COUNTRY/ FOLK

There is something wonderfully liberating about a song that sounds like the moment you finally leave everything behind and hit the open road. Brooklyn-based indie-folk artist and composer Elizabeth P.W. captures exactly that feeling in “Head West,” the featured song from the upcoming documentary OUT THERE: A National Parks Story.…

Ed Sykes and Friends makes a graceful entrance with “Always Be Mine,” the debut single from singer-songwriter Naran Rathod, a warm, groove-driven song that hides a rather painful story beneath its easygoing surface. Born in India and raised in the UK from the age of five, Rathod draws from folk,…

Seattle singer-songwriter Sarah Brunner steps into a new chapter with her self-titled EP, Sarah Brunner, a five-track collection that wraps intimate stories of connection, identity, grief, memory, and change in warm Americana textures. Originally from Michigan and performing across the United States for more than 15 years, Brunner brings a…

Adonys Fallz continues his genre-blurring journey with “Wildin’ Out S.T.B.Q (Small Town Beauty Queen),” a feel-good anthem that effortlessly fuses country pop, Americana, folk, and hints of his hip-hop and R&B roots. Formerly known through projects such as 856 Breezy and Breeze Valenteeno, the Pennsylvania-based independent artist has steadily shaped…

Few debut albums arrive with a concept ambitious enough to weave mythology, feminism, spirituality, and musical experimentation into a single narrative. Yet Wild Woman does exactly that. Australian-born, New York-based artist kol isha introduces herself as far more than a singer-songwriter; she is a producer, storyteller, and sonic architect who…

The Sonic Travelers continue their mission of breathing new life into decades of unreleased songwriting with “Please Comfort Me,” a heartfelt Americana ballad that proves timeless stories never lose their emotional power. The recording partnership of longtime friends George Aiello and John Ingram reaches back nearly fifty years for this…

Houston duo Mr. Charisma step away from their long-established hardcore roots with Some People, a four-track EP that trades breakneck aggression for brooding introspection without losing an ounce of intensity. Longtime collaborators Daniel Austin and Chris Hatfield, both veterans of Texas hardcore bands Die Young and Will To Live, embrace…

LeBarons continue carving out their own lane in Canada’s independent alt-country scene with “Running River,” a slow-burning single that steadily builds from introspection into an emotionally charged crescendo. Hailing from the Toronto and Hamilton music circuit, the band returns with its first new release since the acclaimed 2023 album Days…

Denver-based filmmaker, composer, and musician Jesse Kloos makes a striking first impression with his debut single “Psilocybin Elephant,” a cinematic folk offering that blurs the boundaries between documentary storytelling and deeply personal songwriting. Released alongside the indie documentary Dante: The Man Running 500 Miles on Psychedelics, where the song appears…

History often remembers battles, speeches, and famous names, but Foxy Leopard chooses a far more intimate perspective with “We Keep Walkin’.” Serving as one of the emotional centrepieces of the concept album Before, the song explores the final months leading to the American Civil War through the lives of ordinary…