COUNTRY/ FOLK

When Dave Maurischat and Jesse Powers team up for “Woodstock,” they dust off a classic, reshape it, and send it back out into the world with a fresh sense of purpose. Spanning San Jose and Columbus, the collaboration feels organic despite the distance, built on a shared instinct for storytelling…

Fish And Scale, the musical alias of German artist Roland Wälzlein, has always leaned into introspection, but with “Tapestry,” he goes straight for the soul. Rooted in his own childhood experience of surviving heart surgery, the track becomes a memory being carefully unfolded. As someone who merges independent folk with…

There’s something deliciously old-school yet quietly rebellious about J. J. ASH’s return, and “Irish Lover” slips right into that sweet spot between nostalgia and spunk. With roots stretching back to the early ’90s, the band leans into their years, spinning a tale drawn from youthful recklessness and the love that…

The Marsh Family’s rise from lockdown parody videos to full-fledged recording artists has always felt a bit storybook, and with their debut album Hollow Chapters, they finally turn that narrative inward. This is a shared diary, passed between six voices, shaped by grief, growth, protest, and resilience. Blending folk roots…

Neighbours Sara Perlerup and Peter Anderson bring to you a heartfelt EP, Our Lonely Worlds Collide, via their project, Blue & Bright. All there is here is an easy-going country-pop record with unfeigned blitheness coming through acoustic guitars and vocal harmonies. Through five tracks recorded in Nashville and finalized in…

Tyler McGinnis continues to refine his introspective songwriting voice with “Admiring Ghosts,” a forthcoming release that leans into reflection, memory, and the subtle weight of time passing. Positioned within an Americana-leaning framework, the track appears to prioritize emotional honesty over dramatics, offering a more measured and contemplative perspective on loss…

The Cumberland River Project, helmed by late-blooming musician Frank Renfordt, brings persistence to the forefront with Meet Me In The Rain. Having stepped into songwriting later in life, Renfordt leans into memory and experience, bringing the best of country, Americana, and folk with his sensitive sincerity. Playing nearly everything himself,…

Come To Me is Amourie T.’s Pop-Indie/Folk style debut release. Written by her and proudly produced with an all-women engineering team, Amourie describes feelings of yearning and longing for a young love of her own in this love song. This song invites listeners to wear their heart on their sleeve…

Aldís Fjóla and Halldór Sveinsson first crossed paths in 2013, and what started as a sidelong meeting became a long-running creative conversation. Their collaboration feels lived-in, as Halldór supplies the skeletal, cinematic music and Aldís drapes it with intimate, literate lyrics. Inspirations flicker through, with oddball rhythms, TV-quiet tensions, and…

From the quiet corners of the Dutch delta comes Joseph Turner & The Dudes of Hazard, an indie-folk outfit built on a simple but powerful idea: songs first, everything else second. Led by songwriter Joseph Turner and supported by a rotating circle of collaborators, the project blends reflective storytelling with…