Through the eyes of animal and humankind alike, folky art pop trio Lili St Anne examine "different stories of love and loss and what it means to reach for love in such a messed up world."
British singer-songwriter Charlene Soraia searches for her place in the world in a collection of raw, vulnerable acoustic songs recorded in a single take on Where's My Tribe.
Smoke & Ashes is a fine culmination of the Lonely Heartstring Band as individuals and as a collective soul, showcasing their newly-refined progressive bluegrass sound.
Think of William Tyler's fingers as the wind rattling the leaves on the trees. There is no storm coming, but the gusts have their own power and cannot be ignored. They make a statement.
Night Flight choose subtle shading rather than bombast as they flesh out their songs with delicate musical textures, allowing the undulating hooks and melodies to nestle in the subconscious gently.
Folk music in 2018 has kept the poignant storytelling elements so intimately knit into its fabric while introducing layers of new sonic and global influences.
Anthony Ruptak's sun-washed, impassioned single and music video is a personal proclamation that he calls "a tale of love vs self-destruction and the romanticizing of both".
A decade in the making, the latest release from indie folk band the National Lights takes up a variety of topics in its lyrics, none of them any less epic than "The Whaleship Essex".