Aoife Nessa Frances
Land of No Junction
The Irish singer/songwriter's excellent debut is a pastoral, dark-hued set that pulls from chamber folk and psych-pop.
Bibio
Sleep on the Wing
Stephen Wilkinson expands on Ribbons' folky leanings in traditional and experimental ways that are equally delightful.
Bill Fay
Countless Branches
The solitary English songwriter offers a sparse, vulnerable, generous and intimate portrait of his inner world in ten new songs.
Courtney Marie Andrews
Old Flowers
A hushed, understated breakup album that can function as a soothing balm.
Gwenifer Raymond
Strange Lights Over Garth Mountain
On her sophomore long-player, the acoustic guitarist evokes moods and landscapes from her native Wales in a dazzling, forceful showcase.
James Elkington
Ever-Roving Eye
A dazzling display of elegant folk-rock guitar craft and introspective songwriting from the British-born Chicagoan.
Kaki King
Modern Yesterdays
On her first studio outing in five years, the guitarist teams with a sound designer in delivering a groundbreaking set of instrumentals.
Laura Marling
Song for Our Daughter
The British folk singer/songwriter's mid-career watershed continues on her gorgeously written seventh album.
Lori McKenna
The Balladeer
The veteran singer/songwriter turns in another reliably poignant and warmly crafted collection with a deeply personal feel.
Marisa Anderson / Jim White
The Quickening
Anderson and White make for a complimentary pairing on their entirely improvised guitar and drums debut as a duo.
Mary Chapin Carpenter
The Dirt and the Stars
Recorded live at Peter Gabriel's Real World studios, the songwriter and her band deliver organic personal songs with immediacy and heart.
Matt Berry
Phantom Birds
Eschewing the usual psychedelic folk mix of previous albums, Berry dips into country-rock for a relaxed set of songs.
Myrkur
Folkesange
The shift away from black metal in favor of acoustic neo-traditional, gothic folk, offers listeners drama, resonance, tenderness, and mystery.
Rustin Man
Clockdust
The counterpart to 2019's elegant Drift Code blends folk, jazz, psych-pop, and electronic elements in its spellbinding, time-traveling songs.
Sally Anne Morgan
Thread
The Black Twig Pickers and House and Land member makes her solo debut on this winsome and gently experimental folk set.
Sam Amidon
Sam Amidon
Amidon's artistry is on full display on a return to folk covers that updates traditional fare as well as more-modern touchpoints like Taj Mahal.
Sam Burton
I Can Go With You
The Utah native delivers a timeless-sounding debut of windblown country-folk grace and rambling melancholia.
Shirley Collins
Heart's Ease
The British folk icon returns to the recording studio to create a strong, confident, and forward-thinking album at the age of 85.
Skyway Man
The World Only Ends When You Die
A cosmic country opera that evokes a Muscle Shoals-backed Grateful Dead piloting a boogie van into the Greek underworld.
Smoke Fairies
Darkness Brings the Wonders Home
A tougher guitar sound blends with the ethereal harmonies and ghostly melodies that are the trademarks of this U.K. indie folk duo.
Snowgoose
The Making of You
The second album from these Scottish folk-rock advocates blends British cool and American warmth and twang with gorgeous results.
Stephen Malkmus
Traditional Techniques
Stephen Malkmus finally makes the psych-folk album he's been hinting at for years.
Suhail Yusuf Khan / Jon Thorne / James Yorkston
Navarasa: Nine Emotions
The experimental U.K.-Indian folk trio gamely tackles the nine emotions of the Navarasa on their third outing.
The Haden Triplets
Family Songbook
Three outstanding vocalists come together with the help of their brother and grandfather to make a subtle but splendid album.
This Is the Kit
Off Off On
The fifth LP from Kate Stables' long-tenured indie folk project pairs appealing emotional warmth with restless, rhythmic arrangements.
Toumani Diabaté / Béla Fleck
The Ripple Effect
Previously unissued live date from 2008 from the American banjo master and the Malian kora legend that reveals two improvisers at their peak.
William Tyler
Music From First Cow
Tyler's humble playing and rustic minimalism create a lovely backdrop to Kelly Reichardt's poignant frontier film.
