After a long absence, Mat Hook has returned with a new song that proves he is better and more powerful than before. Mat's new single, "Runaway Road," marks a significant turning point in his resurrection as a musician and a musical force. After a time of disruption that saw him leave the once-promising Sheffield band Kartica in 2014, among other things, he has returned with a...

You hear the first strike of the drum and instantly know this is not a history lesson. Folk music often gets treated with too much reverence, placed carefully on a pedestal where no one can touch it. Remon Nakanishi takes a completely different approach. He grabs these centuries old communal songs, drags them into the studio, and surrounds them with some of the most infectious...