folk tracks
Track: Wren Hinds – Restless Child
With his new album ‘Don’t Die In The Bundu’ due out 21st July via Bella Union, Wren Hinds has shared a hypnotic animated video for his new single ‘Restless Child’. Commenting on the track and video Wren says: “With my baby boy due in just a few months, I witnessed his movement and adventurous spirit through the …
Track: Maya Ongaku – Melting
Maya Ongaku have shared the video for new track ‘Melting’, directed by Itsuki Yoshizawa. The track is taken from their debut album, ‘Approach to Anima’ due the 29th May via Guruguru Brain,the label run by members of Kikagaku Moyo to share feel-good sounds from across Asia. Along with the new video, they have announced a European live show at Le Guess Who? …
Track: Maya Ongaku share mellow track Something In The Morning Rain
Maya Ongaku have shared the second single from their forthcoming debut album, ‘Approach to Anima’, due for release on the 29th May via Guruguru Brain. The trio of Tsutomu Sonoda, Ryota Takano, and Shoei Ikeda have given us this second glimpse of the album with new track ‘Something In The Morning Rain’. Smooth guitar over chilled strings and shimmering vocals set to put minds …
Track: Maya Ongaku – Nuska
Hailing from the seaside communities surrounding Enoshima, a small island located 50 km southwest of Tokyo, Maya Ongaku is a ragtag collective of local musicians, currently a trio of Tsutomu Sonoda, Ryota Takano, and Shoei Ikeda. The name derives not from any kind of ancient civilization, but rather a neologism defined as the imagined view outside one’s field of vision. …
Track: Snow Ghosts – Prophecies
Snow Ghosts have shared the third single from their forthcoming album, ‘The Fell’, which is set for release on the 24th of February via Houndstooth. Following the propulsive dense electronics of ‘Curse‘ and the earthy folk of ‘Buried‘, the band share the delicate, suspense-filled new track ‘Prophecies’ along with a video, commenting: “Prophecies is about the seasonal gatherings that mark the year. These ritualised …
Track: Snow Ghosts – Buried
Following the band’s announcement of their new album ‘The Fell’ which is due the 24th of February via Houndstooth, Snow Ghosts have shared the second single titled ‘Buried’. Singer Hannah Cartwright describes the track as “A threnody to all the stories and lives lost to the landscape.” Hypnotic and atmospheric brilliance. Cartwright’s honey dipped vocals are soothing over the repetitive …
Track: Jeremiah Moon – Housesitting
Seattle-based singer/songwriter/classically-trained cellist and illustrator Jeremiah Moon is debuting a new Brent Driscoll-directed music video for ‘Housesitting’ a track off his debut EP ‘Sputnik,’ out now via Enci Records. Read our review here. In regards to the track, Jeremiah says, “Housesitting is a song about the moment when a relationship starts to end. Not about love ending, but about things growing apart; …
Track: Bishopskin – Ave Maria
Following a break during the Summer after a triumphant last live show in late May, Bishopskin have returned with a bang, delivering a new single that both refines and redefines their sound. The alternative folk outfit (as much as this description may fit a band that is refreshingly defiant of any sort of genre categorisation …
Track: Sowulo Shares Video For Track Begalan; New Album ‘Wurdiz’ Out Now
Nordic Dark Folk artist Sowulo has released his new studio album ‘Wurdiz’ via By Norse Music. Along with the album release, Sowulo has shared the video for his track ‘Begalan’. Begalan expresses that ‘the mind’ sometimes thinks it can resist or oppose fate when it should yield and stand strong together with her instead. Recognising your own …
Track: Dustbowl Revival Share Deeply Personal And Emotive Track ‘Be (For July)’
Dustbowl Revival’s new single covers a very traumatic period in Dustbowl Revivals Z. Lupetin life during the birth of his daughter July in early 2022. That experience, and the subsequent events, are what inspired Lupetin to complete ‘Be (For July)’, the most intimate and personal song by his group to date. Lupetin explains that “one …