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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 17 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 about 1 month 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 29 days ago
Mitski Explores Country Sound on New Album
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Mitski Explores Country Sound on New Album

Mitski's eighth studio album ‘Nothing's About to Happen to Me’ marks a stylistic shift toward country-folk and American…

Updated 29 days ago

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Bob Weir Rides Into the Sunset for the Last Time » PopMatters
PopMatters

Bob Weir Rides Into the Sunset for the Last Time » PopMatters

Bob Weir, co-founder of the Grateful Dead, has passed away at age 78, marking a significant loss fo…

www.popmatters.com · Jan 29, 2026
folk
Sammy Brue Finds Inspiration in Earle's Journals » PopMatters
PopMatters

Sammy Brue Finds Inspiration in Earle's Journals » PopMatters

The article explores the connection between Justin Townes Earle and Sammy Brue through their shared…

www.popmatters.com · Jan 29, 2026
folk
Single: Christopher Green – The Moon Is Going For A Swim
Start Track

Single: Christopher Green – The Moon Is Going For A Swim

In a cold Florida winter, the author reflects on finding comfort in melancholic music while being c…

start-track.com · Jan 29, 2026
folk
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TURTLENEK

MARO shares focus track from new album ‘SO MUCH HAS CHANGED’

Portuguese singer MARO has released a new album titled ‘SO MUCH HAS CHANGED’, with the title track …

turtlenek.net · Jan 29, 2026
folk
Ye Vagabonds — All Tied Together (River Lea)
Dusted Manazine

Ye Vagabonds — All Tied Together (River Lea)

Ye Vagabonds, an Irish band of two brothers, create a richly textured folk album that weaves tradit…

dustedmagazine.tumblr.com · Jan 28, 2026
folk
Curtain: Fire
Destroy//Exist

Curtain: Fire

This article appears to be a genre-descriptive header or preliminary text about underground music s…

www.destroyexist.com · Jan 28, 2026
alternative
Tashi Dorji, “low clouds hang, this land is on fire”
Bandcamp Daily Review

Tashi Dorji, “low clouds hang, this land is on fire”

Tashi Dorji's latest record is a contemplative exploration of human connection during challenging t…

daily.bandcamp.com · Jan 28, 2026
folk
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High Clouds

East Sister tease sophomore album Road My Bird, Waving Back with intimate new single “Mixape”

East Sister is releasing their sophomore album Road My Bird, Waving Back through Red Brick Records,…

highclouds.org · Jan 28, 2026
folk
Lois Powell & Night Wolf Find Stillness and Truth on “The Laws Of Life”
Jamsphere

Lois Powell & Night Wolf Find Stillness and Truth on “The Laws Of Life”

Lois Powell & Night Wolf collaborate on ‘The Laws Of Life’, a contemplative track that explores…

jamsphere.com · Jan 26, 2026
folk
BEST NEW TRACKS: AILBHE REDDY – THAT GIRL
Motel Void

BEST NEW TRACKS: AILBHE REDDY – THAT GIRL

Ailbhe Reddy is a Dublin-born indie songwriter who gained prominence with her 2016 single Distrust.…

motelvoid.com · Jan 26, 2026
folk
REVIEW: BROCK DAVIS – NOTHING LASTS FOREVER
Motel Void Review

REVIEW: BROCK DAVIS – NOTHING LASTS FOREVER

Brock Davis, an Americana singer-songwriter from Santa Cruz, California, creates music that blends …

motelvoid.com · Jan 25, 2026
folk
David Rosenblad Ignites a Compassionate Call to Action with “Rise Up, Through Love” ft. Jen Mulhern
Jamsphere

David Rosenblad Ignites a Compassionate Call to Action with “Rise Up, Through Love” ft. Jen Mulhern

David Rosenblad's single ‘Rise Up, Through Love’ is a compassionate call to action that transforms …

jamsphere.com · Jan 24, 2026
folk
Heather Sweeney’s Book Notes music playlist for her memoir Camouflage
Largehearted Boy Playlist

Heather Sweeney’s Book Notes music playlist for her memoir Camouflage

Heather Sweeney has created a Book Notes playlist to accompany her memoir Camouflage, exploring the…

largeheartedboy.com · Jan 23, 2026
folk
David Zé, “Mutudi Ua Ufolo / Viuva Da Liberdade 1975”
Bandcamp Daily Review

David Zé, “Mutudi Ua Ufolo / Viuva Da Liberdade 1975”

David Zé was an Angolan musician and resistance icon who used music to fight Portuguese colonialism…

daily.bandcamp.com · Jan 23, 2026
folk
Essential Releases, January 23, 2026
Bandcamp Daily News

Essential Releases, January 23, 2026

This Bandcamp Daily article reviews three musical releases from Mi3raj, The Format, and Hot Face, h…

daily.bandcamp.com · Jan 23, 2026
folk
How the Beatles Hindered American Folk Music » PopMatters
PopMatters

How the Beatles Hindered American Folk Music » PopMatters

The Beatles and the British Invasion of 1964 negatively impacted the development of American folk m…

www.popmatters.com · Jan 22, 2026
folk
José Pinhal, the Portuguese Artist Who Turned Kitsch Into Treasure
Bandcamp Daily

José Pinhal, the Portuguese Artist Who Turned Kitsch Into Treasure

José Pinhal was a Portuguese musician who created unique, unconventional music blending folk and po…

daily.bandcamp.com · Jan 21, 2026
folk
Exiled in Hydra — Inside Westerman's Greek Island Sessions
The Tonearm

Exiled in Hydra — Inside Westerman's Greek Island Sessions

Westerman recorded his album ‘A Jackal's Wedding’ in an 18th-century mansion on the Greek island of…

www.thetonearm.com · Jan 21, 2026
folk
Magic Fig Successfully Blend Prog- and Psych-Rock » PopMatters
PopMatters

Magic Fig Successfully Blend Prog- and Psych-Rock » PopMatters

San Francisco band Magic Fig creates a unique musical fusion by combining 1970s prog-rock, 1960s ps…

www.popmatters.com · Jan 21, 2026
folk
Mountains of Heave – Mountains of Heaven 1 and 2
Parkettchannel

Mountains of Heave – Mountains of Heaven 1 and 2

Mountains of Heaven, conceived by Rick Guistolise, presents a debut album that blends drone and alt…

www.parkettchannel.it · Jan 20, 2026
alternative
Un brano da tenere per sé, “Heritage” di Lecomte de Brégeot in anteprima
Parkettchannel Premiere

Un brano da tenere per sé, “Heritage” di Lecomte de Brégeot in anteprima

Lecomte de Brégeot's new single ‘Heritage’ is a deeply personal track exploring memory and legacy, …

www.parkettchannel.it · Jan 20, 2026
folk
Ulrich Jannert – Two Men by the Harbor
Parkettchannel

Ulrich Jannert – Two Men by the Harbor

Ulrich Jannert's song ‘Two Men by the Harbor’ is a contemplative indie folk track that emphasizes a…

www.parkettchannel.it · Jan 20, 2026
folk
Shawnee Dez finds purpose in troubled times on “Lullabye the Fire” - Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader

Shawnee Dez finds purpose in troubled times on “Lullabye the Fire” - Chicago Reader

Shawnee Dez, a Chicago artist, released her debut album Moody Umbra in 2023, exploring themes of se…

chicagoreader.com · Jan 16, 2026
folk
Guitarist Steve Tibbetts Creates Beautiful Chaos
PopMatters Interview

Guitarist Steve Tibbetts Creates Beautiful Chaos

Steve Tibbetts is a uniquely original guitarist known for creating distinctive musical compositions…

www.popmatters.com · Jan 14, 2026
indie rock