COUNTRY/ FOLK

Stuart Ironside’s “Blow the man down, Johnny” arrives as the second single from his upcoming album Music from Somewhere Else, and it carries the unmistakable scent of sea air, memory, and ancestral pull. Rooted in two classic Liverpool shanties, “Blow the Man Down” and “Leave Her, Johnny,” the track is…

Kwun, the UK singer-songwriter and producer reshaping conscious music for a new era, returns with “Cuíca,” a bold and atmospheric single that further cements his reputation as one of the most intriguing emerging artists of the moment. With thirteen award nominations already under his belt, and his forthcoming debut album…

Jackie Conn’s debut album Baking Day arrives as a lovingly stitched song-quilt of family history, women’s voices, and the memories that live in kitchens, coal dust, and old photo boxes. Released this November 21, 2025, this record can be referred to as a musical heirloom because it captures stories that…

UK alt-folk trio Dryadic return with “Ghosts,” a hauntingly candid single released October 31st that digs deep into the ache of self-doubt, generational wounds, and the long climb back toward self-worth. Fronted by singer-songwriter Zora, the track is pivotal to the band as their first official release built around piano,…

Lezzy Osbourne returns from the shadows of Edmonton with “Black Widow’s Web,” a dark, acoustic fever dream released October 31, 2025, perfectly timed to crawl under listeners’ skin. Known for her queer, emotionally raw storytelling, Lezzy wrote, recorded, mixed, and mastered the track entirely on her own, sharpening her artistic…

Cycamore’s revival of “The Heart of America” arrives like a warm torch passed from one era to the next. This song was first born in crisis, now reborn in a moment equally in need of unity. Though the band is a “new” name on paper, the players behind it are…

“Hear My Heart,” the new country duet from Karen Pyra and Darrel Cameron, is a gentle, steady and warm porch light in the early winter, glowing with the sincerity that modern country sometimes forgets. Released November 13 and produced in Nashville by Grady James at Studio 45b, the track brings…

Stacy Robin’s new single “Drive” breathes deeply after a long stretch of holding tension. After decades of writing, performing, and carving her path through Los Angeles and far beyond, Robin comes seasoned and weightless, guided by the same storytelling instinct that’s shaped her ten-album career. Her travels through South Africa,…

Scott’s Tees returns with a quietly arresting new single, “We Move As Fast As Storms Allow,” released 15 September 2025, a lo-fi daydream from a bedroom in Edmonton that somehow feels as wide as the prairie sky outside. Made entirely by one person under the Scott’s Tees moniker, the song…

Cardiff’s Ivan Moult returns with Stood Out In The Storm, bruised, tender, and reaching for renewal. Out since 7 November via Bubblewrap Collective, the album arrives as the emotional counterpart to Songs From Severn Grove, but with the stakes dialled up. Moult wrote and recorded everything at home once again,…