Ready for another batch of new songs and videos? Great! ‘Cause You Gotta Hear This.

It’s a roundup full of friendship and interpersonal connections this week. First up, Americana rockers Chamomile & Whiskey bring a new video for “Friends Are Falling Out.” In the vein of classic, folky alt-rock sounds, the track and video explore the fragility of relationships with a deep groove, distortion, and fiddle and banjo. But keep scrolling, as you’ll also find singer-songwriter Kim Moberg’s testament to the all-too-rare true friend with her new track, “I’ll Always Be A Friend.” The jangly modern folk number was born from Moberg’s desire to communicate to her old and new friends how important they are to her. The paeans to friendship continue with a new video from old-time/folk duo Paper Wings, who debuted their new single “Fumblin” earlier this week. It’s a double-guitar track about awkwardness, eagerness, and how we all stumble through life and through relationships.

There’s still more to enjoy elsewhere in our collection, too. Bluegrass icon Laurie Lewis has announced her upcoming 2026 album, O California! with a new video for “Look Down That Lonesome Road.” Lewis took the mournful ballad, wrote new verses, and set the lyric to a jammy, driving bluegrass tune that drips with her signature sounds. Plus, fiddler Andy Leftwich calls on his pal, guitarist Cody Kilby, to trade licks on a new original fiddle tune he’s just released called “Old Hickory.” You might never guess he first wrote the melody on guitar.

You won’t want to miss “The Doldrums” from New York Americana string band The Mammals. They’ve just dropped an animated video for the track from their recent project, Touch Grass, Vol. 1. The song might just be a cure for its own namesake; it’s a perfect selection to take with us into the often doldrums-heavy winter months. Finally, don’t miss a brand new single from iconic folk trio The Lone Bellow. Today they announced their upcoming record, which will release in February 2026 and was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. “You Were Living” finds the band with an expansive, resplendent sound that certainly sounds like The Lone Bellow, but steeped in the Shoals.

There’s plenty to find and enjoy in our conglomeration of new music. Scroll on for more. You Gotta Hear This!

Chamomile & Whiskey, “Friends Are Falling Out”

Artist: Chamomile & Whiskey
Hometown: Charlottesville, Virginia
Song: “Friends Are Falling Out”
Release Date: November 19, 2025

In Their Words: “I wrote the line ‘that broken heart might just catch a break’ after meeting up with a friend of mine. She had regaled me with her latest story in a long line of bad relationships. I live in Charlottesville, which isn’t very big, and we’ve got plenty of small-town drama. The song kind of came out of some of that and the fragility of friendships. I finished writing it just before we celebrated 1,000 shows as a band.

“In preparation for the show, Marie and I did an in-studio performance at WNRN, a station we’ve long had a good relationship with. I thought it would be fun to try a brand new song. A few days later they told me that NPR Music had shared the video as their live song of the day. We felt like it must have some juice and we decided to record it ASAP. We all liked the mysterious, Southern Gothic aesthetic that we felt in the studio. Critter added the banjo on top of fiddles before laying down a glass slide part on the guitar. Marie and I grew up in Nelson County and that first Old Crow Medicine Show record, O.C.M.S., was huge in our circles and reminds me of driving around those beautiful backroads as a teenager. To have Critter put his signature sound on one of our songs was special and felt full circle.” – Koda Kerl

Track Credits:
Koda Kerl – Guitar, lead vocals, songwriter
Marie Borgman – Fiddle, backing vocals
Bobby St. Ours – Fiddle, backing vocals
Brian Gregory – Bass, backing vocals
Critter Fuqua – Banjo, slide guitar, backing vocals
Jesse Fiske – Baritone guitar, backing vocals
Drew Kimball – Electric guitar
Stuart Gunter – Drums

Video Credits: Directed by Johnny Saint Ours and Jenny Carhartt. Filmed at Dürty Nelly’s Pub 

Andy Leftwich, “Old Hickory”

Artist: Andy Leftwich
Hometown: Carthage, Tennessee
Song: “Old Hickory”
Release Date: November 21, 2025
Label: Mountain Home Music Company

In Their Words: “Every once in a while, you sit down with your instrument, a melody just falls out, and within a few minutes you have a fun, catchy melody! This is exactly what happened to me with this song. Even though it’s a fiddle tune, I actually wrote it on my guitar. After a few small changes to the melody, I finally landed on something that flowed well under the fingers – not only for the fiddle, but the lead guitar part as well. I was honored to have my good friend, Cody Kilby, take the lead guitar on this one! It’s so much fun to play and was named after ‘Old Hickory,’ a town near where I live.” – Andy Leftwich

Track Credits:
Andy Leftwich – Fiddle, mandolin
Byron House – Upright bass
Cody Kilby – Acoustic guitar
Matt Menefee – Banjo

Laurie Lewis, “Look Down That Lonesome Road”

Artist: Laurie Lewis
Hometown: Berkeley, California
Song: “Look Down That Lonesome Road”
Album: O California!
Release Date: November 21, 2026 (single/video); February 13, 2026 (album)

In Their Words: “I have been playing around with this song since I heard Gaither Carlton sing it decades ago as a mournful ballad. I love it that way, but it seemed to me that sometimes parting needn’t be so sad, if you know you get to meet again (maybe at a festival next year). I started writing verses for it and when I got up to about eight or ten, I decided it was time to get serious. I love the loose arc of the story and the way the band responds to it. We winnowed down the verses to the essentials, leaving the others for the extended jam version.” – Laurie Lewis

Track Credits:
Laurie Lewis – Lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Brandon Godman – Fiddle
George Guthrie – Banjo, harmony vocal
Hasee Ciaccio – Double bass, harmony vocal

Video Credits: Produced and directed by Bria Light. Recorded at the Strawberry Music Festival in Grass Valley, CA.

The Lone Bellow, “You Were Leaving”

Artist: The Lone Bellow
Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
Song: “You Were Leaving”
Album: What a Time to Be Alive
Release Date: November 21, 2025 (single); February 13, 2026 (album)
Label: Thirty Tigers

In Their Words: “‘You Were Leaving’ is a song about the fleeting, transient nature of life. For us, the song is deeply personal, but it also feels universal. It invites people to find their own story in it, what it means to say goodbye, and what stays with us long after the leaving.” – The Lone Bellow

The Mammals, “The Doldrums”

Artist: The Mammals
Hometown: West Hurley, New York
Song: “The Doldrums”
Album: Touch Grass, Vol 1
Release Date: November 1, 2025
Label: Humble Abode Music

In Their Words: “I wrote ‘The Doldrums’ during a stretch of isolation when joy felt out of reach and time moved so strangely. ‘Why do the good times go so fast? Why do the doldrums linger and last?’ We tend to remember the hardest part of the day when we lay down to sleep, but this song reminds me to appreciate every amazing moment. I’m grateful this recording sounds triumphant and energized – like an anthem to shake out of a low vibration and shine a bright light into the future. For all who listen, may music and friendship help carry you through the next windless day. The Mammals have your back.” – Ruth Ungar

Track Credits:
Ruth Ungar – Vocals, guitar, songwriter
Mike Merenda – Guitars, banjo, vocals
Brandon Morrison – Bass, vocals
Will Bryant – Keys, vocals
Tim Morrison – Drums

Video Credits: Animated and Directed by Anne Beal. 

Kim Moberg, “I’ll Always Be A Friend”

Artist: Kim Moberg
Hometown: Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the traditional territory of the Indigenous Nauset and Wampanoag Nations
Song: “I’ll Always Be A Friend”
Album: All That Really Matters
Release Date: January 30, 2026 (album)

In Their Words: “As an artist who grew up listening to the amazing singer-songwriters of the 1970s, Carole King’s ‘You’ve Got A Friend’ is embedded in my heart. I love that her song and its message about connection, support, and loyalty have endured all of these many years. I was a military ‘brat’ who attended 10 different schools in 12 years, so growing up I never lived in one place long enough to be part of a friend group or a clique. I was always ‘the new kid’ who was never included. The rare true friend meant more than gold to me.

“‘I’ll Always Be A Friend’ was born from my desire to share how important the friends in my life have been and how equally important the new friends I get to connect with through performing are to me. In these uncertain and trying times, community and friendship are paramount. (And Libra loyalty lives strong in this song!)” – Kim Moberg

Track Credits:
Kim Moberg – Lead vocal, acoustic guitar
Jon Evans – Bass, tenor guitar, drums, percussion, Fender Rhodes, harmony vocals

Paper Wings, “Fumblin”

Artist: Paper Wings
Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
Song: “Fumblin”
Release Date: November 18, 2025 (single/video)

In Their Words: “‘Fumblin’ is about friendship and watching one another stumble and fumble through the joys and trials of life. We wrote this one together in the backyard in a sort of trance state, describing scenes from our lives. It’s definitely a romanticization of awkwardness and our eagerness to connect as a species despite inevitable failure at times. We played double guitars on this one which we’ve been having fun doing lately. It’s the first track in the world of ours that I recorded and mixed in my studio in Nashville, so that’s quite exciting as well. We have a lot more music coming from this space, so look out!” – Wila Frank

Video Credits: Filmed by Sami Braman, edited by Wila Frank.

Photo Credit: The Lone Bellow by Debbie Ewing; Laurie Lewis and band by Dawn Kish.