October 2026 Megamix

Sorry it's been such a quiet time recently. Real life has taken over a bit, and I've also been struggling to get words down on a page. I've had a couple of drafts sitting right there over the past couple of weeks but haven&

Crooked Words #25: Fog Lake, Danielle Fricke

Fog Lake – styrofoam / gamut Aaron Powell has been releasing music under his Fog Lake guise for well over a decade now. It's 13 years since I first wrote about his work here on GFP, the holy cross EP introducing me to his strained but subtle bedroom-recorded indie

Crooked Words #24: Ruby Gill, Helena Deland, Foot Ox

Ruby Gill – Lord, Let Me Be A Pastry Chef My current 'new albums' list has got a bit overwhelming over recent weeks, with October especially delivering a whole heap of new work I want to invest some proper time into. Maybe I need to shift my listening habits,

Listen up! September Megamix...

I think the phrase is 'better late than never...' Here's your September Megamix! What a month, what a mammoth mix of songs, all of which I've woven together to make this lovely two-and-a-half hour mix; a little shared gift from me

Three shades of autumn ambient

Here are three recommendations for you, all of which wander through and around ambient tones and textures; a genre I tend to lean into more and more at this time of year. I hope you enjoy listening. Cyano by Emily A. Sprague I'm lucky to live near a

Track-by-Track: Biita Houdei

Introduction by Tom Johnson – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – In the early stages of making her debut album, Biita Houdei knew two things: that she wanted the recordings to feel distinctly and palpably warm, and that she would sew a unique patch for every song on the album. The first of those things is subjective,

these are my perfect songs.

words by tom johnson It was procrastination that led me to think about perfect songs. A untangling distraction from simple life admin tasks, a house that needed tidying, a handful of grey hours to pass. Specifically, the procrastination led me to start building a giant sprawling playlist of what I

Track-by-Track... with Babehoven

introduction by tom johnson track guide written by babehoven The first thing we learn about New York duo Babehoven in the bio of their new – and third – album, I See You, I See Me, is that Maya Bon and Ryan Albert share their home with two blind cats, Trilobite and

Crooked words #23: Lael Neale, Nive Nielsen, Isik Kural

Lael Neale - Picasso's Wife While everything I've heard from Lael Neale over the past few years has held its own unique and fascinating form, there are certain moments where her work pulls apart the fabric of the world and forces everything else – the tick of the

Land of Talk returns!

This year marks the 20 years of Land of Talk, the swirling, expressive indie-rock project of Montreal's Lizzie Powell. As the associated blurb that sits alongside her newly-announced album, LASTS, it's a venture that has led Powell both to and away from music. The

A conversation with Hovvdy

words & interview by tom johnson photography by adam alonzo "Love yourself, only you can do it. I know the world it can be so strange," Will Taylor sings plaintively on the new, and sixth, full-length album from Hovvdy, the project he's gently blossomed alongside

August Megamix out now

Is it Autumn yet? It's beginning to feel like it here. Pulling this new mix together I kept writing 'Autumn' instead of 'August', but really I'm still hoping for one last rush of good weather before the dull sets in. I'