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John Blek's tenth album, The Midnight Ache, is a sublime, lo-fi journey into vulnerability. The record balances melancholic “insomniac hours” with a hopeful move toward the light. klofmag.com/2026/01/john...
John Blek – The Midnight Ache
A mellow, lo-fi masterpiece, The Midnight Ache finds John Blek navigating themes of love and recovery through lush arrangements, cementing his status among Ireland’s musical greats.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:41 PM
New music from Lande Hekt 🌊
Her new album's title track, "Lucky Now", is out today via @tapeterecords.bsky.social. It’s a song about personal freedom, moving on to better things, and being more connected to yourself. Watch the video filmed in Scarborough here: klofmag.com/2026/01/land...
Lande Hekt shares new single & video ‘Lucky Now’
Lande Hekt returns January 30th with her most confident album yet, Lucky Now. The title track and video serve as a poignant introduction to an album centred on “the return”—to joy, to oneself, and to ...
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January 16, 2026 at 12:57 PM
"Next year I will bring, none of this bitterness, just Bitten Winter Skin." ❄️
Listen to 'Bitter Winter Skin', the lead single from Anna McLuckie's new album, The Little Winters, an intimate exploration of 'Cianalas'—a deep, Gaelic sense of displacement. klofmag.com/2026/01/anna...
Anna McLuckie announces new album and shares “Bitten Winter Skin”
Taken from her new album, Anna McLuckie’s “Bitten Winter Skin” is a masterclass in folk intimacy, using the clàrsach to weave a poignant resolution of resilience against the deep ache of Scottish nost...
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January 16, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Laura Baird’s Under Blue is a masterclass in folk minimalism. 🪕 Born from a journey through grief and recorded using her late father’s classical guitar, it’s a breathtakingly patient and elegant collection of songs.

Essential listening. ✨ klofmag.com/2026/01/laur...
Laura Baird – Under Blue (Album Review)
Laura Baird’s Under Blue is a masterclass in minimalism. Using her late father’s classical guitar, Baird crafts a poignant, elegant meditation on grief, life, and beauty.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Modern Woman announce their debut album ‘Johnny’s Dreamworld’! 🥀✨
Out May 1st on @olirecords, the record is a cinematic dive into art-rock, post-punk, and folk. Watch the 16mm film for their new single ‘Dashboard Mary’ klofmag.com/2026/01/mode...
Modern Woman announce debut album ‘Johnny’s Dreamworld’ with new single ‘Dashboard Mary’
Modern Woman announce debut album Johnny’s Dreamworld, out May 1st. Led by Sophie Harris, the London quartet have shared their lead single, ‘Dashboard Mary’, along with an accompanying 16 mm film.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Munich-based stalwarts The Notwist pivot from their signature glitch-pop architecture toward a role as "poetic interpreters" on their cover of ‘How the Story Ends’. klofmag.com/2026/01/the-...
The Notwist share cover of ‘How the Story Ends’
The Notwist’s “How the Story Ends” is a spirited, percussive cover that finds hope and collective energy within the “B-movie” chaos of the modern world.
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January 15, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Keeping it human...Bandcamp articulate their approach to generative AI. "Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp...We reserve the right to remove any music on suspicion of being AI-generated." blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/k...
Bandcamp’s Mission and Our Approach to Generative AI
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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...
January 15, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Tristan Allen announces Osni the Flare, the second chapter in a mythic trilogy tracing a mortal’s transformation into the deity of fire. The lead single and video, "Act I: Garden," pairs a "toy orchestra" with a haunting puppet ballet that premiered at La MaMa. klofmag.com/2026/01/tris...
Tristan Allen announces ‘Osni the Flare’ and shares “Act I: Garden” video
Tristan Allen’s Osni the Flare debuts with “Act I: Garden,” a mesmerising track and puppet-ballet video that explores a mortal’s transformation through fire and song.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:06 PM
"There is a hard-won acceptance in Horn’s songs that goes hand in hand with a willingness to take on the world anew. ...she has the gift for breathing life and lived experience into her words, and this muted, wandering album is her best yet." klofmag.com/2026/01/jana...
Jana Horn - Jana Horn (Album Review)
Jana Horn’s music occupies a restless in-between world; she creates a space where traditional genre labels become practically meaningless. This muted, wandering self-titled album is her best yet.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:46 PM
David Moore returns with "Offering," a soul-stirring first look at his upcoming solo piano album Graze the Bell. 🎹✨
The video, directed by Nick Vranizan, translates Moore’s hand-stitched album art into a mesmerising, AI-free visual journey.

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Watch: David Moore (Bing & Ruth) shares video for “Offering” from ‘Graze the Bell’
David Moore’s “Offering” is a soul-stirring solo piano meditation. The accompanying video, directed by Nick Vranizan, is a technical marvel that eschews generative AI in favour of human impulse.
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January 14, 2026 at 12:22 PM
🚨 NEW MUSIC ALERT: L.Y.R. announce new album ‘Dark Sky Reservation’ due 3rd April! 🌌

Featuring Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, Patrick J. Pearson, and Richard Walters, the band share lead single “Blah! Blah! Blah!” today.

Pre-order now & catch them on their UK tour! 🎫👇
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L.Y.R. announce New Album ‘Dark Sky Reservation’ and share ‘Blah! Blah! Blah!’
L.Y.R. return with new album Dark Sky Reservation on 3rd April. Featuring Simon Armitage, the band tours the UK this spring following lead single “Blah! Blah! Blah!”.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:16 AM
@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-...
January 13, 2026 at 3:43 PM
North Carolina’s Anjimile announces his new album, You’re Free to Go, out March 13th. Led by the tender single and video “Like You Really Mean It,” the record marks a shift toward organic, folk-inspired sensibilities and nostalgic, late-’90s alternative pop melodies. klofmag.com/2026/01/anji...
Anjimile Announces New Album ‘You’re Free to Go’ and Shares Lead Single and Video
Anjimile returns on March 13 with You’re Free to Go, a luminous celebration of transformation. Watch the video for the lead single “Like You Really Mean It.”
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January 13, 2026 at 3:14 PM
...beauty and love seem to be at the heart of Mary Lattimore & Julianna Barwick's Tragic Magic. It is a radiant album, confident in its unique sound, which lingers in the memory long after its last notes fade out. klofmag.com/2026/01/mary...
Mary Lattimore & Julianna Barwick – Tragic Magic
Beauty and love seem to be at the heart of Mary Lattimore & Julianna Barwick’s Tragic Magic, a radiant album, confident in its unique sound, that lingers in the memory long after its last notes fade.
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January 13, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Tashi Dorji returns with "burn the throne," a meditative rallying cry against the chaos. 🕯️🔥
Accompanied by a monochrome video by Philippe Léonard, the single previews the new album ‘low clouds hang, this land is on fire’—out Jan 30 on Drag City. klofmag.com/2026/01/tash...
Tashi Dorji Shares New Single “burn the throne”
Tashi Dorji’s “burn the throne” pairs electric guitar meditations with Philippe Léonard’s visuals, previewing his new album, low clouds hang, this land is on fire, out January 30th.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Katherine Priddy returns on March 6th with her 3rd album, THESE FRIGHTENING MACHINES, via Cooking Vinyl!
Check out the new single ‘Hurricane’ 🌪️with a stunning video by Jay Bartlett. 💿 Pre-order & catch her on tour in 2026! klofmag.com/2026/01/kath...
Katherine Priddy shares new single/video ‘Hurricane’
Katherine Priddy returns on March 6th with her new album, These Frightening Machines. Watch the accompanying video for her new single “Hurricane.” The release precedes a major UK headline tour in 2026...
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January 12, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Emily Portman returns with "Turn Again," a motherhood-inspired single from her upcoming album Dominion of Spells. A Kickstarter campaign for the album and a companion hardback book is live, with two weeks left to run. 🎶📖 klofmag.com/2026/01/emil...
Emily Portman Announces New Album and Shares Luminous New Single “Turn Again”
Emily Portman returns with “Turn Again,” a motherhood-inspired single from her upcoming album Dominion of Spells. A Kickstarter campaign for the album and an accompanying book has also been launched.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:42 PM
"Always The Same" by Cate Le Bon feat. St. Vincent is out now! 🕊️
A "silky and green" companion to the #MichelangeloDying sessions, this collaboration is a quietly intense exploration of love and isolation.
Visualiser by H. Hawkline. 🎥
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Cate Le Bon Shares “Always The Same” Featuring St. Vincent
Featuring St. Vincent, Cate Le Bon’s “Always The Same” is a quietly intense “cousin” to her latest album—a silky, iridescent exploration of love’s profound isolation.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:45 PM
New music from Many Hands: There are Moss Balls in Paradise is ambient at its most "restless and freewheeling." 🌿🐟

A "decidedly earthy" take on the genre, Henderson delivers a "watery ode to humanity" that is both "rough at the edges and hauntingly human." klofmag.com/2026/01/many...
Many Hands – There are Moss Balls in Paradise
Many Hands’ “There are Moss Balls in Paradise” is ambient music at its most restless and freewheeling, a decidedly earthy take on the genre that remains hauntingly human and singularly sincere.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:24 PM
As the first cold snap of 2026 bites, Juni Habel delivers the perfect winter refuge ❄️🌲
"Evergreen In Your Mind" promises to be a powerful companion for those seeking connection in the quietest months of the year...a perfect slice of winter forest folk. klofmag.com/2026/01/juni...
A Breath of Nordic Stillness: Juni Habel Returns with “Evergreen In Your Mind”
As the 2026 cold snap bites, Juni Habel’s “Evergreen In Your Mind” offers the perfect winter refuge. Experience a “perfect slice of winter forest folk” from rural Norway.
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January 9, 2026 at 11:03 AM
As they gear up for their UK album tour, read our interview with Midlake frontman Eric Pulido to learn more about A Bridge To Far’s hopeful message, the behind-the-scenes magic of its creation, and why Midlake is more thankful than ever for their journey. klofmag.com/2026/01/midl...
Midlake: The KLOF Mag Interview
Midlake frontman, Eric Pulido, talks hope, new sounds, and the “unbiased” magic of their latest album, A Bridge To Far, ahead of their upcoming 2026 UK shows.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Chicago supergroup Pullman returns with III, a “quietly kaleidoscopic” triumph. Recorded between 2016 and 2023 following drummer Tim Barnes’s early-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis, the album is a poignant, abstract meditation on camaraderie. Rewards multiple listens. klofmag.com/2026/01/pull...
Pullman – III (Album Review)
“III” is a profound, “quietly kaleidoscopic” return for Pullman. Forged through resilience, this masterful collection of abstract soundscapes offers an elegant, deeply emotive meditation on camaraderi...
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January 8, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Marta Del Grandi returns on January 30 with Dream Life. Shifting from the bucolic nature of her 2023 debut, Selva, toward a more detailed, contemporary aesthetic, listen to the title track and "Shoe Shaped Cloud," a brittle, brooding study of a relationship gone awry.  klofmag.com/2026/01/mart...
Marta Del Grandi shares two new singles from her new album ‘Dream Life’
Marta Del Grandi shares two new singles from her album Dream Life, out January 30, described as a multi-dimensional panoramic snapshot punctuated with serene disillusionment, that transcends musical b...
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January 8, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Buck Meek’s new album, The Mirror, arrives February 27, led by the frenetic single “Gasoline.” Directed by Noel Paul, the video highlights a collaborative spirit featuring James Krivchenia’s production. The record also boasts an impressive cast. klofmag.com/2026/01/buck...
Buck Meek announces new album ‘The Mirror’ and shares video for lead single ‘Gasoline’
Buck Meek announces The Mirror (out Feb 27) and shares “Gasoline” video. Collaborators like Adrianne Lenker and Mary Lattimore join Meek on his experimental folk-electronic journey.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:46 AM