Jake Xerxes Fussell + Naima Bock

Jake Xerxes Fussell is a North Carolina-based musician who reinterprets folk songs from a personal collection of favourites. His five studio albums showcase his deep engagement with American folk traditions. His recent album When I'm Called, produced by James Elkington, features collaborators including Ben Whiteley, Joe Westerlund, Blake Mills, Joan Shelley, and Robin Holcomb. Fussell and Elkington also created the soundtrack for the 2025 film Rebuilding. Critics have praised his work, with Pitchfork noting no other American singer is repurposing our old folk scripts with so much authority or ingenuity.