COUNTRY/ FOLK

Remon Nakanishi has built a reputation for treating Japanese folk tradition not as a museum piece but as something alive, social, and a little unruly, and “Yattokose” pushes that philosophy smugly. Released on January 30, 2026, the track reimagines a Bon song from Sado Island and flips it into a…

Marianne Joyce arrives with “Inventing Something” sounding remarkably assured for a debut, like an artist who’s been honing her voice long before hitting record. Rooted in indie folk but stretching toward something anthemic, the song feels intimate and expansive, carrying the weight of history while staying firmly grounded in the…

There’s something disarmingly real about Derby Hill, the self-titled EP from Detroit singer-songwriter Derby Hill, released on January 27, 2026. Rooted in blue-collar neighborhoods, back porch swings, and late-night reckonings, this EP feels like a handful of lived stories passed across a kitchen table. Recorded in Chicago basements and hall…

New Year’s Eve Jam 2025 comes beautifully unpolished to show us where charm actually lives. J Dulva, a seasoned voice from Eunice, Louisiana, reunites with Chris Segar, separated by a generation but bonded by shared roots, for a cover album that was meant to happen at one point or another. Recorded…

cmon’s “Sink Down To You” comes confessing at the kitchen table, still warm from the tape machine. Released on February 6th, 2026, the single finds the Sheffield-based songwriter leaning fully into his lo-fi, analogue instincts, using intimacy to tell a story about fleeting connections and the people who drift in…

“Back On My Feet Again” introduces Freddie Winchester as a charming wildcard in the blues–rock–country crossroads, coming out of ’s-Heerenberg, Netherlands, with a story. Written during a songwriting retreat in Cyprus, the track began life as a blues tune before stubbornly refusing to stay in its lane. Somewhere along the…

After a steady run of emotionally charged releases last year, VANNGO opens 2026 by pulling everything back to the bare essentials. “Echo in the Dust” is a folk-rock moment of reckoning that calmly steps beyond heartbreak. The coldness brings perspective. With this soundtrack, you could be looking back at something…

RydymX has never really been interested in background music, and “Dust to Dust” makes that clear from the first note. Born from deep reflection and philosophical weight, RydymX approaches music as a vessel for meaning, blending emotion, spirituality, and cinematic atmosphere. At its core, “Dust to Dust” circles around a…

Mark Stevenson boxes himself in with “Kettle” as a perfect snapshot of that wide-open musical mindset. A Texas-based artist with a global ear, Stevenson pulls from everywhere and nowhere at once, guided less by genre rules and more by instinct. Whether he’s going quiet and acoustic or loud and electric,…

Shannon Hudson has a knack for turning big, abstract ideas into songs that come with experience. “I Love Who We Are” is a quietly glowing example of that gift. Pulled from Signal and Noise, the track continues his long-game release approach, with one song at a time, letting each piece…