COUNTRY/ FOLK

Johan Smits aka John Smyths was born in March 1961 in the old town of Nijmegen and was introduced to the world of music by his parents and older brother. Although it wasn’t the kind of music he liked, it was music. When his wild years were over, he got…

Bluebird arrives as Ste Forshaw’s most open-hearted work yet. He’s rooted in St Helens and Liverpool’s creative orbit, but the emotional geography of this record reaches far wider, tracing the arc from brokenness to devotion, from wandering to homecoming. The backstory matters here. Bluebird grew out of the night he…

Out November 1, 2025, “Smile of Beauty” has Dan Szyller stepping straight into the emotional core of his ArtRock sensibilities. Szyller already sits at an unusual crossroads, as a Brazilian-born artist shaped by life in Israel, the U.S., and France, drawing heavily from The Doors’ mysticism, Pink Floyd’s atmosphere, and…

Anna Josephine’s new single “You’re So Lucky” slips in soft, moody, and subtly devastating tones. Set against lightly strummed guitars and an autumn haze, the track captures the strange tenderness of being honest about your own emotional distance. Anna’s songwriting leans into that bittersweet knowing when she can’t offer stability…

Jacksonville-based singer-songwriter Kevin Driscoll lays his heart bare in “Last Ditch Effort,” a slow-burning, soulful reflection on what it means to keep trying when you’re nearly out of strength. Recorded at Long Jump Records with sound engineer Richard Dudley and mixed in folk, blues, and alternative grit. What makes this…

Sixteen-year-old singer-songwriter Ava Valianti captures how nostalgia works when you are just starting to grow up and realize the bittersweet ways in which memory and growing up works in her poignant track “Running on Empty” from her debut EP petunias. At this age, already turning the personal into the universal,…

With “Harbor Boulevard,” Denver-based artist Blind Man’s Daughter (Ashley Wolfe) opens her heart wide with a poignant country-pop ballad that feels like a love letter wrapped in melody. Released on October 31, 2025, the song honors Wolfe’s father, who lives with Alzheimer’s, taking his memory and timeless storytellingband making it…

With his latest single “Now I’m Wiser,” Dutch-born country artist John Smyths delivers a heartfelt reflection on growth, experience, and self-acceptance. Released on August 31, 2025, the track stands as a defining moment in Smyths’ career, as his roots in classic country storytelling aligns with the vitality of Americana and…

Sonny Siminski’s Giveth brings a breeze of bedroom folk with the intimacy from music made alone with time, memory, and a stubborn, searching heart. Written and recorded at home on a basic multitrack setup, the EP proudly carries that DIY pulse. The songs feel handcrafted, stitched from noodling sessions, half-formed…

Dotts O’Connor’s new single “Fail We May” arrives like a steadying and warm hand on the shoulder. The track is rooted in the now-famous Andrew Weatherall story, where a simple exchange with a fisherman led to being struck with the mesmerizing resilient mantra, “Fail we may, but sail we must.”…