COUNTRY/ FOLK

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.”…

Steel & Velvet’s new release, People Just Float, is unhurried, intimate, and carved down to only what matters. Built by Breton musicians Johann Le Roux, Romuald Ballet-Baz, and Jean-Alain Larreur, the band has always favored the raw bones of music, with acoustic guitars and a voice that doesn’t hide behind…

Opening Time For The Battered finds David Palfreyman taking stock in personal spaces where time, memory, and creative identity live. The album brings rock, folk, alternative, and touches of pop on a single serving while being grounded, human, and reflective. It’s the sound of someone who has been around life…

Shy-Anne Hovorka’s newest single, “Fly Away,” is as much a remembrance as it is a release. A celebrated multi-instrumentalist and humanitarian whose career has stretched across powwows, symphony halls, classrooms, and world stages, she’s long been known for songs rooted in cultural reclamation, storytelling, and community healing. This track, released…

Omer Netzer’s Nashville debut EP “Omer” arrives as a homecoming and a reckoning, though the home he finds isn’t tied to geography so much as lineage. Recorded at the storied Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals and guided by producer David “Messy” Mescon, the EP places Netzer’s gravel-warm voice and blues-country…

Tomato Soup’s new single “Half Evil” arrives as their most ambitious and introspective release yet, pushing their Motor-Folk identity into mythic and deeply intimate territory. The Denver six-piece, consisting of Alec Doniger, Adam Cabrera, Ronan Dowling, Riley Merino, Colin Sheehan, and Megan Ellsworth, has already built a reputation for spirited…

Australian country artist Damien J. Johnson opens another heartfelt chapter with his new single “Away From You,” released on October 17, 2025. With honest and unfiltered storytelling, Johnson trades production flash for stripped-down sincerity here. Written after returning to his childhood hometown of Armidale, NSW, only to find his old…