One of the most important voices in British folk music Shirley Collins returns with Archangel Hill, her third album for Domino. Due for release on May 26, it showcases another peerless collection of songs chosen by Collins, most from traditional sources but others from favourite writers of hers. The first song to…
The Portland, Maine folk songwriter Liza Victoria has announced a new Lisa/Liza album, Breaking And Mending, her follow-up to 2020’s Shelter Of A Song. “I wrote many of these songs working through heavy aspects of living with chronic illness,” Victoria shared in an artist statement, continuing: "Recovering and then not knowing when…
St John's-based Portuguese artist Nico Paulo shares new single 'Time'. Her debut self-titled album is due April 7 via Forward Music Group. Nico's vocals hit an absolute sweet spot on 'Time', especially in the title phrase, and Joshua Van Tassel's lilting percussion and immaculate production support her beautifully. Here is a quote…
Ahead of the release of her forthcoming third album, Particles Of Faith, critically acclaimed Norwegian singer songwriter Signe Marie Rustad has shared new single 'Waiting'. Of her new single, Rustad says: "I wrote this song many years ago, before I had released any of my music. There always seems to be this one…
Brooklyn folk songwriter Eliza Edens shares one more single from her upcoming sophomore album We'll Become the Flowers, 'Tom and Jerry'. 'Tom And Jerry' is a hooky folk pop tune with a classic-feeling chord progression, adding some levity to a breakup by drawing a parallel to Sunday morning cartoons, but also pulling…
Indie icon Emily Lubitz returns with her retro-tinged folk with the second single lifted from her forthcoming debut solo EP Begin Again. Another taste of Lubitz’ beautifully crafted storytelling written in the midst of the pandemic, the title track of the EP Begin Again sees Lubitz drawing beauty from the mundane, by…
Having released her debut album Time almost exactly a month before the world went into pandemic lockdown for two years, Inger Nordvik is looking to make up for those lost days with the release of her second album Hibernation. The first single to to be taken from it is called 'Secret', and…
Western Australian sister duo Oceanique are back with another harmony filled folk song ‘Like I’m Living’, from their long awaited debut album due for release in 2023. ‘Like I’m Living’ showcases the twins' undeniable enchanting songwriting and musicianship. With previous sold out shows in Albany and Fremantle on their last tour, Jess…
Eliza Edens is sharing another single from her upcoming sophomore LP We'll Become the Flowers - 'Westlawn Cemetery' is a beautiful meditation on mortality and family over gentle fingerpicking in a tuning lifted from Nick Drake, whose influence is all over the new album. Eliza had this to say on the new…
Introducing your new favorite surrealist folk outfit: Youth in a Roman Field. The project was spearheaded by multi-instrumentalist, artist, writer, and activist Claire Wellin, known for being a full-time member of the Brooklyn-based indie rock powerhouse San Fermin and her time touring with Delta Rae and Once The Musical. Musically, Youth In…
