4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (107+ words) Mudlark Ballads (September 4th, 2026) SilkOnIt Records Sep 18-20 – Durham Folk Festival, Durham Oct 9 – The Róisín Dubh, Galway Oct 11 – DeBarra’s Folk Club, Clonakilty Oct 14 – Oh Yeah! Centre, Belfast Oct 18 – Coughlan’s, Cork Oct 22 – Sandino’s, Derry Nov 1 – The Sugar Club, Dublin Nov 4 – Cecil Sharp House,…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (82+ words) Gold In California is the most out-and-out pop hook present here; think Rumours-era Fleetwood Mac, and it carries a similar punch to those masters of the turbulent romance songs, recounting a car journey conversation, the kind that only happens when…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (79+ words) None more so than on the aching Half A Chance with Dee intoning “How many treetops in the wind/ would rustle every leaf with hope/ if I could hear you laughing there?” over rapidly arpeggiated accordion and lusty backing vocals…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (47+ words) In Thin Air (September 4th, 2026) Hudson Records Available on Digital/CD/Vinyl, including Deluxe CD Box & Limited Edition Deluxe CD Box (details here) Receive our free weekly KLOF Mag digest Spell Songs – In Thin Air KLOF No. 96 (Folk, Experimental, Ambient) The…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (400+ words) Three years on from the last Hollow Hand album, Max Kinghorn-Mills delivers a fully harmonious union of folk and indie pop on Wish Road South, his best to date. On 2023’sYour Own Adventure, Max Kinghorn-Mills described the process of creating…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (160+ words) In addition to Minekawa, Honer, and Stardrum, other collaborators on the album include Ben Lumsdaine (drums and percussion), Patrick Shiroishi (saxophone and field recordings), Marquis Hill (trumpet), and Will Miller of Resavoir (EVI). “‘Plastic Mind / Elastic Machines’ was truly the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (234+ words) I’ve gotta level with you. I’d never heard of Marvin Tate before I was sent Controlled Burn for review. His name sounded like he might have played right back for Preston North End in the early 2000s. OK, I’ll give it…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (30+ words) The Knife, The Needle (August 21st, 2026) Merge Records Pre-Order The Knife, The Needle Receive our free weekly KLOF Mag digest Mama's Broke – Reunion KLOF No. 94 (Folk, Experimental, Ambient)...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (215+ words) Arborist, the musical project of Belfast native Mark McCambridge, has announced his fourth album ‘Looking For Love‘. It is his first self-produced release and is out on October 16th, via Fika Recordings. Accompanying the album announcement is his new single and…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (238+ words) Having Welsh, Irish and Scottish roots in their lineup, they’ve been on something of a circular journey since, leading into Scottish folk history on their follow-up EP Dùthchas, and now they set sail for Ireland for their latest EP, The…...