forthcoming LP ‘Qasr’, (Translating to “castle” or “fortress” in Urdu) is set for release on the 1st of March via Erased Tapes. Along with the announcement she has shared her new track ‘Dhund Lo Mujhe’ (“Search For Me”) On the …