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Folk Country & Singer Songwriter – A New Music Playlist by Indie30

Curated by Indie30 on Spotify, this new music playlist features 30 independently made tracks from the worlds of folk, country and the singer-songwriter. All tracks featured in this playlist can be accessed in its 2021 companion here.

Allegra Krieger’s Graphically Jarring ‘Forgot’

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14 Jul 2020
Americana, Folk, New Music, Singer-Songwriter
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Today we share the harrowing discomfort of ‘Forgot’, the graphic and jarring new single from New York City based singer-songwriter Allegra Krieger. It’s a track that starkly lays bare the moment of painful realisation that all sense of self...

With Revolutionary Defiance Ayoni Delivers A Black Woman’s Truth

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07 Jul 2020
Folk, Neo Soul, New Music, Pop, Singer-Songwriter
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‘Unmoved’ is the most vulnerable I’ve ever been about my experience existing as a Black woman in this world. I recorded, produced, and mixed this in early June, just a couple weeks ago, at a time when the conversation...

UPDATE: New Folk Country & Singer-Songwriter – A Independent Music Playlist By Indie30 on Spotify

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25 May 2020
Americana, Country, Folk, Folk-Rock, New Music
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There’s some superb music milling around the independent folk and country realm at present, especially the former. Our latest update to our New Folk, Country & Singer-Songwriter Playlist on Spotify is reflective of this and features some standout tracks...

Update: New Folk Country & Singer-Songwriter – An Indie30 Playlist on Spotify

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29 Mar 2020
Americana, Country, Folk, New Music, Singer-Songwriter
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The current state of play in our New Folk Country Singer-Songwriter Playlist is the result of the addition of no less than 20 new tracks emanating from a number of stellar full length releases. Country highlights include the title...

New Folk Country & Singer-Songwriter – A Playlist by Indie30 on Spotify

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22 Jan 2020
Country, Folk, Folk-Rock, New Music, Singer-Songwriter
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The quality keeps coming thick and fast in this third week of January, the week the music world kicks back into gear. Just added another seven quality tracks to our New Folk Country & Singer-Songwriter Playlist on Spotify over...

Anna Cordell Shares Searchingly Intimate Third Single From Forthcoming LP, Nobody Knows Us

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21 Jan 2020
Folk, Folk-Rock, New Music, Singer-Songwriter
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Next month will see Melbourne artist Anna Cordell release her long awaited and much anticipated debut album Nobody Knows Us. Having shared its first two singles, the subtle drama of ‘You’ and the spiritual title track late last year, she...

Nadia Reid Shares Harrowing Yet Uplifting New Single ‘Get The Devil Out’

Dunedin singer-songwriter Nadia Reid continues to add to her place in the annals of folk music greatness with the release of the flawless second single, ‘Get The Devil Out’ from her forthcoming album Out of My Province. Characterised by...

Sarah Harmer Shares Compact & Alluring New Single From Upcoming LP

Late last year Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah Harmer announced the impending February release of Are You Gone, her first album in ten years and shared its smart first single ‘New Low’. Last week she offered up the alluring and beguilingly...

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