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There's a whole day mapped into this one — morning rituals at one end, evening ragas at the other, and enough in between to carry you from a slow start through hours of work and into the small hours. klofmag.com/2026/07/play... 26 hours, 175 artists, mostly instrumental. Enjoy
Reviewed: Pan•American – Fly the Ocean in a Silver Plane. The evocative sound of taking a guided tour around your own life, experiences and memories - A mesmerising body of work ruminating deep from within. klofmag.com/2026/04/pan-...
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/...
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...
Great: Perpetual Doom get a label profile feature on Bandcamp "Rather than serving up five-course helpings of black metal, Perpetual Doom’s musical North Stars are Beck, Ween, and other musicians who situated “Americana”-type sounds in off-kilter contexts" daily.bandcamp.com/label-profil...
Markus Acher of The Notwist did a mix for KEXP, titled "Midnight in a perfect world" ft. Florist, Michael Hurley, Arthur Russell, Grimm Grimm and lots more. You can listen to it here: kexp.org/shows/Midnig...
@oracogan.bsky.social announces her @sacredbones.bsky.social debut, ‘Hard Hearted Woman,’ out March 13th! 🕊️ Watch the Paloma Ruiz-Hernandez-directed video for lead single “Honey”—a smoky, psych-folk burn for the resilient at heart. 🥀 UK & IE Tour this spring! 🚐✨ klofmag.com/2026/01/ora-...
Geologist’s new single, “Government Job,” features a rare collaboration with his son, Merrick, on acoustic guitar; the track is brought to life by Michael R. Bernstein’s kaleidoscopic music video. klofmag.com/2026/01/geol...
Jim Ghedi is touring his latest album, Wasteland, in November. It’s one you don’t want to miss seeing live. “…for all its anger, Wasteland provides us with many moments of beauty...and it might just be Jim Ghedi’s masterpiece.” klofmag.com/2025/10/jim-...
Our latest Mixtape walks the line between tradition and experimentation courtesy of French label Pagans, alongside music from Anna & Elizabeth, Joseph Decosimo, Nathan Bowles, Jack Rose, Bill MacKay, Buck Curran, Green Vine, Gwenifer Raymond, Brad Barr, and Toby Hay. klofmag.com/2025/10/mixt...
Watch the accompanying music video for Irish duo Rezo's new single, “Nothing Else.” Produced by David Odlum, the track follows their critically acclaimed 2024 album, The Age of Self-Help. klofmag.com/2025/10/vide...
Another Monthly Subscriber playlist featuring: Junior Brother, The Little Unsaid, JJJJJErome Ellis, Lucrecia Dalt, Jens Kuross, Iona Zajac, Gwenifer Raymond, Steve Gunn, Buck Curran, Saul Williams, claire rousay, Joan Shelley, Patrick Shiroishi, M. Sage, SML and more. klofmag.com/2025/10/klof...
Listen to our latest Mixtape featuring SML, Pino Palladino and Blake Mills, The Cosmic Tones Research Trio, Jens Kuross, Glenn Kimpton, Joan Shelley, Midlake, Ólöf Arnalds, M. Sage, Cian Nugent and more. klofmag.com/2025/09/mixt...
Through The Open Window is the latest chapter in the acclaimed Bob Dylan Bootleg Series (1956-1963), which tells of Dylan’s emergence and maturation as a songwriter and performer, from Minnesota to the Greenwich Village bohemia in the early 1960s. Details and outtake here klofmag.com/2025/09/bob-...
Our latest Mixtape features new music from Junior Brother, Big Thief, Thomas Dollbaum, Carson McHone, United Bible Studies, Katy Pinke & Will Graefe, Setting, Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends, JJJJJErome Ellis, The Cosmic Tones Research Trio, P.G. Six and Jens Kuross. klofmag.com/2025/09/mixt...
We went along to Supersonic Festival - it was a Sunday like no other...Read our highlights: Bridget Hayden, Jackie-O Motherfucker, Hedgling, Six Organs of Admittance, Cinder Well, Jennifer Reid, Poor Creature, Richard Dawson, Funeral Folk and The Bug & Warrior Queen. klofmag.com/2025/09/live...
Listen to our new Mixtape featuring Sean Pratt, Mike Polizze, Tuxis Giant, David Moore & Stephanie Coleman, Jessica Risker, Fruit Bats, P.G. Six (live), Natalia Beylis, Katy Pinke, Steve Gunn, Darren Hayman, Cass McCombs, Eve Adams, Cory Hanson, Marissa Nadler and more. klofmag.com/2025/08/mixt...
Dean Johnson’s new album, I Hope We Can Still Be Friends, is a powerful testament to long-gestating artistry. The singer-songwriter’s raw vulnerability and sharp wit shine through a collection of songs that are both tender and biting. klofmag.com/2025/08/dean...
Marking their 11th Anniversary, International Anthem continue their reissue series with Angel Bat Dawid’s 2019 debut, The Oracle—a powerful blend of emotive songs, free improvisation, and enduring magic. klofmag.com/2025/08/the-...
The latest KLOF Mixtape features music from John Francis Flynn, The Deadlians, Lankum, AJ Woods, Adrian Sherwood, Ana Lua Caiano, Cyril Cyril, RíRá, Joshua Burnside & Laura Quirke, Kevin Morby, Nick Waterhouse, Jake Blount, The Burning Hell, Alex Rex, Lisa O’Neill & more. klofmag.com/2025/08/mixt...
This week’s Monday Morning Brew playlist features Geckøs, (Howe Gelb, M. Ward and Mark McCausland), Msafiri Zawose, James Yorkston, The Barr Brothers, Orchestra Gold, Madi Diaz, Jeff Tweedy, The Mary Wallopers, The Innocence Mission, Junior Brother, Joseph Decosimo & more klofmag.com/2025/07/the-...
Scottish clàrsach player Grace Stewart-Skinner takes us on a deep dive into her stunning debut album, Auchies Spikkin’ Auchie, Avoch cultural history, and the Avochie dialect. klofmag.com/2025/07/grac...
Our latest Mixtape features Poor Creature, Jeffrey Silverstein, Old Pup, Gabriel Adels, Wheatie Mattiasich, Brigid Mae Power, MJ Lenderman, Collage, Fuubutsushi, Chris Staples, Fletcher Tucker, Grace Stewart-Skinner, Samih Madhoun, Nicklas Sørensen, Sun June, Mike Polizze klofmag.com/2025/07/mixt...
Enjoy the latest KLOF Mag Mixtape, featuring music from Bill Callahan, Poor Creature, Brìghde Chaimbeul, ENSEMBLE NIST-NAH, Cerys Hafana, Me Lost Me, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Faun Fables, Jeffrey Alexander + The Heavy Lidders, Fletcher Tucker, and The Alien Dub Orchestra. klofmag.com/2025/07/mixt...
KLOF Mag's Christian Wethered catches up with Joshua Burnside to discuss his latest album, Teeth of Time, including his influences, writing process, and the world from which he writes. klofmag.com/2025/07/josh...
Review: While Brìghde Chaimbeul has already established a distinctive musical voice, on Sunwise, she utilises it in new and unfettered ways; she treats experimentation and tradition with equal respect, always with an overriding sense that music is meant to be enjoyed. klofmag.com/2025/06/brig...
Cairo’s experimental trio, The Dwarfs Of East Agouza, join Constellation Records for their anticipated new album, Sasquatch Landslide; “Neptune Anteater,” offers a captivating preview. klofmag.com/2025/06/the-...
Described as his most densely orchestrated album, Joseph Allred’s ‘Old Time Fantasias’ is visionary music that will carry you into an ever-changing world of dreamy American pastoralia. klofmag.com/2025/06/jose...
Review: Quilting Points, the new experimental album from @lunatraktors, stitches together reworked archival fragments, salvaged songs, and field recordings into a uniquely innovative and mesmerising “broken folk” tapestry. klofmag.com/2025/06/luna... @lunatraktors.bsky.social