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I Know How To Die is the debut album from Matthew Broadley, aka GREET - a genre-defying journey, a link between the uncanny and the everyday, a bridge between two worlds...a hugely impressive debut that doesn’t shy away from difficult musical and lyrical subjects. klofmag.com/2025/11/gree...
Greet – I Know How To Die (Album Review)
Anchored by eerie harmonium drones and folk-horror aesthetics, I Know How To Die is a hugely impressive debut from Greet; a genre-defying journey into the uncanny.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I Know How To Die is the debut album from Matthew Broadley, aka GREET - a genre-defying journey, a link between the uncanny and the everyday, a bridge between two worlds...a hugely impressive debut that doesn’t shy away from difficult musical and lyrical subjects. klofmag.com/2025/11/gree...
Recorded live in Montreal, this essential 10” vinyl split from Carbon Records offers two exhilarating, distinct sides. Side A features Sam Shalabi, and on the flip side are Liam Grant and Mike Gangloff. Absolutely exhilarating klofmag.com/2025/11/sam-...
Sam Shalabi / Mike Gangloff & Liam Grant – Mont-real (split)
This live 10″ split features Sam Shalabi’s masterful solo oud improvisation paired with an energetic guitar-fiddle duo from Liam Grant and Mike Gangloff—an exhilarating, essential release from Carbon ...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Recorded live in Montreal, this essential 10” vinyl split from Carbon Records offers two exhilarating, distinct sides. Side A features Sam Shalabi, and on the flip side are Liam Grant and Mike Gangloff. Absolutely exhilarating klofmag.com/2025/11/sam-...
Championing analogue warmth over digital sterility, Samana unveil the Super 8mm video for their latest single “Lakeside Song.” Originally released on Samhain, this meditative offering explores the thinning veil between the seen and the felt. klofmag.com/2025/11/vide...
Video Premiere: Samana – Lakeside Song
Samana unveils the video for “Lakeside Song,” an analogue Super 8mm meditation—an invocation of a place where the outer world gently dissolves, and the inner one rises to meet it.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Championing analogue warmth over digital sterility, Samana unveil the Super 8mm video for their latest single “Lakeside Song.” Originally released on Samhain, this meditative offering explores the thinning veil between the seen and the felt. klofmag.com/2025/11/vide...
Our latest KLOF Mixtape features an often otherworldly selection of folk, ambient, electronic, field recordings and experimental music. Ft. Keaton Henson, Hen Ogledd, Weston Olencki, Joe Westerlund, Bitchin Bajas, Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover, Peiriant & more. klofmag.com/2025/11/mixt...
Mixtape: KLOF No. 62 (Folk, Alternative, Experimental)
Our latest KLOF Mixtape features a selection of folk, ambient, electronic, field recordings and experimental music, including Keaton Henson, Hen Ogledd, Weston Olencki, Joe Westerlund, and more.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Our latest KLOF Mixtape features an often otherworldly selection of folk, ambient, electronic, field recordings and experimental music. Ft. Keaton Henson, Hen Ogledd, Weston Olencki, Joe Westerlund, Bitchin Bajas, Haley Heynderickx & Max García Conover, Peiriant & more. klofmag.com/2025/11/mixt...
Moving away from loose improvisation toward sturdy, irresistible grooves, 'Curiosities from the Shift' completes Joe Westerlund's solo trilogy. A treasure trove of rhythmic exploration — both meditative and energetic—a euphoric, detailed album that rewards repeat listens. klofmag.com/2025/11/joe-...
Joe Westerlund – Curiosities from the Shift (Album Review)
Completing his trilogy, Joe Westerlund pivots from loose improvisation to sturdy, irresistible grooves. Curiosities from the Shift is a rhythmic treasure trove, blending metallophones and electronics ...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Moving away from loose improvisation toward sturdy, irresistible grooves, 'Curiosities from the Shift' completes Joe Westerlund's solo trilogy. A treasure trove of rhythmic exploration — both meditative and energetic—a euphoric, detailed album that rewards repeat listens. klofmag.com/2025/11/joe-...
Broadsides is Weston Olencki’s sound diary of a grand tour of the southern United States. Drawing on the long history of the broadside as social commentary, Olencki blends traditional folk forms with experimental sound art for a bracing crystallisation of that journey. klofmag.com/2025/11/west...
Weston Olencki – Broadsides
Broadsides is a sound diary blending southern US folk traditions with experimental art. Weston Olencki creates a transformative journey–an imposing, impressive and oddly alluring album.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Broadsides is Weston Olencki’s sound diary of a grand tour of the southern United States. Drawing on the long history of the broadside as social commentary, Olencki blends traditional folk forms with experimental sound art for a bracing crystallisation of that journey. klofmag.com/2025/11/west...
One of the most wonderfully warped Ceremonial Counties tapes yet: The Clare Voyants explore the mystical and musical elements of John Clare’s life, while The Universal Veil deliver something between Wicker Man psychedelia and Ghost Box hauntology. klofmag.com/2025/11/the-...
The Clare Voyants & The Universal Veil: Ceremonial County Series Vol.XX - Buckinghamshire | Northamptonshire
The Clare Voyants and The Universal Veil offer two highly original, mystical journeys, delivering one of the most wonderfully warped Ceremonial Counties tapes yet.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
One of the most wonderfully warped Ceremonial Counties tapes yet: The Clare Voyants explore the mystical and musical elements of John Clare’s life, while The Universal Veil deliver something between Wicker Man psychedelia and Ghost Box hauntology. klofmag.com/2025/11/the-...
Our latest Monday Morning Brew Subscriber Playlist features Joseph Shabason & Thom Gill, Stranded Horse & Boubacar Cissokho, Iona Zajac, Zeferina, Samantha Crain & Kimya Dawson, Ballaké Sissoko & Piers Faccini, Steve Gunn, Lefty Parker, The Weather Station and more. klofmag.com/2025/11/the-...
The Monday Morning Brew #130
Welcome to another Monday Morning Brew Playlist featuring Joseph Shabason & Thom Gill, Stranded Horse & Boubacar Cissokho, Iona Zajac, Zeferina, Samantha Crain & Kimya Dawson, and more.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Our latest Monday Morning Brew Subscriber Playlist features Joseph Shabason & Thom Gill, Stranded Horse & Boubacar Cissokho, Iona Zajac, Zeferina, Samantha Crain & Kimya Dawson, Ballaké Sissoko & Piers Faccini, Steve Gunn, Lefty Parker, The Weather Station and more. klofmag.com/2025/11/the-...
A new KLOF Mag Mixtape Special, where rare-groove funk meets psychedelic soul, Ethio-Jazz, and cinematic Afro-Soul. An archaeological dig into the deepest strata of groove. klofmag.com/2025/11/a-mi...
A Mixtape Special: KLOF No. 61 (Funk, Soul, Jazz, Blues)
A new KLOF Mag Special Mixtape where rare-groove funk meets psychedelic soul, Ethio-Jazz, and cinematic Afro-Soul. An essential collection of eclectic, deep-cut grooves.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A new KLOF Mag Mixtape Special, where rare-groove funk meets psychedelic soul, Ethio-Jazz, and cinematic Afro-Soul. An archaeological dig into the deepest strata of groove. klofmag.com/2025/11/a-mi...
JJJJJerome Ellis' Vesper Sparrow communicates in a way that makes us stop and think about our own modes of expression, emerging with a new understanding of how beauty and truth can be conveyed in unprecedented forms. klofmag.com/2025/11/jjjj...
JJJJJerome Ellis – Vesper Sparrow
JJJJJerome Ellis frames their stutter as a powerful, central aspect of their musical identity. Vesper Sparrow is a singular, gorgeous exploration of free jazz, sound art, and spiritual expression.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
JJJJJerome Ellis' Vesper Sparrow communicates in a way that makes us stop and think about our own modes of expression, emerging with a new understanding of how beauty and truth can be conveyed in unprecedented forms. klofmag.com/2025/11/jjjj...
An introspective autopsy of time, Keaton Henson talks us through his new album, Parader. Known for his rare performances and heart-on-sleeve vulnerability, this is a great and often touching read. klofmag.com/2025/11/trac...
Track-by-Track: Keaton Henson – Parader
Reclusive balladeer and enigmatic polymath, Keaton Henson, talks us through his new album Parader, on which he embraces his heavier musical roots, delivering a confident, louder self-acceptance.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
An introspective autopsy of time, Keaton Henson talks us through his new album, Parader. Known for his rare performances and heart-on-sleeve vulnerability, this is a great and often touching read. klofmag.com/2025/11/trac...
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Ivan Moult - Stood Out in the Storm TRACK BY TRACK
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Track-by-Track: Ivan Moult – Stood Out In The Storm
Ivan Moult takes us track-by-track through his new album ‘Stood Out In The Storm’, his most deeply personal offering yet, charting Moult’s gradual process of healing and recovery from an intense perso...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Ivan Moult - Stood Out in the Storm TRACK BY TRACK
Big thanks to @klofmag.com for covering Ivan's new album. Read all about it here... klofmag.com/2025/11/trac...
🎟️ wegottickets.com/event/677356
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Big thanks to @klofmag.com for covering Ivan's new album. Read all about it here... klofmag.com/2025/11/trac...
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On Junior Brother's latest album, The End, he channels the creeping madness of lockdown on ‘Week End’ that includes the perfect quote: “There is no weekend, just days and days and days.” Watch the accompanying video, directed by Ellius Grace. klofmag.com/2025/11/juni...
Junior Brother Shares ‘Week End’ Video & Live Dates
Junior Brother’s ‘Week End’ channels lockdown isolation, featuring the line: “There is no weekend, just days and days and days.” Watch the accompanying video by Ellius Grace.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
On Junior Brother's latest album, The End, he channels the creeping madness of lockdown on ‘Week End’ that includes the perfect quote: “There is no weekend, just days and days and days.” Watch the accompanying video, directed by Ellius Grace. klofmag.com/2025/11/juni...
Video Premiere: Italian singer-songwriter Marta Del Grandi offers a haunting and introspective glimpse into her forthcoming album, Dream Life (out January 30, 2026), with her latest single, “Alpha Centauri.” klofmag.com/2025/11/vide...
Video Premiere: Marta Del Grandi – Alpha Centauri
Marta Del Grandi’s latest single, “Alpha Centauri,” is a haunting, nostalgic track from her upcoming album, Dream Life. It connects teenage memories with the cosmos, featuring a 70s-vibe horn section.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Video Premiere: Italian singer-songwriter Marta Del Grandi offers a haunting and introspective glimpse into her forthcoming album, Dream Life (out January 30, 2026), with her latest single, “Alpha Centauri.” klofmag.com/2025/11/vide...
In response to the KLOF Mag review (via Instagram), Damien Jurado says: "Best review I’ve received for the new album. Thank you so much! ….And you totally get it." Check out the review he's talking about. Written by Tom Blake. klofmag.com/2025/11/dami...
Damien Jurado – Private Hospital
Released as a photo book, “Private Hospital” concludes Damien Jurado’s “Reggae Film Star” pentalogy with cinematic flair. Blending vintage synths, uncanny storytelling, and lush electronica, this coll...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
In response to the KLOF Mag review (via Instagram), Damien Jurado says: "Best review I’ve received for the new album. Thank you so much! ….And you totally get it." Check out the review he's talking about. Written by Tom Blake. klofmag.com/2025/11/dami...
Hen Ogledd (ft. Dawn Bothwell, Rhodri Davies, Richard Dawson and Sally Pilkington) have shared the video for “Scales will fall,” their urgent and striking first single from their forthcoming new album DISCOMBOBULATED. klofmag.com/2025/11/hen-...
Hen Ogledd announce new album ‘DISCOMBOBULATED’ and share ‘Scales will fall’
Hen Ogledd (ft. Dawn Bothwell, Rhodri Davies, Richard Dawson and Sally Pilkington) share video for “Scales will fall,” their urgent and striking first single from their forthcoming new album DISCOMBOB...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Hen Ogledd (ft. Dawn Bothwell, Rhodri Davies, Richard Dawson and Sally Pilkington) have shared the video for “Scales will fall,” their urgent and striking first single from their forthcoming new album DISCOMBOBULATED. klofmag.com/2025/11/hen-...
Enjoy our latest Folk Show, featuring Cordelia’s Dad, Dyad, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Lau & Karine Polwart, Niamh Regan, M G Boulter, Lisa Knapp, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Nora Brown, Daisy Rickman, Piers Faccini, Crooked Weather, Samana, Jenny Lysander, Karina Vismara & more. klofmag.com/2025/11/folk...
Folk Show – Episode 154 (Mixtape)
Enjoy our latest Folk Show, featuring Cordelia’s Dad, Dubl Handi, Dyad, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Lau & Karine Polwart, Niamh Regan, M G Boulter, Lisa Knapp, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Daisy Rickman, Karina Vismar...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Enjoy our latest Folk Show, featuring Cordelia’s Dad, Dyad, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Lau & Karine Polwart, Niamh Regan, M G Boulter, Lisa Knapp, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Nora Brown, Daisy Rickman, Piers Faccini, Crooked Weather, Samana, Jenny Lysander, Karina Vismara & more. klofmag.com/2025/11/folk...
Lisa O’Neill releases her new 6-track EP today, The Wind Doesn’t Blow This Far Right. The collection includes a “stunning version” of ‘The Bleak Midwinter’, which is accompanied by a video directed by Ellius Grace. klofmag.com/2025/11/lisa...
Lisa O’Neill shares ‘The Bleak Midwinter’ video from new EP “The Wind Doesn’t Blow This Far Right”
Lisa O’Neill has released a new 6-track EP. Watch the accompanying video for her powerful version of ‘The Bleak Midwinter’, which was directed by Ellius Grace.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Lisa O’Neill releases her new 6-track EP today, The Wind Doesn’t Blow This Far Right. The collection includes a “stunning version” of ‘The Bleak Midwinter’, which is accompanied by a video directed by Ellius Grace. klofmag.com/2025/11/lisa...
On Unfolding, Jessica Moss dives into drone and longform ambient soundscapes. The album is a journey through intense emotional abstraction before concluding with a stunning, multitracked hymn to hope... a spectacular finale for an accomplished and highly relevant album. klofmag.com/2025/11/jess...
Jessica Moss – Unfolding
Jessica Moss’s Unfolding is an accomplished, highly relevant album. It moves from intense emotional abstraction to explicit political soundscapes, culminating in a stunning multitracked hymn to hope.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
On Unfolding, Jessica Moss dives into drone and longform ambient soundscapes. The album is a journey through intense emotional abstraction before concluding with a stunning, multitracked hymn to hope... a spectacular finale for an accomplished and highly relevant album. klofmag.com/2025/11/jess...
Damien Jurado’s Private Hospital arrives as a unique book and download package, concluding his “Reggae Film Star” pentalogy...a cinematic, poetic collection that starts like a dream but reveals deep emotional resonance upon repeated listens. klofmag.com/2025/11/dami...
Damien Jurado – Private Hospital
Released as a photo book, “Private Hospital” concludes Damien Jurado’s “Reggae Film Star” pentalogy with cinematic flair. Blending vintage synths, uncanny storytelling, and lush electronica, this coll...
klofmag.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Damien Jurado’s Private Hospital arrives as a unique book and download package, concluding his “Reggae Film Star” pentalogy...a cinematic, poetic collection that starts like a dream but reveals deep emotional resonance upon repeated listens. klofmag.com/2025/11/dami...
Following the Broadside Hacks tour, London-via-Michigan songwriter Spitzer Space Telescope unveils the video for ‘Veritas’. The single precedes this Friday’s release of Spitzer Space Telescope III. klofmag.com/2025/11/spit...
Spitzer Space Telescope channels Galileo in new single ‘Veritas’
The Spitzer Space Telescope unveils ‘Veritas’, a banjo-picked folk ballad that uses Galileo as an allegory for pandemic-era anti-science rhetoric. It features on his new EP, Spitzer Space Telescope II...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Following the Broadside Hacks tour, London-via-Michigan songwriter Spitzer Space Telescope unveils the video for ‘Veritas’. The single precedes this Friday’s release of Spitzer Space Telescope III. klofmag.com/2025/11/spit...
Adam Weikert unveils ‘Ah Cud Hew’, an electrifying and darkly gothic reimagining of Ed Pickford’s mining tragedy anthem, which is both urgent and mournful. The accompanying video sees a ritualistic discovery in the woods, exploring Britain’s past and present. klofmag.com/2025/11/vide...
Video Premiere: Adam Weikert – Ah Cud Hew
Leicester-based artist Adam Weikert unveils ‘Ah Cud Hew’, an electrifying and darkly gothic re-imagining of Ed Pickford’s mining tragedy anthem. Watch the accompanying ritualistic video premiere.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Adam Weikert unveils ‘Ah Cud Hew’, an electrifying and darkly gothic reimagining of Ed Pickford’s mining tragedy anthem, which is both urgent and mournful. The accompanying video sees a ritualistic discovery in the woods, exploring Britain’s past and present. klofmag.com/2025/11/vide...
"This is why I love guerrilla shooting with the right people. It gives us space to experiment, move with the moment, and see where the flow takes us. Most importantly, it leaves ego out the door." youtu.be/SDoa-ukKTVQ?...
Still | A Dance Film | Filmed on Sony FX30 | Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 | Zeiss Touit 12mm f/1.8
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November 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
"This is why I love guerrilla shooting with the right people. It gives us space to experiment, move with the moment, and see where the flow takes us. Most importantly, it leaves ego out the door." youtu.be/SDoa-ukKTVQ?...
Our latest Mixtape includes new music from Goblin Band, Joshua Burnside, Weirs, Jana Horn, Lankum and Glyders, alongside some older favourites from Nick Drake, Pentangle, Incredible String Band, Michael Chapman, Bert Jansch, Fotheringay and more. You can listen here: www.mixcloud.com/folkradiouk/...
KLOF No. 60 (Folk, Alternative, Experimental)
Damien Jurado – Paper Canoe (Version 2)
Joshua Burnside – Moon High
Nick Drake – Rider On The Wheel
Weirs – Edward
Jana Horn – Go on, move your body
Lankum – Ghost Town
Tenniscoats – Sabaku Recycle
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November 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Our latest Mixtape includes new music from Goblin Band, Joshua Burnside, Weirs, Jana Horn, Lankum and Glyders, alongside some older favourites from Nick Drake, Pentangle, Incredible String Band, Michael Chapman, Bert Jansch, Fotheringay and more. You can listen here: www.mixcloud.com/folkradiouk/...
Enjoy our latest Mixtape featuring Damien Jurado, Joshua Burnside, Nick Drake, Weirs, Jana Horn, Lankum, Tenniscoats, Glyders, Michael Chapman, Pentangle, Magnet, Sophie Harris, Alasdair Roberts, Incredible String Band, Goblin Band, Shelley Short, Bert Jansch and more. klofmag.com/2025/11/mixt...
Mixtape: KLOF No. 60 (Folk, Alternative, Experimental)
Enjoy our latest Mixtape, ft. Damien Jurado, Joshua Burnside, Nick Drake, Weirs, Jana Horn, Lankum, Tenniscoats, Glyders, Michael Chapman, Pentangle, Sophie Harris, Alasdair Roberts, Goblin Band, Shel...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Enjoy our latest Mixtape featuring Damien Jurado, Joshua Burnside, Nick Drake, Weirs, Jana Horn, Lankum, Tenniscoats, Glyders, Michael Chapman, Pentangle, Magnet, Sophie Harris, Alasdair Roberts, Incredible String Band, Goblin Band, Shelley Short, Bert Jansch and more. klofmag.com/2025/11/mixt...