New Mixtape: ft. Alasdair Roberts, Sir Richard Bishop, classical Persian music from 1966, Juni Habel, Goblin Band, Natalie Wildgoose, Castanets, Jason Molina, James Yorkston, Nancy Wallace, Weirs, Owl Service, Greet, Sam Amidon and a few other surprises along the way www.mixcloud.com/folkradiouk/...

New Mixtape, Off the Shelf, Reviews & Weekly Roundup New Mixtape spanning 1966 Folkways to Juni Habel & Goblin Band, six album reviews, Off the Shelf with Natalie Wildgoose, and a packed news desk.

Latest Newsletter: new Mixtape spanning ft Juni Habel, Goblin Band & Natalie Wildgoose — this issue’s Off the Shelf guest. Reviews: Félicia Atkinson & Christina Vantzou, Wendy Eisenberg, Juni Habel, Tommy Peltier, Folklore Tapes & more, plus a packed news desk. open.substack.com/pub/klofmag/...

This week’s KLOF mixtape features Fust & Sluice, plus Brown Wimpenny get a double ahead of their debut album, as does Wendy Eisenberg. Plus Plankton Wat, Brown Horse, Big Thief, Steve Gunn, and lots more. klofmag.com/2026/04/klof...

Wendy Eisenberg – Wendy Eisenberg (Album Review) Wendy Eisenberg’s self-titled album is a gorgeously orchestrated departure — ten exquisite songs cementing their place as one of the most talented artists of their generation.

Reviewed: "Eisenberg has crafted ten exquisite songs and, in doing so, has cemented their place as one of the most talented musical artists of their generation." @joyfulnoiserecs.bsky.social @wendyeyes.bsky.social klofmag.com/2026/03/wend...

Old Spot Share Video for “The Roustabout Song” Watch the video for The Roustabout Song by Old Spot, from their new album Old Spot (II), out April 24th on Scribe Records.

Watch the video for The Roustabout Song by Old Spot, taken from their new album “Old Spot (II),” out April 24th on Scribe Records. The track traces a transatlantic thread, rendered here as a joyful fiddle-and-banjo reimagining with deep political undertones. klofmag.com/2026/03/old-...

Brown Wimpenny Share “Old Molly Metcalfe” from Debut Album Brown Wimpenny announce debut album Long Live Brown Wimpenny and share Old Molly Metcalfe, a cinematic reinvention of Jake Thackray’s Yorkshire shepherdess tale.

Brown Wimpenny Announce Debut Album ‘Long Live Brown Wimpenny’ and Share “Old Molly Metcalfe” - A cinematic reinvention of a Jake Thackray song about the life of a North Yorkshire shepherdess. klofmag.com/2026/03/brow...

Tommy Peltier – Echo Park (The 70’s Sessions) Tommy Peltier’s “Echo Park (The 70’s Sessions)” captures a jazz lifer’s melodic reinvention in 1970s LA. Each track could be convincingly sold as a long-forgotten seventies hit.

Tommy Peltier’s “Echo Park (The 70’s Sessions)” catches the moment a jazz lifer reinvented himself as a songwriter in 1970s Los Angeles. Recorded in a hillside house near Echo Park Lane, these eleven tracks brim with melodic invention. klofmag.com/2026/03/tomm...

Premiere: Birdvox Share Video for Mythic Debut Single “King Orfeo” Watch the video for ‘King Orfeo,’ the mythic debut single from Birdvox — the new project from Sarah Hayes, Inge Thomson, Jenny Sturgeon and Charlotte Printer – taken from their forthcoming album ‘Sham...

Watch the video for “King Orfeo,” the debut single from Birdvox — a new project ft Sarah Hayes, Inge Thomson, Jenny Sturgeon &Charlotte Printer. An adaptation of a traditional Orpheus myth with a refrain in Norn, a now extinct language that used to be spoken in Shetland. klofmag.com/2026/03/prem...

KLOF No. 78 (Folk, Ambient, Experimental, Alternative) The latest KLOF Mixtape drifts from Félicia Atkinson & Christina Vantzou’s dreamlike soundscapes to Pan•American, Juni Habel, Sam Grassie and ancient folk from Tibet and Greece.

The latest KLOF Mixtape moves from Félicia Atkinson & Christina Vantzou’s dreamlike soundscapes to the airy, pastoral improvisations of Prymek & Sage. Plus Sam Grassie, Magic Tuber Stringband, Juni Habel, ancient recordings from Tibet and Greece - for unhurried listening. klofmag.com/2026/03/klof...

Prymek & Sage – Shelter (Album Review) Shelter from Chaz Prymek (Lake Mary) and Matthew Sage is intricate and spacious, an unhurried meditation on place, patience, and the beauty of restraint.

Shelter, the new album from Chaz Prymek and Matthew Sage, is a rather beautiful, unhurried recording built from live improvisations in a pole barn studio...intricate and spacious, very elegantly performed. Also features in our new Mixtape. klofmag.com/2026/03/prym...

North Carolina-based Sluice drop their new album “Companion” this week Sluice release Companion, their third album, on March 27th via Mtn Laurel Recording Co. — a hard-won testament to music as companionship.

Durham, NC quartet Sluice release Companion, their third album and Mtn Laurel Recording Co. debut tomorrow (March 27th). A hard-won testament to music as companionship. Highly recommended. klofmag.com/2026/03/nort...

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Joshua Abrams – Music For Pulse Meridian Foliation (Album Review) Music for Pulse Meridian Foliation encourages thinking. Joshua Abrams’ deft compositional hand leaves room for polemical reaction while ensuring his music, for all its inner tension, remains ultimatel...

Joshua Abrams’ Music For Pulse Meridian Foliation is a single, thirty-five-minute swathe of all-enveloping, slow-moving minimalism — a matrix of abundant...intersections, there to be explored, to inspire fierce thought, but also to luxuriate in or meditate on. klofmag.com/2026/03/josh...

Juni Habel Shares New Single “Pearl Cloud Song” Juni Habel shares “Pearl Cloud Song,” a lush instrumental from her forthcoming album “Evergreen In Your Mind” — folk music of striking patience and beauty.

Juni Habel releases ‘Pearl Cloud Song,’ a lush instrumental from her forthcoming album “Evergreen In Your Mind,” out 10th April on Basin Rock. Born from an open tuning discovery, it's a beautiful, unhurried piece from one of folk’s most compelling new voices. klofmag.com/2026/03/juni...

Sam Grassie – Where Two Hawks Fly Sam Grassie’s “Where Two Hawks Fly” is a remarkable debut — deft, generous, and hard-won in every sense, with guitar playing worthy of hero Bert Jansch.

Sam Grassie’s debut album, “Where Two Hawks Fly”, arrives after years of adversity and sounds all the more remarkable for it. His guitar playing is deft and unshowy, worthy of hero Bert Jansch - deeply assured, generous and communal. klofmag.com/2026/03/sam-...

Magic Tuber Stringband share “Where the Place Becomes Forgetting” Magic Tuber Stringband share “Where the Place Becomes Forgetting” from upcoming album “Heavy Water” — watch the intimate live performance video now.

Magic Tuber Stringband share “Where the Place Becomes Forgetting,” a gorgeous single from their upcoming album “Heavy Water”. Watch the intimate live performance video now. klofmag.com/2026/03/magi...

The Huntress and Holder of Hands Share “Promethean” from New Album ‘Babylon’ The Huntress and Holder of Hands announce new album Babylon, due June 5th. Dark-hued new single Promethean is out now.

The Huntress and Holder of Hands announce ‘Babylon’, their second album. A decade on from their debut, MorganEve Swain’s project — born from the loss of her husband and musical partner, Dave Lamb (Brown Bird) — returns heavier and fuller. Listen to lead single Promethean klofmag.com/2026/03/the-...

Gun Outfit Share Brooding Super 16mm Video for New Single “So Easy To Love” Gun Outfit share a brooding Super 16mm video for So Easy To Love, the latest single from their double album Process & Reality.

Gun Outfit have shared the video for So Easy To Love, the latest single from their double album Process & Reality. The video features excerpts from The Western Ends, a 16mm film collaboration between DeNardo, Nicoletta Beyer, and band members Carrie, Dylan, and Daniel. klofmag.com/2026/03/gun-...

Plankton Wat – The Vanishing World Plankton Wat’s “The Vanishing World” is a belter — killer bass lines, mercurial instrumentals, and a crack team of players making hugely satisfying music.

Plankton Wat’s “The Vanishing World” is a belter – a love letter to the era of the big studio album. James Shaver’s killer bass lines power mercurial instrumentals, while drummer Dustin Dybvig and trumpeter Victor Nash inject pure joy... out now on @suncru.bsky.social klofmag.com/2026/03/plan...

Lemoncello Announce New Album And Share New Single/Video “Articulate Animal” Lemoncello announce new album ‘Perfect Place’ and share the video for their new single “Articulate Animal” — the album is out May 8th via Claddagh Records.

Lemoncello (Laura Quirke and Claire Kinsella) announce their second album, “Perfect Place,” out May 8th via Claddagh Records, and share the video for new single “Articulate Animal.” The album has evolved from the duo’s folk-soaked debut into bolder sonic territory. klofmag.com/2026/03/lemo...

Hiss Golden Messenger Shares New Single/Video “Shaky Eyes” Hiss Golden Messenger shares the video for “Shaky Eyes,” a soulful, rootsy new single from forthcoming album “I’m People” (Chrysalis Records).

Hiss Golden Messenger shares “Shaky Eyes,” the second single from forthcoming album “I’m People” (May 1st, Chrysalis Records), alongside a new video. An ode to MC Taylor’s California origins. klofmag.com/2026/03/hiss...

Mikey Kenney Shares ‘On A Blue Day’ Video Mikey Kenney shares the video for “On A Blue Day” from “Tiny Little Light” — A tribute to fiddle music and the players of days past. Don’t miss his UK April Tour.

Mikey Kenney has shared the video for “On A Blue Day,” the latest single from his acclaimed album “Tiny Little Light.” A tribute to fiddle music and the players of days past. Filmed in Cornwall, the video accompanies a spring UK tour. klofmag.com/2026/03/vide...

Frog Announce Eighth Studio Album ‘Frog for Sale’ and share “Je Ne Sais Pas” (US/UK Dates) Frog announce their eighth album, Frog for Sale, out April 17th via Audio Antihero — their third record in just fourteen months. Lead single “Je Ne Sais Pas” is out now.

Frog announce their eighth studio album, Frog for Sale, out April 17th via @audioantihero.bandcamp.com — their third record in just fourteen months. Lead single “Je Ne Sais Pas” is out now. klofmag.com/2026/03/frog...

Fruit Bats Announces Vibrant Full-Band Album The Landfill Fruit Bats announces The Landfill, a vibrant full-band album due June 12th via Merge Records. Watch the conceptual video for the title track.

Fruit Bats announces The Landfill, a vibrant full-band album. Following the stripped-back solo outing Baby Man, Eric D. Johnson reconvened his touring band at Bear Creek Studios – watch the conceptual video for the title track, directed by Adam Willis. klofmag.com/2026/03/frui...

Cole Berliner Signs to Drag City and shares Debut Album Title Track “The Black Door” Cole Berliner has signed to Drag City for his debut solo album, The Black Door. The title track is out now with a music video by Fred Joseph. He says, “The inspiration was drawn from the mystical…

Cole Berliner has signed to Drag City for his debut solo album, The Black Door. The title track is out now with a music video by Fred Joseph. klofmag.com/2026/03/cole...

Rob Mazurek’s ‘Alternate Moon Cycles (Live at The Land School)’ Rob Mazurek releases Alternate Moon Cycles Live at The Land School via Qobuz — reuniting the trio behind International Anthem’s first-ever recording. Watch the film by Brian Ashby.

Rob Mazurek has released Alternate Moon Cycles Live at The Land School, a Qobuz-exclusive live recording documenting his reunion with Matthew Lux and Mikel Patrick Avery at International Anthem’s Southside Chicago headquarters. Watch the accompanying film by Brian Ashby. klofmag.com/2026/03/rob-...

KLOF No. 77 (Folk, Ambient, Experimental, Alternative) KLOF’s new mixtape moves from Juni Habel’s Nordic folk to the ambient drift of Félicia Atkinson & Christina Vantzou, with thirteen tracks built around stillness.

KLOF’s new mixtape gathers thirteen tracks around a shared quality of patience and drift — from Juni Habel’s Nordic folk opener, Joshua Burnside’s haunting evocation of personal loss, to the closing shimmer of Félicia Atkinson & Christina Vantzou. klofmag.com/2026/03/klof...

more eaze – sentence structure in the country (Album Review) On “sentence structure in the country,” more eaze leverages a bewildering array of influences into a sustained, emotionally resonant and surprisingly compact work of art.

On “sentence structure in the country,” more eaze leans into her love of song and embraces her upbringing as a folk-oriented fiddle player. ...A bewildering array of influences leveraged into a sustained, emotionally resonant and surprisingly compact work of art. klofmag.com/2026/03/more...

Rua Rí Announces Debut Album ‘Tell Your Mother I Saved Your Life,’ & Shares “Johnny Workman” Rua Rí announces debut album “Tell Your Mother I Saved Your Life,” out 1st May via Soft Boy Records, with new single and video ‘Johnny Workman.’

Rua Rí announces his debut album, “Tell Your Mother I Saved Your Life,” and shares “Johnny Workman.” Rooted in the streets, fields and familiar settings of Cobh and Cork, the album captures the fleeting moments of youth with warmth, humour, and grounded introspection. klofmag.com/2026/03/rua-...

Marisa Anderson Shares Ecstatic Duet “Sarvi Simin” from New Album Marisa Anderson shares “Sarvi Simin,” an ecstatic guitar-and-violin duet with Gisela Rodríguez Fernández, and the second single from “The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music, Vol. 1.”

Marisa Anderson shares ‘Sarvi Simin’ — an ecstatic duet between Anderson’s guitar and Gisela Rodríguez Fernández’s violin — interprets a piece from a 1977 Melodiya Records release, transcribed while Anderson travelled by bus through southern Mexico. klofmag.com/2026/03/mari...