COUNTRY/ FOLK

Zach Outman brings a witty and sharply observed anthem about dating in the social media age in his latest release, “Carpe DMs.” Released on May 8, 2026, the track finds the emerging singer-songwriter blending contemporary country charm with pop accessibility. Packed with catchy hooks and clever lyricism, it tackles everything…

For years, Javier Martinez has carried his songs across highways, states, and even oceans, performing under the name Tale of Giants. His latest single, “Somewhere,” feels like the product of all those miles traveled, as a heartfelt meditation on loneliness, restlessness, and the uneasy realization that chasing one horizon often…

Twonees approach storytelling cinematically in “Bison.” Led by Canmore-based songwriter Kieran Lehan, the project has always wandered between indie rock experimentation and rugged folk textures, but this latest single digs its boots firmly into the dusty terrain of outlaw country and cinematic folk rock.  Taken from the upcoming album First…

Portland singer-songwriter Jason Lenyer Buchanan steps into a more reflective, intimate, and transitional space with “Gus Gus.” Known primarily for his acoustic guitar-driven work, Buchanan shifts toward piano this time around, and that subtle change reshapes the emotional atmosphere completely. The song feels warmer, more cinematic, and vulnerable, like watching…

Which Side Are You On? by Portland songwriter Mitch Whitaker arrives like a lit match dropped into dry grass. Sparse, stripped-back, and emotionally unflinching, the EP revives the folk protest tradition of Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, and Leonard Cohen in the light of recent traumatizing events like ICE seizing people…

There is something refreshingly unvarnished about The Last Witch in Ireland, the debut solo album from Castletownroche songwriter Ronan Duggan. Recorded entirely live in Youghal, County Cork, every song is presented without click tracks, overdubs, or studio effects. What remains is simply a man, a guitar, and a collection of…

There’s a particularly slow, heavy, and existential darkness running through Evil in This World, the debut EP from Houston duo Mr. Charisma. Named after a line from True Detective, the project channels the philosophical dread, moral ambiguity, and spiritual exhaustion of the show into four stripped-back acoustic songs that stare…

There’s something quietly disarming about “Lingering Light,” the latest release from Gravitide. Emerging from Lavaux, Switzerland, Gravitide operates outside the usual polished indie-folk machinery, writing and producing independently while leaning into vulnerability. Built gradually from notes typed on a phone during ordinary moments and later shaped through digital production tools…

Dave Omlor returns with a track that dives headfirst into one of America’s most infamous gangland bloodbaths. “The American Boys (The Ballad of Frank Gusenberg and the St Valentine’s Day Massacre),” the title itself tells you that you’re not in for a breezy little radio tune, and thankfully, the song…

English guitarist Martin Lloyd Howard approaches guitar music uniquely on “Hidden Andalucia.”  Rather than treating classical and flamenco traditions like oil and water, he lets them melt into one another naturally, almost like watching dusk roll into night. He is known for moving comfortably between classical, folk, blues, and rock…