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Falmouth's Blind Yeo follow Cornwall's tradition of wonky inventiveness on "The Lemoine Point," which surges with baked, euphoric Krautrock riffs and pantheistic ancient worship. Founded by singer/guitarist Will Greenham, the loose collective is based out of The Cornish Bank, the Falmouth venue Greenham co-founded. Blind Yeo are doing more than most to keep Cornwall weird. Source

On his second album, "Mudlark Ballads", Dublin singer Macdara Yeates unearths little-known relics of the city's musical history, his arrangements more confident and varied than on 2024's "Traditional Singing from Dublin". His ability to capture the mood of a song is second to none; they are valuable treasures in his hands.  Source

Listen to our special mid-week Morning Brew playlist, celebrating over three years of our weekly playlist series: The Monday Morning Brew. It features over four hours of music spanning folk, psych, soul, jazz, and more. Source

Bill Nace & Mike Polizze have announced "Live at Pageant : Soloveev", recorded in 2025, following the release of Mike's second solo album 'Around Sound'. Thankfully, Mike captured this taishogoto and guitar face-off on his iPhone, allowing this unhindered exhibition of full-spectrum free string playing in its rawest form to be captured for us all to enjoy. Source

Le Ren's "Don't Be Funny Without Me" is a phenomenally powerful album. The arrangements expand beyond the spareness of her earlier releases, with fiddle, drums and layered harmonies; this is one you will return to again and again. Source

Emma Lucia and Ship Says Om (Jenny Gillespie Mason) talk us through "Djuphjärtad," their collaborative four-song EP blending Nordic-rooted folk melodies with ambient experimental textures. Using nature-based field recordings, synths, and organic instrumentation, the Bay Area musicians move between intimate songs of romantic anticipation and elemental sound meditations. Source