COUNTRY/ FOLK

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…

Martin Lloyd Howard is creating a full-on soundscape, as a classically trained English guitarist who’s dipped his toes into folk, blues, and rock. Howard brings a seasoned touch to his instrumental work, and “Rapids” feels like a perfect meeting point of technique and imagination. What started off as a technical…

Jóhannes Stefán’s “Montauk Station” feels like it is already half-memory by the time you hear it. As the title track from his second album, it draws emotional inspiration from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind while still standing firmly on its own two feet. You do not need to know…

Andi Jane’s The Ground Is Changing knows exactly where it comes from but refuses to stay stuck there. Rooted in Americana, folk, bluegrass, and classic country textures, the Nashville songwriter uses those familiar sounds to tell stories that relate to the present-day. Andi Jane’s background helps explain that tension in…

Texas songwriter Eric Osterhout invites listeners into a space of quiet reflection with “Stillness Before the Rain,” a stripped-back Americana track that captures the gentle pause before life’s storms. Rooted in lived experience and the vast landscapes of Texas, the song balances grounded storytelling with a contemplative mood, offering a…