Son Little - Cityfolk

Son Little's Cityfolk began as voice notes and acoustic guitar ideas and grew into something warmer, a soul record with Alabama soil on its boots.

Released in 2026 as his fifth album and the follow-up to Like Neptune, it was recorded at Sun Drop Sound in Florence, Alabama and at his home studio. Son Little produced it with Ben Tanner of Alabama Shakes, and the pair spent their time turning those rough sketches into full, lived-in arrangements. The result blends soul, blues and folk with a relaxed confidence that never feels forced.

Little handles a long list of instruments himself, from guitars and bass to banjo, Mellotron and clavinet, while Tanner adds piano, organ and even sitar. "In Orbit" and "Be Better" set the tone, unhurried and warm, with room for every texture to land. "Cherry" is sweet and sly, while "Whip the Wind" pushes toward something more urgent, his raw, expressive voice cutting through the mix.

There is a homespun intimacy to these songs, as if they were written on a porch late at night and recorded before the feeling could fade.

Rich, rootsy and quietly inventive, Cityfolk is a record to live with, and it confirms Son Little as one of modern soul's most distinctive voices.