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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 14 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 27 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 26 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 26 days ago

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thistle. announce new EP, backflip
The Line of Best Fit

thistle. announce new EP, backflip

Manchester alt-rock trio thistle. have announced their upcoming second EP titled backflip and relea…

www.thelineofbestfit.com · Feb 24, 2026
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Choice Music Prize announce Conversations discussion panels about primetime music TV shows and more | Nialler9
Nialler9

Choice Music Prize announce Conversations discussion panels about primetime music TV shows and more | Nialler9

The Choice Music Prize is hosting five discussion panels called Conversations, moderated by Jim Car…

nialler9.com · Feb 24, 2026
folk
Watch Foo Fighters kick off intimate run of UK and Ireland shows in Dublin
NME

Watch Foo Fighters kick off intimate run of UK and Ireland shows in Dublin

Foo Fighters launched an intimate tour series with a show in Dublin, with upcoming performances sch…

www.nme.com · Feb 24, 2026
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KUN: “I made this album to tell the world who I really am”
NME

KUN: “I made this album to tell the world who I really am”

Chinese superstar KUN releases a self-titled album that represents his creative rebirth and departu…

www.nme.com · Feb 24, 2026
folk
Gyda Valtysdottir shares Kjartan Sveinsson co-written single, “Mother Pearl”
The Line of Best Fit

Gyda Valtysdottir shares Kjartan Sveinsson co-written single, “Mother Pearl”

Icelandic cellist Gyda Valtysdottir has released ‘Mother Pearl,’ the title track from her upcoming …

www.thelineofbestfit.com · Feb 24, 2026
folk
New Album: MONNE - ‘Jungle of Emotions’ -- Obscure Sound
Obscure Sound

New Album: MONNE - ‘Jungle of Emotions’ -- Obscure Sound

Norwegian artist MONNE releases ‘Jungle of Emotions’, an immersive Nordic art-pop album that blends…

www.obscuresound.com · Feb 23, 2026
folk
Cat Power Celebrates 20th Anniversary of ‘The Greatest’ with Reworked Tracks and Low-key Performance at Portland, OR’s Revolution Hall (SHOW REVIEW) - Glide Magazine
Glide Magazine Review

Cat Power Celebrates 20th Anniversary of ‘The Greatest’ with Reworked Tracks and Low-key Performance at Portland, OR’s Revolution Hall (SHOW REVIEW) - Glide Magazine

Cat Power performed at Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon, celebrating the 20th anniversary of her…

glidemagazine.com · Feb 23, 2026
folk
Magic Tuber Stringband Announce New Album ‘Heavy Water’: Hear “Tribute To The Angels”
Stereogum

Magic Tuber Stringband Announce New Album ‘Heavy Water’: Hear “Tribute To The Angels”

Magic Tuber Stringband, a North Carolina folk group, has announced their new album Heavy Water, the…

stereogum.com · Feb 23, 2026
folk
friends&'s ‘folx’ Is A Maximalist Manifesto About Folk Music, Capitalism, Family, Labor, The Internet, And More
Stereogum

friends&'s ‘folx’ Is A Maximalist Manifesto About Folk Music, Capitalism, Family, Labor, The Internet, And More

Toronto musician jc grame, under the project name friends&, has released ‘folx’, an ambitious 1…

stereogum.com · Feb 23, 2026
folk
Nieuwe single Dermot Kennedy - “Refuge”
Dansende Beren

Nieuwe single Dermot Kennedy - “Refuge”

Dermot Kennedy releases his new single ‘Refuge’. While not typically an artist for casual shuffle p…

www.dansendeberen.be · Feb 23, 2026
folk
Iberian folk-pop troubadour Guitarricadelafuente makes his Chicago debut - Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader

Iberian folk-pop troubadour Guitarricadelafuente makes his Chicago debut - Chicago Reader

Álvaro Lafuente Calvo, performing as Guitarricadelafuente, is an Iberian folk-pop artist making his…

chicagoreader.com · Feb 23, 2026
folk
Bon Iver launches archival series with new album, VOLUMES: ONE
The Line of Best Fit

Bon Iver launches archival series with new album, VOLUMES: ONE

Bon Iver has announced a new archival series called VOLUMES with the first release being VOLUMES: O…

www.thelineofbestfit.com · Feb 23, 2026
folk
Hurray for the Riff Raff Announce Live Album Live Forever
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Hurray for the Riff Raff Announce Live Album Live Forever

Hurray for the Riff Raff have announced a new live album titled Live Forever, featuring 14 songs. T…

pitchfork.com · Feb 23, 2026
folk
Sluice search for a home on new single, “Zillow”
The Line of Best Fit

Sluice search for a home on new single, “Zillow”

North Carolina band Sluice has released ‘Zillow’, a new single from their forthcoming third album t…

www.thelineofbestfit.com · Feb 23, 2026
folk
Screaming Females & Gladie members form Universal Girlfriend, collabed with Tracy Bonham, opening for Saetia
Brooklyn Vegan

Screaming Females & Gladie members form Universal Girlfriend, collabed with Tracy Bonham, opening for Saetia

Members of Screaming Females and Gladie have formed a new band called Universal Girlfriend, who hav…

www.brooklynvegan.com · Feb 23, 2026
indie rock
Mike Patton on Faith No More’s Apparent Breakup: “I Don’t See It as a Sad Thing”
Consequence of Sound

Mike Patton on Faith No More’s Apparent Breakup: “I Don’t See It as a Sad Thing”

Mike Patton discussed Faith No More's apparent breakup in a podcast interview with Consequence's Ky…

consequence.net · Feb 23, 2026
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Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds’s Riviera Maya 2026 Brought Sandy Jams, Good Vibes, and Merry Times: Recap + Photos
Consequence of Sound

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds’s Riviera Maya 2026 Brought Sandy Jams, Good Vibes, and Merry Times: Recap + Photos

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds performed at their 2026 Riviera Maya destination festival, deliverin…

consequence.net · Feb 23, 2026
indie rock
Yaya Bey, Baby Keem, Visible Cloaks, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
Pitchfork News Playlist

Yaya Bey, Baby Keem, Visible Cloaks, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist

Pitchfork's weekly curated playlist features new music selections from their editorial team, highli…

pitchfork.com · Feb 23, 2026
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Bon Iver to Launch Archival Series With New Live Album
Pitchfork News

Bon Iver to Launch Archival Series With New Live Album

Bon Iver is launching an archival series beginning with a new live album featuring recordings from …

pitchfork.com · Feb 23, 2026
folk
Bon Iver Announces VOLUMES Archive Series, Shares “HEAVENLY FATHER”: Stream
Consequence of Sound News

Bon Iver Announces VOLUMES Archive Series, Shares “HEAVENLY FATHER”: Stream

Bon Iver's Justin Vernon has announced VOLUMES, a new archive series featuring demos and unreleased…

consequence.net · Feb 23, 2026
folk
Linda Perry Announces New Album Let It Die Here, Shares First Single “Beautiful”: Stream
Consequence of Sound News

Linda Perry Announces New Album Let It Die Here, Shares First Single “Beautiful”: Stream

Linda Perry has announced her new album titled Let It Die Here and released its first single called…

consequence.net · Feb 23, 2026
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Dryadic - Permission To Speak (self-released)
Big Takeover

Dryadic - Permission To Speak (self-released)

The article discusses Dryadic's self-released album ‘Permission To Speak’ and praises the trend of …

bigtakeover.com · Feb 23, 2026
folk
Hurray for the Riff Raff announce new live album, share “Rhododendron” live video
Brooklyn Vegan

Hurray for the Riff Raff announce new live album, share “Rhododendron” live video

Hurray for the Riff Raff has announced a new live album and released a live video for ‘Rhododendron…

www.brooklynvegan.com · Feb 23, 2026
folk
Honey Motel shares radiant and relatable genre-hopping EP ‘Motel FM’
Earmilk

Honey Motel shares radiant and relatable genre-hopping EP ‘Motel FM’

Honey Motel has released their debut EP as a quartet titled ‘Motel FM’, featuring six genre-hopping…

earmilk.com · Feb 23, 2026
indie rock