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Bill Callahan unveils “Lonely City,” a new single from My Days of 58, accompanied by a striking video featuring photography by Daniel Arnold, celebrating the human spirit of our cities. klofmag.com/2025/12/bill...
Bill Callahan shares new single and video “Lonely City”
Bill Callahan unveils “Lonely City,” a new single from My Days of 58, accompanied by a striking video featuring photography by Daniel Arnold, celebrating the human spirit of our cities.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Bill Callahan unveils “Lonely City,” a new single from My Days of 58, accompanied by a striking video featuring photography by Daniel Arnold, celebrating the human spirit of our cities. klofmag.com/2025/12/bill...
As we wind down toward the year-end, we’re taking a look back at some of our 2025 Highlights via our Substack Newsletter. Read our interview with Marlon Williams; his latest album, Te Whare Tīwekaweka, was one of our Top 100 albums of 2025. open.substack.com/pub/klofmag/...
KLOF Mag's Year in Review: Marlon Williams Interview
As we wind down toward the year-end, we’re taking a look back at some of KLOF Mag's Highlights of 2025. Read our interview with Marlon Williams, a singer and songwriter from Lyttelton, New Zealand.
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December 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
As we wind down toward the year-end, we’re taking a look back at some of our 2025 Highlights via our Substack Newsletter. Read our interview with Marlon Williams; his latest album, Te Whare Tīwekaweka, was one of our Top 100 albums of 2025. open.substack.com/pub/klofmag/...
Our End-of-Year Album longlist is finally here. 100 meticulously selected top albums that shaped the year, covering a vast sonic landscape—from intimate folk and boundary-pushing jazz to the dense topography of ambient and experimental works. Dive in now. klofmag.com/2025/12/klof...
KLOF Mag’s Albums of the Year 2025 (Editor’s Year in Review)
Our End-of-Year Album longlist is here. See why these 100 folk, jazz, ambient and experimental albums made KLOF Mag’s Best of 2025. Enjoy deep dives, review highlights, and listen to the music that ma...
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December 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Our End-of-Year Album longlist is finally here. 100 meticulously selected top albums that shaped the year, covering a vast sonic landscape—from intimate folk and boundary-pushing jazz to the dense topography of ambient and experimental works. Dive in now. klofmag.com/2025/12/klof...
Check out Thomas Blake's Top 10 Albums of 2025. From Shabason, Krgovich, Tenniscoats’ feather-light pop to Milkweed’s eerie folk and Ben Lamar Gay’s thrilling jazz, 2025 delivered essential, fearless, and deeply distinctive records. klofmag.com/2025/12/thom...
Thomas Blake’s Top Ten Albums of 2025
2025’s best albums, from Michael Hurley’s parting genius to the vital folk-punk of Goblin Band, and the incomparable songwriting of Richard Dawson, prove this year was a winner.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Check out Thomas Blake's Top 10 Albums of 2025. From Shabason, Krgovich, Tenniscoats’ feather-light pop to Milkweed’s eerie folk and Ben Lamar Gay’s thrilling jazz, 2025 delivered essential, fearless, and deeply distinctive records. klofmag.com/2025/12/thom...
Erlend Apneseth Trio and writer Erlend O. Nødtvedt collaborate on Black Hauge, an album that expertly fuses experimental Norwegian folk with the poetry of Olav H. Hauge. A stunningly original album that combines elements rarely seen together. klofmag.com/2025/12/erle...
Erlend Apneseth Trio: Black Hauge – Black Hauge
Erlend Apneseth Trio and writer Erlend O. Nødtvedt collaborate on Black Hauge, expertly fusing experimental Norwegian folk with the poetry of Olav H. Hauge. A stunningly original album that combines e...
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December 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Erlend Apneseth Trio and writer Erlend O. Nødtvedt collaborate on Black Hauge, an album that expertly fuses experimental Norwegian folk with the poetry of Olav H. Hauge. A stunningly original album that combines elements rarely seen together. klofmag.com/2025/12/erle...
Glenn Kimpton looks back at the year and selects his Top Ten Albums of 2025. As he says, “This year really feels like a real banger in terms of fascinating and exciting album releases. It was tricky choosing just ten, but each of the works…have really resonated.” klofmag.com/2025/12/glen...
Glenn Kimpton’s Top Ten Albums of 2025
Glenn Kimpton looks back at the year and selects his Top Ten Albums of 2025. “This year really feels like a real banger in terms of fascinating and exciting album releases…It was tricky choosing just ...
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December 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Glenn Kimpton looks back at the year and selects his Top Ten Albums of 2025. As he says, “This year really feels like a real banger in terms of fascinating and exciting album releases. It was tricky choosing just ten, but each of the works…have really resonated.” klofmag.com/2025/12/glen...
Reviewed: On Open Guitar (Volume One), D.C Cross blends improvisation with composition, offering spacious, meditative soundscapes and displaying a lightness of touch that proves calm can be found within chaos. A welcome, honest gesture. klofmag.com/2025/12/d-c-...
D.C Cross – Open Guitar (Volume One)
‘Open Guitar (Volume One)’ encourages and celebrates peace and openness. Blending improvisation and composition, D.C Cross creates a spacious, meditative soundscape offering a welcome, calming escape.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Reviewed: On Open Guitar (Volume One), D.C Cross blends improvisation with composition, offering spacious, meditative soundscapes and displaying a lightness of touch that proves calm can be found within chaos. A welcome, honest gesture. klofmag.com/2025/12/d-c-...
French-Algerian icon Souad Massi returns with “Samt” (Silence), the hypnotic first single from her upcoming album Zagate, out March 6, 2026. Produced by Justin Adams, this Afrobeat-infused track redefines silence as a spiritual refuge rather than resignation. klofmag.com/2025/12/soua...
Souad Massi Shares Hypnotic New Single ‘Samt’ Ahead of Upcoming Album ‘Zagate’
Souad Massi unveils “Samt,” a mesmerising Afrobeat-infused single from her forthcoming album Zagate. Produced by Justin Adams, the track explores silence as a powerful spiritual refuge.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
French-Algerian icon Souad Massi returns with “Samt” (Silence), the hypnotic first single from her upcoming album Zagate, out March 6, 2026. Produced by Justin Adams, this Afrobeat-infused track redefines silence as a spiritual refuge rather than resignation. klofmag.com/2025/12/soua...
Multi-instrumentalist Colleen (Cécile Schott) announces her new album Libres antes del final, arriving March 20, 2026, on Thrill Jockey. Inspired by her journey overcoming a 30-year water phobia, the record serves as an ode to movement and resilience. klofmag.com/2025/12/coll...
Colleen announces new album ‘Libres antes del final’ & shares single “Antídoto”
Colleen announces Libres antes del final, out March 20, 2026. The album, an ode to overcoming fear, is introduced by the sparkling synth-led single “Antídoto.”
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December 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Multi-instrumentalist Colleen (Cécile Schott) announces her new album Libres antes del final, arriving March 20, 2026, on Thrill Jockey. Inspired by her journey overcoming a 30-year water phobia, the record serves as an ode to movement and resilience. klofmag.com/2025/12/coll...
Ye Vagabonds unveil “The Flood,” a lively track that reflects on the housing crisis. It’s from their upcoming album ‘All Tied Together’ and arrives with a stunning video directed by Ellius Grace. klofmag.com/2025/12/ye-v...
Ye Vagabonds Share New Single + Video “The Flood”
Ye Vagabonds unveil “The Flood,” a lively track that reflects on the housing crisis. It’s from their upcoming album ‘All Tied Together’ and arrives with a stunning video directed by Ellius Grace.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Ye Vagabonds unveil “The Flood,” a lively track that reflects on the housing crisis. It’s from their upcoming album ‘All Tied Together’ and arrives with a stunning video directed by Ellius Grace. klofmag.com/2025/12/ye-v...
As we wind down the year, in a new split series Mixtape, we look back at some of our favourite music releases of 2025, including Big Thief, Varo, Eve Adams, Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver, Cynefin, James Yorkston, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Shabason, Krgovich, Tenniscoats, & many more. klofmag.com/2025/12/end-...
End of Year Mixtape: KLOF No. 64 - A Year in Review Pt. 1
As we wind down the year, in a new split series Mixtape, we look back at some of our favourite music releases of 2025, including Big Thief, Varo, Eve Adams, Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver, Cynefin and many ...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
As we wind down the year, in a new split series Mixtape, we look back at some of our favourite music releases of 2025, including Big Thief, Varo, Eve Adams, Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver, Cynefin, James Yorkston, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Shabason, Krgovich, Tenniscoats, & many more. klofmag.com/2025/12/end-...
North Carolina’s experimental folk collective Weirs have released a mesmerising live video for “Lord Bateman,” the centrepiece of their acclaimed album Diamond Grove. klofmag.com/2025/12/weir...
Weirs share 21-minute Live Video for “Lord Bateman” to mark East Coast Tour
Featuring intricate shadow puppetry, North Carolina experimental folk collective Weirs unveil a live video for “Lord Bateman,” the centrepiece of their album Diamond Grove.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
North Carolina’s experimental folk collective Weirs have released a mesmerising live video for “Lord Bateman,” the centrepiece of their acclaimed album Diamond Grove. klofmag.com/2025/12/weir...
Iona Zajac's 'Bang' traverses dream-pop, folk minimalism, & moody alt-rock, channelling the raw intensity of upsetters like PJ Harvey. Zajac has important things to say and a willingness to say them loudly and with a laser-like focus. A remarkably accomplished achievement klofmag.com/2025/12/iona...
Iona Zajac – Bang (Album Review)
Iona Zajac’s Bang is a remarkably accomplished debut from a songwriter with important things to say and a willingness to say them loudly and with a laser-like focus.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Iona Zajac's 'Bang' traverses dream-pop, folk minimalism, & moody alt-rock, channelling the raw intensity of upsetters like PJ Harvey. Zajac has important things to say and a willingness to say them loudly and with a laser-like focus. A remarkably accomplished achievement klofmag.com/2025/12/iona...
Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart unveil performance film for “Stone | Piece,” directed by Derrick Alexander at The Land School. klofmag.com/2025/12/whit...
Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl and Macie Stewart Unveil “Stone | Piece” Film
Johnson, Kohl, and Stewart unveil “Stone | Piece” performance film. They open for Andrew Bird’s sold-out Chicago residency this week, previewing their upcoming 2026 album.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl, and Macie Stewart unveil performance film for “Stone | Piece,” directed by Derrick Alexander at The Land School. klofmag.com/2025/12/whit...
Just learned of Martin Parr’s passing. Very sad; such an inspirational and supportive individual. His Foundation in Bristol is incredible: check his Sofa Session interviews, & the BOP festival is ace; One visit really inspired my son to pursue photography. Such a great loss youtu.be/aFDHLCNO-K8?...
To our friend, Martin Parr.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Just learned of Martin Parr’s passing. Very sad; such an inspirational and supportive individual. His Foundation in Bristol is incredible: check his Sofa Session interviews, & the BOP festival is ace; One visit really inspired my son to pursue photography. Such a great loss youtu.be/aFDHLCNO-K8?...
Our latest Mixtape is a blend of folk and ambient textures ft Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Jana Horn, Iona Zajac, San Fermin & Sam Amidon, Joe Westerlund, Joseph Allred, Great Lake Swimmers, Nina Nastasia, Steve Gunn & David Moore, and more. www.mixcloud.com/folkradiouk/...
KLOF No. 63 (Folk, Ambient, Experimental)
A blend of folk and ambient textures that features Devendra Banhart, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Jana Horn, and the more intimate introspection of Mutual Benefit, Great Lake Swimmers, and Nina Nastasia. It...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Our latest Mixtape is a blend of folk and ambient textures ft Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Jana Horn, Iona Zajac, San Fermin & Sam Amidon, Joe Westerlund, Joseph Allred, Great Lake Swimmers, Nina Nastasia, Steve Gunn & David Moore, and more. www.mixcloud.com/folkradiouk/...
Eve Adams presents Live at Studio Toute Garnie, a new EP and video session series featuring tracks from her acclaimed album American Dust. Recorded in Montreal with a full band, these performances capture the haunting intimacy and vast landscapes of her “desert requiem.” klofmag.com/2025/12/new-...
New EP: Eve Adams – Live at Studio Toute Garnie
Recorded in Montreal, Eve Adams releases Live at Studio Toute Garnie, a digital EP and video session series featuring five intimate live performances from her acclaimed desert requiem, “American Dust....
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December 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Eve Adams presents Live at Studio Toute Garnie, a new EP and video session series featuring tracks from her acclaimed album American Dust. Recorded in Montreal with a full band, these performances capture the haunting intimacy and vast landscapes of her “desert requiem.” klofmag.com/2025/12/new-...
Analog Africa announces ‘Galaxia Tropical’, the second volume dedicated to Peruvian Cumbia legend Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical, out February 6. Following the artist’s passing in 2020, this 14-track compilation captures the fearless, psychedelic energy of Iquitos. klofmag.com/2025/12/anal...
Analog Africa Returns to the Amazon: Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical – Galaxia Tropical
Analog Africa returns to the Peruvian Amazon with ‘Galaxia Tropical’, a 14-track tribute to the psychedelic cumbia of Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical. Out February 6.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Analog Africa announces ‘Galaxia Tropical’, the second volume dedicated to Peruvian Cumbia legend Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical, out February 6. Following the artist’s passing in 2020, this 14-track compilation captures the fearless, psychedelic energy of Iquitos. klofmag.com/2025/12/anal...
Shane Cooper and Cara Stacey unite on “Mbuluzi / the flute song,” a mesmerising blend of traditional South African instrumentation and experimental tape manipulation/collage. klofmag.com/2025/12/shan...
Tune of the Day: Shane Cooper and Cara Stacey – Mbuluzi / the flute song
Shane Cooper and Cara Stacey merge the traditional Umtshingo flute into an experimental tape collage on “Mbuluzi,” a stunning concrète single that brings weightless, tiny ecosystems of sound into shar...
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December 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Shane Cooper and Cara Stacey unite on “Mbuluzi / the flute song,” a mesmerising blend of traditional South African instrumentation and experimental tape manipulation/collage. klofmag.com/2025/12/shan...
A new Monday Morning Brew Playlist ft. Black Hauge, blending traditional Norwegian poetry with contemporary experimental music, Joe Westerlund, Bex Burch, Cocanha, Seán Mac Erlaine & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Alice Coltrane, Henri Texier, Erlend Apneseth Trio & more. klofmag.com/2025/12/the-...
The Monday Morning Brew #132
We bring you another Monday Morning Brew playlist, one that champions creativity and the diverse, challenging music that enriches our lives.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
A new Monday Morning Brew Playlist ft. Black Hauge, blending traditional Norwegian poetry with contemporary experimental music, Joe Westerlund, Bex Burch, Cocanha, Seán Mac Erlaine & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Alice Coltrane, Henri Texier, Erlend Apneseth Trio & more. klofmag.com/2025/12/the-...
Bridget Hayden & The Apparitions share “Our Ship is Ready,” a haunting folk track originally recorded for her acclaimed album Cold Blows the Rain. Taught to Hayden by her mother, watch the accompanying live video filmed in their hometown of Todmorden. klofmag.com/2025/12/brid...
Echoes from the Valley: Bridget Hayden & The Apparitions Release “Our Ship Is Ready”
From the Cold Blows the Rain sessions, Bridget Hayden shares “Our Ship is Ready.” Watch the new live video filmed in her hometown of Todmorden.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Bridget Hayden & The Apparitions share “Our Ship is Ready,” a haunting folk track originally recorded for her acclaimed album Cold Blows the Rain. Taught to Hayden by her mother, watch the accompanying live video filmed in their hometown of Todmorden. klofmag.com/2025/12/brid...
Out Today (Bandcamp Friday) Lambchop and Y La Bamba share poignant new singles from "Passages: Artists in Solidarity with Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers", a benefit compilation out today – December 5th via Western Vinyl. klofmag.com/2025/12/lamb...
Lambchop and Y La Bamba share singles from ‘Passages’ benefit compilation (Out Today)
Lambchop and Y La Bamba release stirring singles for Passages, a home-recorded benefit compilation for immigrant and refugee rights out December 5th via Western Vinyl.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Out Today (Bandcamp Friday) Lambchop and Y La Bamba share poignant new singles from "Passages: Artists in Solidarity with Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers", a benefit compilation out today – December 5th via Western Vinyl. klofmag.com/2025/12/lamb...
Our latest Mixtape is a blend of folk and ambient textures featuring Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Jana Horn, Iona Zajac, San Fermin & Sam Amidon, Joe Westerlund, Isik Kural, Joseph Allred, Emily A. Sprague, M. Sage, Steve Gunn & David Moore, and more. klofmag.com/2025/12/mixt...
Mixtape: KLOF No. 63 (Folk, Ambient, Experimental)
Our latest Mixtape is a blend of folk and ambient textures featuring Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Jana Horn, Iona Zajac, Mutual Benefit, Great Lake Swimmers, Nina Nastasia, Emily A. Sprague, M. Sage, and mo...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Our latest Mixtape is a blend of folk and ambient textures featuring Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Jana Horn, Iona Zajac, San Fermin & Sam Amidon, Joe Westerlund, Isik Kural, Joseph Allred, Emily A. Sprague, M. Sage, Steve Gunn & David Moore, and more. klofmag.com/2025/12/mixt...
Our latest Subscriber recommendations include an orchestral meditation on the American women’s suffrage movement, the golden age of Thai popular music, Congolese rumba, experimental percussion, a rare archival blues by Allen Ginsberg (ft. Bob Dylan and Don Cherry) & more klofmag.com/2025/12/subs...
Subscriber Exclusive: KLOF’s Ten Recommendations #4
A joyride through the golden age of Thai popular music, Congolese rumba, experimental percussion, Allen Ginsberg, Estonian wetland soundscapes, sun-drenched Laurel Canyon folk and more.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Our latest Subscriber recommendations include an orchestral meditation on the American women’s suffrage movement, the golden age of Thai popular music, Congolese rumba, experimental percussion, a rare archival blues by Allen Ginsberg (ft. Bob Dylan and Don Cherry) & more klofmag.com/2025/12/subs...
Sam Wenc (Post Moves) debuts under his own name with Language at an Angle, out January 30 via Lobby Art Editions. Watch the video for “Limitless of Blue,” a stunning display of kinetic pedal steel experimentation. This is sure to command significant attention in 2026. klofmag.com/2025/12/sam-...
Premiere: Sam Wenc Announces Debut Solo Album and Shares “Limitless of Blue”
Sam Wenc announces his solo debut, Language at an Angle, with the video premiere of “Limitless of Blue.” On the strength of this first offering, Wenc is set to command significant attention in 2026.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Sam Wenc (Post Moves) debuts under his own name with Language at an Angle, out January 30 via Lobby Art Editions. Watch the video for “Limitless of Blue,” a stunning display of kinetic pedal steel experimentation. This is sure to command significant attention in 2026. klofmag.com/2025/12/sam-...