COUNTRY/ FOLK

Oaken Lee’s Home (is a folk-rock mixtape) captures the restless, tender, and sometimes haunting relationship we have with the idea of home. Melding acoustic guitar, field recordings, and modern textures like drum machines and distorted bass, Lee curates a warm, introspective soundscape for intimate ponderings. Let’s look at “One Summer…

With Cold Feet, Calgary’s The Dust Collectors deliver a warm, earthy, and deeply felt sophomore album that sinks into the bones like a familiar conversation by a crackling fire. Released June 27, 2025, two months ahead of schedule in anticipation of their performance at the Calgary Folk Music Festival, the…

In “Flow Like a River,” Forrest Hill meditates on letting go, accepting all of the nuances, only to be held back by negativity. As the centerpiece of his upcoming album Beyond the Veil, the track arrives after a long journey through disillusionment, cynicism, and inner conflict. Released ahead of the…

Páramo by Pablo Langaine lets silence speak louder than pandemonium. Written in the wake of the January 2025 wildfires that scarred Los Angeles, the Páramo EP captures a scorched city paused mid-breath. Drawing on his Latin American roots and threading them through ambient rock textures, Langaine has created an emotional,…

The concept album Silent Spike by Ken Woods & The Old Blue Gang is bold in its scope, unflinching in its storytelling, and musically adventurous. Framed around the silenced history of the Railroad Chinese who labored to build America’s first transcontinental railways, the album Silent Spike is an act of…

“Backyard Getaway” by Emily Fraser is sunshine in audio form. This summer anthem is a sweet, playful escape from the grind, complete with acoustic strums, patio dreams, and a dose of real-life vulnerability. Released on July 2, 2025, this feel-good pop-country single is Emily’s bright and breezy pivot from her…

Heartfelt offering, “Tired Eyes” by James Dyer wraps indie-folk warmth in nostalgic grace and emotional clarity. Hailing from Southsea, England, James pours years of songwriting devotion into this single, which arrives like an intimate and reflective handwritten letter. Released on June 27, 2025, the track is a tender yet confident…

“Gay Song” by Ratfink! stuns you with its soul-hugging indie folk track. The Melbourne-based DIY duo, Liv and Raph, capture a deeply personal coming-out narrative with such tenderness and grit, it’s impossible not to stop what you’re doing and listen. As the second single from their upcoming record WHEN U…

Karen Atkins’ latest single, “She Rises,” is less a song and more a spiritual balm, that uplifts and heals powerfully. Known as much for her work in wellness as for her musical talents, Atkins merges these two worlds effortlessly in this deeply personal track born from loss, memory, and the…