Alasdair Roberts and Scottish Gaelic singer Màiri Morrison have joined with Pete Johnston and his Canadian all-star band for their new collaborative LP. Remembered in Exile: Songs and Ballads from Nova Scotia is a collection of newly crafted arrangements of traditional songs of Scottish origin from Nova Scotia, pulled from the pioneering work of folklorist Helen Creighton (1899-1989).

Next month, Màiri, Alasdair and Pete will hit the road for a run of very special and intimate shows, performing these songs on the isles of their origin!

Blasting out of fried speaker cones everywhere, Boston's Major Stars are set to return with a new album, More Colors of Sound, out October 24! Following the lead single, "Blackout," hear a new track out today: "Wrapped Up in Circles."

The siren call to arms of guitar arpeggios leads "Wrapped Up in Circles" straight into a riff-powered body, the three-axe attack spaciously filling the stereo azymuth with a tautly calibrated balance. Noell’s vocal is Slick in the old sense of the word:... (read more)

Billy Mac's back in the safe confines of the good ol' EU this October! A year and a half on from his acclaimed Locust Land  and with the 10th Anniversary of Land of Plenty, Bill's duo album with Ryley Walker,  resulting in its welcome reissue ahead of these dates, enjoy the merch table at these shows! 

Speaking of the shows, it's only a quick handful for our cheerful guitarist/songwriter/improviser - but since who knows what the rest of the world's... (read more)

Forever starts now! Shuffling the deck with road-tested jams and a couple immaculate old-school tunes, Glyders engage their new power-trio formation with a proper full band album, Forever, out November 21 on Drag City. The first single, “Stone Shadow,” is out today with a music video filmed by the band and Liv Mershon.

Guitarist/vocalist Joshua Condon and bassist Eliza Weber started up in 2014, but even when they put together their 2023 album debut, Maria’s Hunt, they still had a revolving... (read more)