@Kevin Gurwe

Roots music for a new, slightly weirder America.

The tracks you can’t get enough of lately, all in one place. Updated as you listen.

The songs you love. The more you use Apple Music, the better the mix. Refreshed every Tuesday.

Whether it’s a weekday morning or Saturday night, get going with this personalised set of upbeat music. Refreshed every Monday.

Songs to help you relax and unwind. Updated every Sunday.

Discover new music from artists we think you'll like. Refreshed every Friday.

One of the richest developments in alternative music has been the embrace of rootsy, homespun sounds from the far left of the musical spectrum. Not folk music per se (and certainly not the strummings of some earnest coffeeshop troubadour), but folk as filtered through post-punk, lo-fi and other noisier sounds that connect modern experiments with a long history of outsiders and individualists happily out of step with the mainstream. From rustic avant-garde-isms (think: The National or Animal Collective) to the idiosyncratic side of singer-songwriter fare, here’s a playlist capturing the spirit and spectrum of indie folk. Our editors update selections here regularly, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.