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Ora Cogan Explores Resilience in ‘Hard Hearted Woman’
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Ora Cogan Explores Resilience in ‘Hard Hearted Woman’

Canadian experimental folk artist Ora Cogan has released her new album ‘Hard Hearted Woman,’ which explores themes of r…

Updated 16 days ago
Bandcamp's February 2026 Best Music Roundup
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Bandcamp's February 2026 Best Music Roundup

Bandcamp has released its comprehensive monthly music guides for February 2026, covering essential releases across mult…

Updated 27 days ago
Charlotte Cornfield Releases ‘Lost Leader’ Featuring Christian Lee Hutson
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Charlotte Cornfield Releases ‘Lost Leader’ Featuring Christian Lee Hutson

Canadian singer-songwriter Charlotte Cornfield has released ‘Lost Leader,’ a new single featuring Christian Lee Hutson,…

Updated 30 days ago
Sturgill Simpson Surprise-Releases Album as Johnny Blue Skies
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Sturgill Simpson Surprise-Releases Album as Johnny Blue Skies

Sturgill Simpson has surprise-released a new album titled ‘Mutiny After Midnight’ under his alias Johnny Blue Skies &am…

Updated 28 days ago

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Winnipeg Folk Festival Gets Lucy Dacus, Sylvan Esso, Wolf Parade, Black Country, New Road for 2026 │ Exclaim!
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Winnipeg Folk Festival Gets Lucy Dacus, Sylvan Esso, Wolf Parade, Black Country, New Road for 2026 │ Exclaim!

The 2026 Winnipeg Folk Festival has announced its lineup featuring Lucy Dacus, Sylvan Esso, Wolf Pa…

exclaim.ca · Mar 06, 2026
folk
15 15 - Mārara | Sodwee
Sodwee

15 15 - Mārara | Sodwee

Paris collective 15 15 has released MĀRARA through S76 Records, an album that fuses futuristic elec…

sodwee.com · Mar 06, 2026
r&b
Chicago experimental duo Cleared make drone tracks for ambient dance heads - Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader

Chicago experimental duo Cleared make drone tracks for ambient dance heads - Chicago Reader

Chicago experimental duo Cleared, consisting of Michael Vallera and Steven Hess, creates drone-base…

chicagoreader.com · Mar 06, 2026
ambient
Ndidi O - It's About Time (Cordova Bay Records)
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Ndidi O - It's About Time (Cordova Bay Records)

Ndidi O is an award-nominated blues musician from Ireland, whose work exemplifies how blues music h…

bigtakeover.com · Mar 06, 2026
folk
Joya Mooi - Only Water (ft. Lady Donli)
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Joya Mooi - Only Water (ft. Lady Donli)

Joya Mooi collaborates with Lady Donli on ‘Only Water,’ an R&B track that combines warm bass, s…

www.stereofox.com · Mar 06, 2026
r&b
Shapes Like People share the dynamic new song, “Lately”
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Shapes Like People share the dynamic new song, “Lately”

Salisbury duo Shapes Like People released their dynamic new single ‘Lately,’ the final preview from…

www.blogger.com · Mar 05, 2026
acoustic
Ndidi O shows off her big new folk track, “Young One”
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Ndidi O shows off her big new folk track, “Young One”

Ndidi O, a British Columbia-born singer-songwriter now based in County Kerry, Ireland, has released…

www.blogger.com · Mar 05, 2026
acoustic
Mike Zellers - awakening fields - Gong/Flute with treatments. Experimental Ambient
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Mike Zellers - awakening fields - Gong/Flute with treatments. Experimental Ambient

Mike Zellers and Ingrid N collaborated remotely on ‘Awakening Fields’, an experimental ambient albu…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 05, 2026
ambient
Stream Star Moles’ Striking, Charismatic New Album ‘Highway To Hell’
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Stream Star Moles’ Striking, Charismatic New Album ‘Highway To Hell’

Star Moles, the project of Philadelphia-based artist Emily Moales, has released a new album called …

stereogum.com · Mar 05, 2026
folk
VANNGO delivers the stirring new single, “Steadfast Glow”
It's All Indie Playlist

VANNGO delivers the stirring new single, “Steadfast Glow”

LA-based indie artist VANNGO has released his second single of the year, ‘Steadfast Glow’, a cinema…

www.blogger.com · Mar 05, 2026
acoustic
Album Review: Karter AKA – Dangerous Creatures | AnalogueTrash
AnalogueTrash Review

Album Review: Karter AKA – Dangerous Creatures | AnalogueTrash

Karter AKA's album Dangerous Creatures draws inspiration from a 1994 PC game and the music of that …

www.analoguetrash.com · Mar 05, 2026
folk
Mary Ann Alexander's “Better Than This” leans into soft yearning through rose-tinted R&B
The Line of Best Fit

Mary Ann Alexander's “Better Than This” leans into soft yearning through rose-tinted R&B

Rising R&B artist Mary Ann Alexander from Kerala, India releases “Better Than This,” the final …

www.thelineofbestfit.com · Mar 05, 2026
r&b
SONG PREMIERE: Reed Turchi Flows Along with Spirited and Jammy R&B Rendition of The Wood Brothers’ “Alabaster” - Glide Magazine
Glide Magazine Review

SONG PREMIERE: Reed Turchi Flows Along with Spirited and Jammy R&B Rendition of The Wood Brothers’ “Alabaster” - Glide Magazine

Reed Turchi, a GRAMMY-winning musician, poet, and producer from Swannanoa, North Carolina now based…

glidemagazine.com · Mar 05, 2026
r&b
Spotlight - Buzzard
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Spotlight - Buzzard

Buzzard is a doom folk metal artist that combines elements of Bob Dylan's folk sensibility with Bla…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 05, 2026
doom
ninnyliver - “Holland State Park” | Obscure Sound
Obscure Sound

ninnyliver - “Holland State Park” | Obscure Sound

“Holland State Park” by ninnyliver is a folk-forward track featuring introspective lyrics and strin…

www.obscuresound.com · Mar 04, 2026
folk
The Brook & The Bluff Incorporate Sharper Edged Rock Influences Into Evolved Indie Folk Sound on ‘Werewolf’ (ALBUM REVIEW) - Glide Magazine
Glide Magazine Review

The Brook & The Bluff Incorporate Sharper Edged Rock Influences Into Evolved Indie Folk Sound on ‘Werewolf’ (ALBUM REVIEW) - Glide Magazine

Nashville indie folk band The Brook & The Bluff showcase an evolved sound on their new album ‘W…

glidemagazine.com · Mar 04, 2026
folk
Song for a Gorgeous Blonde - Zen älskarinna - A notably ambient, cinematic meditation through Asian-influenced sounds.
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Song for a Gorgeous Blonde - Zen älskarinna - A notably ambient, cinematic meditation through Asian-influenced sounds.

An 8-minute ambient, cinematic track featuring Asian-influenced sounds and instruments, designed fo…

www.getmusic.fm · Mar 04, 2026
ambient
Marden presenta “Te Cielo”, balada folk inspirada en Frida - La Caverna
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Marden presenta “Te Cielo”, balada folk inspirada en Frida - La Caverna

Peruvian singer-songwriter Marden, currently based in Mexico City, releases ‘Te Cielo’, a pop folk …

lacaverna.net · Mar 04, 2026
folk
Feature: K A T R I N A - ‘GOODGrief’ EP -- Obscure Sound
Obscure Sound

Feature: K A T R I N A - ‘GOODGrief’ EP -- Obscure Sound

Asheville-based artist K A T R I N A releases ‘GOODGrief’ EP, an alt-R&B project that chronicle…

www.obscuresound.com · Mar 04, 2026
electronic
Gia Margaret Shares New Song ‘Good Friend’: Listen
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Gia Margaret Shares New Song ‘Good Friend’: Listen

Gia Margaret has released a new song ‘Good Friend’ from her upcoming April album ‘Singing,’ which m…

stereogum.com · Mar 04, 2026
ambient
Premiere: Jessica Hottman Shares New Video for “Surf the Dawn”
Under the Radar Premiere

Premiere: Jessica Hottman Shares New Video for “Surf the Dawn”

Omaha-based indie singer/songwriter Jessica Hottman has been releasing music under a handful of dif…

www.undertheradarmag.com · Mar 04, 2026
folk
Ambient country band SUSS announce new album & tour dates: hear “Sunset II”
Brooklyn Vegan

Ambient country band SUSS announce new album & tour dates: hear “Sunset II”

Ambient country band SUSS has announced their new album ‘Counting Sunsets’ releasing May 15, along …

www.brooklynvegan.com · Mar 04, 2026
ambient
Ambient country band SUSS announce new album & tour dates: hear “Sunset II”
Brooklyn Vegan

Ambient country band SUSS announce new album & tour dates: hear “Sunset II”

Ambient country band SUSS has announced their new album ‘Counting Sunsets’ releasing May 15, along …

www.brooklynvegan.com · Mar 04, 2026
ambient
Channel Tres Shares New Single ‘Medicine’: Listen
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Channel Tres Shares New Single ‘Medicine’: Listen

Channel Tres, a Compton-based club music artist, has released a new single titled ‘Medicine’ as par…

stereogum.com · Mar 04, 2026
r&b