Dallas Green is not an easy man to pin. Originally known as the melodic-vocals frontman in Canadian screamo outfit Alexisonfire, he forsook the band (who have since broken up as a result) and hardcore metal altogether to pursue his acoustic solo side project City and Colour full-time.

From City and Colour’s upcoming fourth album, Northern Wind, “Of Space and Time” is a perfect example that Green may be on to something. Open, spacious and breathable, the waltzing track rolls effortlessly on hushed brush drums, easy-strummed acoustics, atmospheric lap steel, cello and Green’s accessible buttery baritone. It’s a mark of a maturing artist who traded heavy distortion and top-of-your-lungs aggression for space and time, and the 180-degree metamorphosis feels completely natural. Stream it below.

Northern Wind is slated to drop Summer 2013 via Cooking Vinyl in the UK/Europe and Dine Alone Records elsewhere.

STREAM: City And Colour – “Of Space And Time”

Jack White‘s Third Man Records has produced some fine recordings through its Blue Series releases, but the latest one, featuring soulful songstresses Brittany Howard (Alabama Shakes) and Ruby Amanfu (Jack White’s “Love Interuption”), might be the best one yet. The A-Side is a rowdy, upbeat cover of Rodríguez’s “I Wonder” while the B-Side is a stripped down version of Memphis Minnie’s, “When My Man Comes Home,” which you can stream above.

The Blue Series I Wonder 7″ comes out March 12th via Third Man Records.

“I was a daddy’s girl sometime, but I love my momma ’til the end of the line.” So begins the latest track from English folk singer Laura Marling, “Where Can I Go?,” a rollicking guitar ballad that borrows the organ sound from Dylan’s “Like a Rollin’ Stone” to strong effect. Marling isn’t reinventing the wheel here — there are touches of Tracy Chapman, nods to Nick Drake, a heavy dose of Dylan. This is old fashioned folk music, but it’s beautiful. More often than not, that’s enough.

“Where Can I Go?” is the lead single off Laura Marling’s Once I Was An Eagle, due out May 27th via Virgin.

STREAM: Laura Marling – “Where Can I Go?”

The constant influx of singer-songwriters can be overwhelming, but if you’re going to pay attention to one today, let it be Josh Record. The London artist makes his proper studio debut on the four-track Bones EP. The release’s lead single, “For Your Love,” is a sweet, somber number that sits somewhere between soul, folk and gospel. To put it simply: it’s beautiful.

If that’s not enough for you, the track’s already rose to the top of the iTunes singer-songwriter chart on both sides of the pond (#2 UK, #6 US). Josh must be doing something right. Stream “For Your Love” below.

Josh Record’s Bones EP is out now on National Anthem.

STREAM: Josh Record – “For Your Love”

Thao And The Get Down Stay Down are back with more of their bare-bones, low-key folk on “Kindness Be Conceived,” a track off their upcoming LP We The Common. Joanna Newsom joins the crew on this track, and while it isn’t quite rollicking, it’s definitely toe-tapping, knee-slapping and catchy as all get-out. The tune is airy like a summertime breeze, perfect for closing your eyes and dancing in circles on cool grass.

Thao And The Get Down Stay Down’s We The Common is set for release on January 29th via Ribbon Music.

There’s some music best listened to while curled up under the covers. Then there’s music like Eliza And The Bear that fills you up with such a sense of manifest destiny, it’s almost a shame the West was won. While their upcoming single release, Upon The North/The Southern Wild, is best listened to while crossing a snow-capped mountain range alongside Lewis and Clark, the London outfit’s inspiring, anthemic folk rock is fit for play anywhere in need of melting away the winter blues. Stream both tracks below and catch the brand new video for the release’s A-Side above.

Eliza And The Bear’s Upon The North/The Southern Wild is set for a February 25th release.

STREAM: Eliza And The Bear – “Upon The North”

STREAM: Eliza And The Bear – “The Southern Wild”

Longtime ATG heartthrob José González and his trio of Swedish indie-folk crooners Junip are set to release their follow-up to 2010′s criminally under-appreciated Fields in May of this year, and today the band shared the first track off the self-titled sophomore effort. “Line Of Fire” finds the band hitting their stride, complete with González’s unmistakable voice, expertly layered acoustic guitars, and a slow-building crescendo with each verse that reaches DEFCON 1 (or as high-emotion as an indie-folk track can get), resulting in one hell of a first single. Gonzalez and co. seemed to have figured out what real music should sound like, and have done just that. Grab “Line Of Fire” below, and get ready for the album, due out in May on Mute.

MP3: Junip – “Line Of Fire”

This past summer we premiered “Thom,” the debut track from UK act New Desert Blues. Despite living thousands of miles away from the American heartland, the South Coast five-piece manages to show more true grit in their bleak folk-rock than most bands here in the States. Today the band continues westward with “River,” a new track that continues to carve out the niche set up by “Thom.” Stream it for the first time on All Things Go below. If you like what you hear, head over to New Desert Blues’ Soundcloud to listen to some more from the band.

STREAM: New Desert Blues – “River” [PREMIERE]

Our friend’s at The Wild Honey Pie recently debuted the Beta version of their website and it’s looking smooth. The redesign includes a focus on their unique live videos which they’ve dubbed Buzzsessions: stripped down live video performances. Artists captured thus far include Maps and Atlases, Indians, Kishi Bashi and more. Alt-J’s version of “Tessellate” is a particular favorite and is about as pure a version of the broody tune that you are going to come across. The video of them recording the session at Electric Lady Studios is a work of art.

Tonight, The Wild Honey Pie is celebrating their third birthday at the Knitting Factory in Williamsburg.  What better way to kick off the holiday season than listening to a live soundtrack by the likes of the High Highs, The Last Bison, Kris Orlowski, and Vassals. The doors open at 7PM for the all ages extravaganza and you can get your tickets here.

STREAM: alt-J – “Tesselate (Buzzsession)”

Say hello to Heavy Roc‘s latest signing, Die Mason Die. A Londoner by way of Australia and Wales, the artist born Samuel Mason is making some mighty powerful music at only 19 years young. A self-described “ghost folk” artist, Die Mason Die falls somewhere near the darker end of Mumford and Sons’ catalog. He’s already got one EP under his belt — Tongues In The Clamp, released earlier this month — and is slowly making his way onto the UK live circuit. Check out the above video for standout track “Lost.”

Die Mason Die’s Tongues In The Clamp is out now via Heavy Roc.

Die Mason Die – “Lost”