‘Live Off Roses’, the powerful new single from the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award winner Maddie Morris, premieres on KLOF today. In a climate where art and activism are more vital than ever, Morris offers a voice of profound connection and resistance. ‘Live Off Roses’ is a necessary testament to finding joy against the odds.| KLOF Mag
Welcome to another Monday Morning Brew Playlist, featuring Sean Hayes, Cat Clyde, Sierra Ferrell, Canon's Jug Stompers, Jimmie Driftwood, Clarence Ashley, Doc Watson, Carolyn Hester, Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover, Minna, Hand Habits, Andrew Bird, Frazey Ford, Kaia Kater, Jesse Welles, Michael Hurley, Kacy & Clayton, Anna & Elizabeth, Tim Eriksen, Mama's Broke, Ursina, and Alela Diane. Source| KLOF Magazine
Enjoy our latest Mixtape featuring new music from Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover, Jesca Hoop, Joan Shelley, The Little Unsaid, Merlyn Driver, Joshua Burnside, Mae Powell, Geckøs, Greg Jamie, Seán Mac Erlaine & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and more. Source| KLOF Magazine
Greg Jamie is unashamedly preoccupied with the liminal. Across a Violet Pasture, tilts at the hard-to-hit zone between sleep and waking. This is Old Weird America with a nod to the stranger recesses of British hauntology. At times, the Townes Van Zandt comparisons also seem more apposite than ever, a reminder that, for all the uncanny, rootless strangeness of his music, the album is built on Jamie’s outstanding songwriting. Source| KLOF Magazine
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
Hannah Frances's Nested in Tangles is a brave and demanding listen. The album’s complex layers reflect the messy, contrary nature of existence, shifting between chaotic brass, gentle folk, and soft jazz. Frances confronts difficult truths about family, loss, and self-appraisal, creating a piece of music that is challenging, unpredictable, and ultimately rewarding in its unflinching honesty and musical ambition. 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
Swiss-Portuguese guitarist Tiago Almeida releases "Rivages," an artistic exploration of Portuguese fado reimagined for the classical guitar. The album is a masterful blend of tradition and innovation, drawing on influences from jazz, classical, and even electronic music. Exploring profound themes of migration and identity, "Rivages" promises to be a significant and unique addition to the contemporary classical guitar repertoire. 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
Katie Spencer’s ‘The Edge of the Land’ doesn’t feel the need to over-embellish its sound; it has the spontaneity that live performance captures combined with arrangements that are unfussy but quietly…| KLOF Mag
The music on Katie Spencer’s full-length debut album is sensitive, poetic and perfectly judged, and executed with a confidence and skill, and experience, that would seem to belie her 21 years.| KLOF Mag
“What Love Is” could well be a breakthrough album for Katie Spencer. It is a mature, confident and eminently pleasurable release by an artist deserving of the broadest exposure and audience.| KLOF Mag
This line sums up ‘Placebound Spirits’ perfectly – “I have found myself going back to this splendid little EP time and again, becoming utterly mesmerised by its subtle charms, strange nuances and…| KLOF Mag
On “Small Show”, Glenn Kimpton demonstrates an uncanny ability to slip unseen from folky pastoralism to improvised experimentation; it’s a highly rewarding album.| KLOF Mag
Jake Blount has shared another stunning single and video from his new album ‘The New Faith’. The video for “Once There Was No Sun”, a song he learned from a Bessie Jones recording…| KLOF Mag
Leyla McCalla’s ‘Breaking the Thermometer’ is both a tribute to Jean Dominique and Michéle Montas and an impassioned defence of democracy in present-day Haiti and a quest towards personal…| KLOF Mag
Featuring Andy Cutting, Ríoghnach Connolly & Ellis Davis, Rosie Hood and more, Locations is the result of the efforts of three Liverpool students who drove across the North of England in a red Corsa…| KLOF Mag
Impressionistic rather than explicit, thoughts and emotions are woven through the musical fabric as much as the lyrics on Kaia Kater’s ‘Grenades’, it marks a huge leap on her musical and personal…| KLOF Mag
Dom Flemons pays tribute to the music, culture, and the complex history of the golden era of the Wild West’s and sheds light on the role that African-American, Native American and Mexican men and…| KLOF Mag
Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi’s new album is unlike anything else you will experience this year. They’re Calling Me Home is a metaphor for our times. We all need to find our way home.| KLOF Mag
Watch Clifton Hicks performing Barbara Allen in the woods on his banjo. He learned this version from George Gibson of Knott County, Kentucky.| KLOF Mag
The Stories on this album are as good an example of Jim Whites art as you can get. This is storytelling first and music a very close second.| KLOF Mag
North Carolina’s Joseph Decosimo leans into the weird and psychedelic side of Old-time music on Fiery Gizzard. Energetic and enchanting, it feels both timeless and otherworldly; a truly delightful listen.| KLOF Mag
Watch North Carolina’s Joseph Decosimo, joined by Stephanie Coleman, Matthew O’Connell and Jay Hammond, performing “Billy Button,” the vibrant final preview of his new album Fiery Gizzard.| KLOF Mag
Taken from her forthcoming new album ‘Long Time To Be Gone’, watch Nora Brown performing ‘Cumberland Gap’, on a fretless tackhead banjo.| KLOF Mag
Old-time musician Nora Brown returns in August with her third album ‘Long Time To Be Gone’ which was recorded in St. Ann’s Church in Brooklyn Heights.| KLOF Mag
The End is a compelling journey into the intricate and unique mind of Junior Brother—a geniusly defiant, thrilling, and politically charged folk album.| KLOF Mag
All Gist is the finest example of James Elkington and Nathan Salsburg’s skills as a duo so far. A wonderfully soothing recording of top-level musicianship.| KLOF Mag
A confident and intricately polished album, Macie Stewart’s ‘Mouth Full of Glass’ revels in the subtle and sombre, without losing its palpable sense of hope.| KLOF Mag
The Unseen In Between is befitting of its title; a mysterious and mesmeric edgeland offering glimpses into the underbelly of a half-remembered neighbourhood, and the trials and habits of its outcasts.| KLOF Mag
Toby Hay and Aidan Thorne’s ‘after a pause’ is music of sharply-defined brilliance, shot through with the light of the Welsh countryside, and brimming with consideration both for the spirit of collaboration and for the natural world.| KLOF Mag
The music across the twelve tracks of Jim Ghedi & Toby Hay is diverse and dynamic, ebbing and flowing like a river, evoking nature and the outdoors wonderfully. Assured in its composition and…| KLOF Mag
Having just released and toured a fascinating new album from the commission of a beautiful new instrument, it was time to meet with Rhyader’s finest to discuss his Fylde and New Music for the 12…| KLOF Mag
‘Arhoolie Records Down Home Music’ is a visual storytelling celebration of American roots music through unseen and newly scanned photographs by Chris Strachwitz, the founder of the legendary Arhoolie…| KLOF Mag
DUG, featuring Lorkin O’Reilly and Jonny Pickett, have created something that is both ancient and modern with “Have At It!,” a weird and wonderful album that takes traditional music and stands it on its ear.| KLOF Mag
Our Albums of the Year - KLOF Mag’s favourite album releases from the last 12 months.| KLOF Mag
Yasmin Williams & Gwenifer Raymond are on tour together in June. We look back at their unique journey so far and why this will be an unmissable UK tour.| KLOF Mag
Reviews of the latest releases and album recommendations from KLOF Mag’s Editor.| KLOF Mag
Last month, James Yorkston, Nina Persson and The Second Hand Orchestra announced their new album The Great White Sea Eagle. Due for release on January 13th, they have today shared the second cut from…| KLOF Mag
Steve Gunn’s ‘Music for Writers’, his first solo instrumental album, is an immersive and meditative experience, further demonstrating the versatility of this exceptional musician.| KLOF Mag
On fixe Idee, guitarist Eric Arn puts the mostly unadorned acoustic through its paces. The result is excellent, singular, exciting and adventurous.| KLOF Mag
You Never Were Much of a Dancer is an absorbing, original and varied debut that demonstrates the skill and consideration this talented musician possesses.| KLOF Mag
James Yorkston announces a new collaborative album with David A Jaycock and Lina Langendorf (The Second Hand Orchestra). Due for release in May, listen to ‘Tide’, the first single from Yorkston / Jaycock / Langendorf.| KLOF Mag
On Navarasa, Yorkston/Thorne/Khan achieve a kind of serenity that is certainly spiritual but is somehow completely secular and entirely inclusive. Its influences are clearly visible, but the way those…| KLOF Mag
Glasgow’s Iona Zajac channels newfound rage into “Anton,” a brutally honest and deeply personal new single confronting the toxic men of her past.| KLOF Mag
Iona Zajac drops a joyfully vibrant single and brilliantly fun video, Bang, a celebration of female pleasure on which she says, “A good bang…won’t fix your life, but it might help.”| KLOF Mag
Inspired by an Emily Dickinson poem, Iona Zajac has shared a music video for ‘Summer’, her first release since 2023 - it begins with a “morning penny-drop realisation that we need more than love to be good for someone.”| KLOF Mag
Martin Carthy’s “Transform Me Then Into A Fish” is shortlisted for the Mercury Prize 2025| KLOF Mag
On the beautiful, angry and groundbreaking live album, “Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends at TreePeople”, Williams delivers a message to his country and the rest of the world with unrivalled eloquence.| KLOF Mag
This year sees the end of an era of sorts for Texan instrumentalist Hayden Pedigo, with the release of I’ll Be Waving As You Drive Away completing his ‘Motor Trilogy’. We met to find out more about the making of this ‘bittersweet’ finale.| KLOF Mag
A new playlist ft. César y su Jardín, BC Camplight, Oropendola, Natural Information Society, Sally Anne Morgan, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Kathryn Williams, Eve Adams, The Dwarfs of East Agouza and more.| KLOF Mag
Songs from his mental attic, Jon Wilks says, Needless Alley is definitely somewhere well worth exploring, and, as a guitarist, he fully deserves his place alongside names such as Jansch, Carthy and Simpson.| KLOF Mag
With this first chapter of Homeland, Seckou Keita takes us on a musical journey; the whole thing is a beautiful, buoyant celebration of life and place.| KLOF Mag
And So We Gather, marks Gaelic singer Kim Carnie’s accomplished and thoroughly captivating solo debut. It features an amazing cast yet Carnie’s velvet-tinged voice is the real star here.| KLOF Mag
Rob Bridge talks to Elly Lucas about her stunning photography and she takes us behind the scenes of some of her folkie photo shoots.| KLOF Mag
Despite Alexei Shishkin’s lo-fi beginnings and his continuing willingness to drink from the well of slacker aesthetics, “Good Times” is a bold and - dare we say it - polished artistic statement.| KLOF Mag
Recently shortlisted for this year’s Welsh Music Prize, watch a short film on the making of The Gentle Good’s latest album, Elan, and the landscape and people that inspired it. Don’t miss his upcoming Autumn Tour.| KLOF Mag
This week’s Monday Morning Brew Playlist features Yo La Tengo, White Magic, The Owl Service, Sarah Louise, Josephine Foster, Buck Curran, Ed Askew, Maxine Funke, Myriam Gendron, and more.| KLOF Mag
Dublin-based duo Varo announce collaborative project with members of Lankum, Anna Mieke, Landless, Junior Brother, Slow Moving Clouds, Inni-K and more.| KLOF Mag
