Smote takes us 'Track-by-Track' through "Songs From The Free House", a monumental work, a transcendental journey where primal repetition and folk memory converge into something vital and eternal. It is the sound of the earth itself, speaking through cranked amplification. Source| KLOF Magazine
Oxfordshire five-piece The Dreaming Spires unveil the video for 'Stolen Car', a powerful, Springsteen-esque anthem telling a tale of life on the wrong side of the tracks. It's their third and final single before the release of their upcoming album, 'Normal Town', arriving on November 7th via Clubhouse Records, and supported by a UK Tour. Source| KLOF Magazine
Jim Ghedi is touring his latest album, Wasteland, in November. It's one you don't want to miss seeing live. "...for all its anger and anguish, Wasteland provides us with many such moments of beauty. It is a timely reminder of the potency of art in a world that seems to be turning uglier by the day, and it might just be Jim Ghedi’s masterpiece." Source| KLOF Magazine
Producer and multi-instrumentalist Momoko Gill has announced her debut solo album, ‘Momoko’, arriving 13th February on Strut Records. The celebrated collaborator for artists like Matthew Herbert and Alabaster DePlume steps forward with two powerful singles. ‘No Others’ showcases her jazz-inflected grooves, while ‘When Palestine Is Free’ unites fifty voices from London’s music scene in a profound statement of community and solidarity. Source| KLOF Magazine
Algerian Tuareg collective Imarhan will release their fourth album, ‘ESSAM’, on January 16th, 2026. Recorded in their Tamanrasset studio, the record marks a significant evolution, weaving modern electronic textures and modular synths into their foundational desert blues sound. The hypnotic lead single, "Derhan n’oulhine," offers the first taste of this new exploratory direction and is accompanied by a stunning new video. Source| KLOF Magazine
Northern Ireland-born and Scotland-based singer-songwriter Foy Vance has unveiled two new songs, “A.I.” and “Call Me Anytime.” The double single marks his debut on Rounder Records and showcases the Emmy winner's singular artistry—a soulful convergence of folk and Southern blues that has won him plenty of admirers. This powerful double release is a testament to his ability to marry emotional intimacy with sonic grandeur. Source| KLOF Magazine
Oxfordshire-born, Leicester-based multi-instrumentalist Adam Weikert has announced his innovative new album, To Whom Ourselves We Owe, set for release on December 19th via The Gleeman Guild. The first single, ‘Farewell to the Green Man’, backed with B-side ‘The Care’, featuring Alice Beadle of Goblin Band (Broadside Hacks) is out today. Source| KLOF Magazine
Lisa O’Neill is set to return on November 19th with a new six-track EP via Rough Trade Records. Watch the moving video, directed by Ellius Grace, for the EP's powerful title track and lead single, "The Wind Doesn’t Blow This Far Right." It features Kae Tempest, Kevin Rowland of Dexys Midnight Runners, and Spider Stacey of The Pogues, as well as renowned Nigerian/Irish poet Feli Speaks, actress Olwen Fouéré, among others. Source| KLOF Magazine
In a climate where art and activism are more vital than ever, Maddie Morris offers a voice of profound connection and resistance. ‘Live Off Roses’ is a necessary testament to finding joy against the odds.| KLOF Mag
To mark the release of Junior Brother’s highly anticipated new album “The End”, a further video from Ellius Grace has been shared for the stripped-back “Old Bell”.| KLOF Mag
Steve Gunn announces his new album, Daylight Daylight, his first collaboration with a single partner, namely, James Elkington. A sparse, intimate sound, listen to the opening track “Nearly There”.| KLOF Mag
Buck Curran talks us through his new album Far Driven Sun, which finds him returning to his musical roots: a deep love for the ambient and resonant nature of the acoustic steel-string guitar in alternate tunings.| KLOF Mag
Glasgow’s Iona Zajac announces her debut album, Bang, for November 21st. The new single, “Dilute,” is a feral anthem transforming anger into liberation. Watch the accompanying video.| KLOF Mag
Kim Carnie’s new album, A’ Chailleach, a powerful concept record rooted in female folklore and hidden histories, is out this month, featuring Seckou Keita, Julie Fowlis, Jerry Douglas and more.| KLOF Mag
“no death no danger,” Lucrecia Dalt’s new single and video, offers an enticing glimpse into her upcoming album, A Danger to Ourselves, out September 5.| KLOF Mag
JJJJJerome Ellis shares the title track for their forthcoming album Vesper Sparrow—a profound, collaborative work set for release in November on Shelter Press.| KLOF Mag
Smithsonian Folkways announce a new Arhoolie box set release: ‘Clifton Chenier: King of Louisiana Blues and Zydeco’. Listen to the powerful 1971 live recording of “Mr. Charlie.”| KLOF Mag
Cate Le Bon’s latest album, Michelangelo Dying, is born from the ashes of unanticipated heartbreak. Watch the H. Hawkline-directed video for “Heaven Is No Feeling,” where she trades her signature cerebral detachment for raw, visceral emotion.| KLOF Mag
Gwenifer Raymond announces ‘Last Night I Heard the Dog Star Bark’, a cosmic leap from her folk-horror roots. The new album and its fiery single, “Jack Parsons Blues,” meld ancient mysticism with astrophysics.| KLOF Mag
Ron Sexsmith announces his 18th studio album, Hangover Terrace, the title hints at a curdled contentment, a departure from the rustic homilies of his more recent output. Listen to his lead single “Don’t Lose Sight.”| KLOF Mag
James Yorkston announces Songs for Nina & Johanna, featuring collaborations with Nina Persson (The Cardigans) and Johanna Söderberg (First Aid Kit). From the album, watch “A Moment Longer” and “Love / Luck”.| KLOF Mag
Editrix announce their third full-length, The Big E, and share the title track video, a maelstrom of galloping fretwork…the track operates with a jittery precision, inching them ever closer to the centre of the avant-rock constellation.| KLOF Mag
Junior Brother shares his eerie new Ellius Grace-directed video for his new single, Welcome to My Mountain, a bold, sprawling overture to his anticipated third album, The End.| KLOF Mag
Modern Nature announce new full-length album and share ‘Pharaoh’, a potent, motorik throb, hinting at a sharpened focus from a band increasingly unafraid to push their own boundaries.| KLOF Mag
Ty Segall shares the title track of his new album Possession, with lyrics by longtime collaborator and filmmaker Matt Yoka.| KLOF Mag
Taken from his forthcoming new album, watch the music video for Jeffrey Lewis’ latest single Relaxation, directed by frequent collaborator Matt (Pizza Underground) Colbourn.| KLOF Mag
Jake Xerxes Fussell shares his new recording of Arthur Russell’s “Close My Eyes”, a number that has, not surprisingly, become a setlist fixture. He has also announced new dates in Europe and the UK, including End Of The Road.| KLOF Mag
Soundwalk Collective and Patti Smith have announced the release of “Correspondences Vol II,” a two-track EP. The announcement is accompanied by the release of the first fifteen minute track, “Children Of Chernobyl.”| KLOF Mag
Taken from his forthcoming new album, Catalan folk singer Ferran Orriols covers Roses Grogues (Yellow Roses) by the legendary 70s folk band Heron…and featuring Heron’s Steve Jones on piano. Totally magic.| KLOF Mag
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