Americana Music Releases for June 13th

Posted on June 12, 2025 by

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for June 13th, 2025. Click the artist or album links to find out more. The artist’s names link to their websites and the CD title links go to either Amazon, iTunes, Bandcamp or the artist’s site for ordering or downloading.  A + sign means although not a featured release, it’s a notable album that’s still worth checking out.  Also, this page will be updated as I find out about other new releases so check back again.

 

Wayne Scott
Wayne’s Pain  (Here Records)

Lifted from the sessions that yielded Wayne’s 2005 debut album,This Weary Way, and featuring the same musicians – his son Darrell Scott, guitarist Dan Dugmore, fiddler Casey Driessen and others. This posthumous collection spotlights some of the darkest, most unsettling songs from those recordings, songs every bit as desolate as their titles (“I Know What It’s Like To Be Alone,” “I’m Here Alone,” “If The Bottle Don’t Kill Me”). Here is a whole other side of Wayne Scott. “Dad’s honest, deep, unflinching, real-life songs kept shining through the years, inspiring me to keep moving forward; his writing and his singing lit the way,” Darrell said. “All five of his sons: Denny, Dale, Darrell, Don, David and my son, Abraham, also worked on this recording – three generations of Scotts. Homemade songs truly made for home.” (edited from That Eric Alper review)

 

Also new this week…

Jack Barksdale – Voices  (independent)
Terry Hanck – Grease to Gravy  (independent)
Van Morrison – Remembering Now (Exile Productions Ltd)
Joshua Ray Walker – Tropicana  (East Dallas Records)  +
Neil Young And The Chrome Hearts – Talkin’ To The Trees (Reprise Records)

 

Coming out soon … Lukas Nelson, Kelsey Waldon, S.G. Goodman, James McMurtry, Ketch Secor, Willi Carlisle, The Wildmans, Tyler Childers, Hayes Carll, Jade Bird, Phil Madeira, Sunny Sweeney, Patty Griffin, Rodney Crowell, Molly Tuttle, Kathleen Edwards, Margo Price, The Wood Brothers, Josh Ritter, Asleep at the Wheel and more!

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Americana Music Releases for June 6th

Posted on June 5, 2025 by

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for June 6th, 2025. Click the artist or album links to find out more. The artist’s names link to their websites and the CD title links go to either Amazon, iTunes, Bandcamp or the artist’s site for ordering or downloading.  A + sign means although not a featured release, it’s a notable album that’s still worth checking out.  Also, this page will be updated as I find out about other new releases so check back again.

 

Jesse Daniel
Son of the San Lorenzo  (Lightning Rod Records)

Jesse Daniel, a native of Ben Lomond in California’s San Lorenzo Valley, has carved a niche in the country music scene with his authentic storytelling and dedication to the Bakersfield sound. Raised in a musically inclined family, Daniel was exposed to classic rock and country from an early age, attending his father’s band performances and developing a passion for music. Son of the San Lorenzo is a sweeping, evocative exploration of memory, manhood and the choices that shape us. Rooted in Daniel’s Central California upbringing, the album walks a fine line between personal reflection and timeless Americana storytelling. With its blend of dusty Western ballads, Bakersfield swing, Southern rock swagger, and soul-baring confessionals, Jesse Daniel has crafted a record that’s both a personal statement and a universal mirror.   (edited from Entertainment Focus review)

 

Tim O’Brien & Jan Fabricious
Paper Flowers  (Howdy Skies Records)

He has released a continuous flow of music since the late 1970s; first with Bluegrass unit, Hot Rize, his sister, Mollie O’Brien, fellow singer-songwriter Darrell Scott and of course, solo. Then there’s his multi-instrumental playing; fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar and bouzouki. Paper Flowers sees the elevation of his partner, Jan Fabricius go from supporting member to duo status. The duo have teamed up with folk legend, Tom Paxton; who is having something of a renaissance, to collaborate on writing twelve songs; helping the listener becoming removed from the hustle ‘n bustle of this crazy world.  (edited from Rocking Magpie review)

Also new this week…

Mary Chapin Carpenter – Personal History  (Lambent Light Records)  +
Crowe Boys – Made To Wander  (UMG Recordings)
My Brother’s Keeper – Wartime Cartoons  (Robust Records)
North Mississippi Allstars – Still Shakin’ (New West Records)
Poi Rogers – Twilight Blues  (independent)

 

Coming out soon … Lukas Nelson, Kelsey Waldon, S.G. Goodman, James McMurtry, The Wildmans, Hayes Carll, Neil Young And The Chrome Hearts, Phil Madeira, Sunny Sweeney, Patty Griffin, Rodney Crowell, Molly Tuttle, Kathleen Edwards and more!

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Americana Music Releases for May 30th

Posted on May 29, 2025 by

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for May 30th, 2025. Click the artist or album links to find out more. The artist’s names link to their websites and the CD title links go to either Amazon, iTunes, … Continue reading →

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Americana Music Releases for May 23rd

Posted on May 22, 2025 by

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for May 23rd, 2025. Click the artist or album links to find out more. The artist’s names link to their websites and the CD title links go to either Amazon, iTunes, Bandcamp or the artist’s site for ordering or downloading.  A + sign means although not a featured release, it’s a notable album that’s still worth checking out.  Also, this page will be updated as I find out about other new releases so check back again.

 

Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’
Room On The Porch  (Concord Records)

Both Keb’ Mo’ and Taj Mahal have been playing their music for over half a century. Taj is approaching seven decades. We throw the term ‘legend’ rather casually these days, but these two have long attained that status. A successful collaboration almost inevitably leads to a second, so we are here eight years later from 2017’s TajMo to Room on the Porch. When one carefully listens, the history of Black American music unfolds over just ten tracks. These two trust their instinct,s and their artistry is well-rounded and rather boundless. This time, there’s more original material with six co-writes, a tune from Taj, two from contemporary writers, and one old blues chestnut. Taj sings on most tracks, but he brings out his trusty ukulele several times and his resonator on the uncluttered closing duet, Jontavious Willis’ “Rough Time Blues.” Room on the Porch will inevitably be labeled a blues album, yet it’s a mingling of cultural influences and genres that only these two iconic artists could produce.  (edited from Glide Magazine review)

 

Also new this week…

Evan Bartels – To Make You Cry  (UMG Recordings)
Jeffery Broussard & the Nighttime Syndicate – Bayou Moonlight (Fairgrounds Records)
Silverado – Texas 42  (Prairie Rose Records) +
SteelDrivers – Outrun  (Sun Records) +
Sam Stoane – Tales Of The Dark West  (Cloverdale Records)
Gordie Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane – Double Takes  (independent)

 

Coming out soon … Watchhouse, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, The Shootouts, Lukas Nelson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kelsey Waldon, Shelby Means, S.G. Goodman, Tim O’Brien and Jan Fabricius, James McMurtry, The Wildmans, Hayes Carll, Neil Young And The Chrome Hearts, Phil Madeira and more!

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Americana Music Releases for May 16th

Posted on May 15, 2025 by

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for May 16th, 2025. Click the artist or album links to find out more. The artist’s names link to their websites and the CD title links go to either Amazon, iTunes, Bandcamp or the artist’s site for ordering or downloading.  A + sign means although not a featured release, it’s a notable album that’s still worth checking out.  Also, this page will be updated as I find out about other new releases so check back again.

 

Ken Pomeroy
Cruel Joke  (Rounder Records)

Raised in Moore, Oklahoma, Pomeroy is Cherokee. Her mamaw gave her a name which means “Little Wolf with Yellow Hair.” Pomeroy started writing songs at 11 years old. She remembers why––and in signature Pomeroy fashion, it’s somehow disorienting and charming, all at once. “I think I wanted to be a songwriter because of John Denver,” she says. Coyotes are all over Ken Pomeroy’s latest album. Not the way they’re all over so many of America’s suburbs, a symbol of how we’ve managed to foul up the environment and drive nature’s creatures from their natural home. On Cruel Joke (the singer-songwriter’s first release for Rounder Records), the canines (along with sheep and wolves, horses and stray dogs) serve as stand-ins for the ways we manage to mess up our own, personal environments, one hurt at a time. (from bio and Americana Highways review)

 

Also new this week…

Suzie Brown – Songs Worth Saving  (Mule Kick Records)
Kat Hasty – The Time of Your Life  (Jackie Java Records)  +
Sweet Megg – Never Been Home (independent)  +
Charlie Musselwhite – Look Out Highway  (Forty Below Records)
Missy Raines & Allegheny – Love & Trouble  (Compass Records)
Christian Rutledge – An Inch Of This New York Mile  (Aqualamb Records)
The Talbott Brothers – Borderlands (independent)
The Travelin’ McCourys – One Chord That Rings True  (McCoury Music)  +
Carolyn Wonderland – Truth Is (Alligator Records)

 

Coming out soon …  Watchhouse, Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, The Shootouts, Lukas Nelson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Jeffery Broussard & the Nighttime Syndicate, Kelsey Waldon, Shelby Means, S.G. Goodman, North Mississippi Allstars, Tim O’Brien and Jan Fabricius, James McMurtry, The Wildmans, Hayes Carll, Neil Young And The Chrome Hearts, Grayson Jenkins and more!

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Americana Music Releases for May 9th

Posted on May 8, 2025 by

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for May 9th, 2025. Click the artist or album links to find out more. The artist’s names link to their websites and the CD title links go to either Amazon, iTunes, Bandcamp or the artist’s site for ordering or downloading.  A + sign means although not a featured release, it’s a notable album that’s still worth checking out.  Also, this page will be updated as I find out about other new releases so check back again.

 

I’m With Her
Wild and Clear and Blue  (Rounder Records)

The swirling harmonies and eddying rhythm of Wild and Clear and Blue, I’m With Her’s second album, envelop us completely, transporting us airily into a lush forest of sound. The trio, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, Sara Watkins, inhabits the sonic space of each song on the album, living within the notes and between the notes, folding into or floating above or below one another’s vocals, and allowing instruments and vocals to breathe as the songs unfold. may be the perfect album for our time, for it carries us into a peaceful place where we can luxuriate in the gorgeous sounds all around us and where we can reflect on memories of family, friends, and community.  (edited from Folk Alley review)

 

Leftover Salmon
Let’s Party About It  (Compass Records)

Leftover Salmon are no strangers to a good time. After all, the Colorado-based progressive bluegrass band have been entertaining audiences for over thirty-five years, continually infusing a genuine festival-like atmosphere into their seemingly endless run of convivial live engagements. Though the sextet have mostly built their staid reputation on their wildly stimulating concerts, it can also be argued that their studio counterparts are just as formidable. Featuring an all-star cast of guest musicians and an eclectic mix of brand-new original material that traverses a broad musical spectrum. Eschewing the usual method of bringing in individually-penned compositions, most often either by Drew Emmitt or Vince Herman, the band instead joined forces with songwriter Aaron Raitiere for a group songwriting session that achieves (mostly) successful results. (edited from Glide Magazine review)

 

Also new this week…

Caitlin Cannon – Love Addict  (independent)
The Faux Paws – No Bad Ideas  (Great Bear Records)  +
Little Feat – Strike Up The Band  (Hot Tomato Productions)
Jenner Fox Band – Anything (independent)
Parker Millsap & Lockeland Strings – Parker Millsap & Lockeland Strings EP (Okrahoma Records)
Kristina Murray – Little Blue  (Normaltown Records)  +

 

Coming out soon …  Charlie Musselwhite, Sweet Megg, Watchhouse, The Travelin’ McCourys, Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’, The Talbott Brothers, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, The Shootouts, Lukas Nelson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Jeffery Broussard & the Nighttime Syndicate, Kelsey Waldon, Shelby Means, S.G. Goodman, Tim O’Brien and Jan Fabricius, James McMurtry, The Wildmans, Hayes Carll, Neil Young And The Chrome Hearts and more!

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Americana Music Releases for May 2nd

Posted on May 1, 2025 by

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for May 2nd, 2025. Click the artist or album links to find out more. The artist’s names link to their websites and the CD title links go to either Amazon, iTunes, Bandcamp or the artist’s site for ordering or downloading.  A + sign means although not a featured release, it’s a notable album that’s still worth checking out.  Also, this page will be updated as I find out about other new releases so check back again.


Kassi Valazza
From Newman Street  (Fluff & Gravy Records)

Where Valazza’s penchant for the sixties singer-songwriter movement could be subtly detected on her previous album, albeit from a relatively broad musical palette, on this new offering, the influences appear narrower and the source more obvious throughout, in particular the early work of Joni Mitchell. The similarities in writing between Valazza and Mitchell, both more comfortable operating from a deeply personal perspective lyrically, rather than simply telling stories through songs, though it would be fair to say that to date Valazza has yet to match the sagacious level of Mitchell’s poetry. One can’t help but feel that the best is still to come from Valazza, which augurs well for the future, but for now, From Newman Street will do just fine.  (edited from Americana UK review)

 

Webb Wilder
Hillbilly Speedball  (Landslide Records)

Long before there were Kings of Leon, Keys of Black or Whites of Jack in Music City there was a riddle spewing prophet of roots rock and roll. A bluesy blast of baritone bombast. Equally versed in two glorious worlds, Rock and Roll with a strong side of Outlaw Country. He is a force on tour and a tour de force. He is the last of the Full Grown Men and Roots Rock Royalty. Combining potent Wilder originals with well-selected cover tunes penned by among others, Chuck Berry, David Grissom, and Willie Love. Hillbilly Speedball showcases Webb’s talent for delivering good old Southern rock and roll in his inimitable style.

 

Also new this week…

Sterling Drake – The Shape I’m In (Missing Piece Records)
Jedd Hughes – Nightshades  (Tiltawhirl Music)
Esther Rose – Want  (New West Records)
Mark Rubin – Dispatches: Songs from a World Gone Mad  (independent)

 

Coming out soon … Leftover Salmon, I’m With Her, Watchhouse, Charlie Musselwhite, Sweet Megg, The Travelin’ McCourys, Little Feat, Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’, The Talbott Brothers, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, The Shootouts, Sweet Megg, The Faux Paws, Lukas Nelson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Jeffery Broussard & the Nighttime Syndicate, Kelsey Waldon, S.G. Goodman, Tim O’Brien and Jan Fabricius, James McMurtry, The Wildmans, Hayes Carll and more!

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Bill Frater

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Americana Music Releases for April 25th

Posted on April 24, 2025 by

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for April 25th, 2025. Click the artist or album links to find out more. The artist’s names link to their websites and the CD title links go to either Amazon, iTunes, Bandcamp or the artist’s site for ordering or downloading.  A + sign means although not a featured release, it’s a notable album that’s still worth checking out.  Also, this page will be updated as I find out about other new releases so check back again.

 

Eliza Gilkyson
Dark Ages  (Realiza Records)

Eliza Gilkyson is a twice Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and activist who is one of the most respected musicians in Folk, Roots and Americana circles. The collection of songs is surprisingly upbeat although the record pulls no punches in terms of the times we find ourselves in. Eliza in her strongest and most compelling voice, as always covering the wide range of the human experience, following the threads of darkness and light, hope and beauty still to be found even in “dark ages.” Even her darkest moments are warmed by a genuine compassion for the lost souls who sometimes populate her stories, and a very real concern for the world we all live in is woven through every tune… Whether she looks into darkness or light, Eliza Gilkyson’s vision is impressive.  (edited from Folking review)

 

Willie Nelson
Oh What A Beautiful World  (Legacy Recordings)

It’s fun to hear Willie Nelson sing such words as “ninja,” “fishmonger” and “absinthe,” which are among the many pleasures found in the songbook of influential country songwriter Rodney Crowell. This is Nelson’s latest album devoted to the songs of a specific songwriter, and in Crowell, he’s interpreting a kindred spirit. While Crowell has a slightly different lyric vocabulary, both are Texans with a deep love of Hank Williams.The pairing – great songs and a great singer – works beautifully. The album just before Nelson’s 92nd birthday on April 29. He has long sounded ageless, but more than ever, Nelson sings like a sage. His reedy tenor can be a little whispery, but he displays surprising vocal range. His relaxed, conversational delivery is filled with warmth and wisdom. He’ll start a phrase late, end it early and make it seem perfect.  (from press release)

 


Shinyribs
Leaving Time  (Nine Mile Records)

This 9th studio album from Austin icon Shinyribs – is a fitting return to the roots. Reunited with the artist’s original record label, Nine Mile Records, Leaving Time sets aside the Soul horns and backup singers that have been a staple of the big Shinyribs band, in favor of a more stripped-down approach to this collection of songs. Fans of Kevin Russell’s first couple Shinyribs albums, and his previous band The Gourds, might hear a bit of a return to that era with these arrangements. (from WNCW review)

Also new this week…

Matt Andersen – The Hammer & The Rose  (self-released)
The Barlow – High Spirits  (self-released)
Blue Cactus – Believer (Sleepy Cat Records)
Samantha Fish – Paper Doll (Rounder Records)
Olive Klug – Lost Dog  (Signature Sounds)
Jim Kweskin & The Berlin Hall Saturday Night Revue – Doing Things Right (Jalopy Records) +
Loveseat – Our Way  (Reckless Pedestrian Records)
Leon Majcen – Better Days  (Cloverdale Records)
Mattie Schell – Everything Means Nothing  (Compass Records)  +
Southern Avenue – Family   (Alligator Records)
Mason Via – Mason Via  (Mountain Fever Records)

 

Coming out soon … Kassi Valazza, Watchhouse, Webb Wilder, Little Feat, Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’, Esther Rose, The Talbott Brothers, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, The Shootouts, Leftover Salmon, Sweet Megg, The Faux Paws, Lukas Nelson, Jeffery Broussard & the Nighttime Syndicate, Kelsey Waldon, S.G. Goodman, Tim O’Brien and Jan Fabricius, James McMurtry, The Wildmans and more!

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Americana Music Releases for April 18th

Posted on April 17, 2025 by

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for April 18th, 2025. Click the artist or album links to find out more. The artist’s names link to their websites and the CD title links go to either Amazon, iTunes, … Continue reading →

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Americana Music Releases for April 11th

Posted on April 10, 2025 by

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for April 11th, 2025. Click the artist or album links to find out more. The artist’s names link to their websites and the CD title links go to either Amazon, iTunes, Bandcamp or the artist’s site for ordering or downloading.  A + sign means although not a featured release, it’s a notable album that’s still worth checking out.  Also, this page will be updated as I find out about other new releases so check back again.

 

Wildwoods
Dear Meadowlark   (independent)

Purity still exists in modern-day music. There’s the purity of real instruments – violin, acoustic guitar, upright bass, percussion, and even cello – coupled with homespun harmonies that seem to float effortlessly into the ether. Then, there’s the purity of songs written from the soul, filling a human void. None of that ever goes out of style. Folk-Americana trio The Wildwoods, hailing from Lincoln, Nebraska, continue to bring sonic beauty and simplicity to today’s increasingly complicated and cluttered musical landscape. At its core, Dear Meadowlark celebrates the emotional allure of familiarity and comfort. “The main lyrical theme of the album is the appreciation for our home state of Nebraska and the homesickness that can come with long periods spent on the road,” says Noah Gose.  (edited from Grateful Web review)

Also new this week…

Mike Delevante – September Days (Truly Handmade Records)
Valerie June – Owls, Omens, and Oracles  (Concord Records)
Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert – Volume 4 (independent) +
Eric Schmitt – Wait For The Night  (independent) +
Billy Strings & Bryan Sutton – Live At The American Legion  (Reprise Records)
Hughes Taylor – Roasted  (The Bent Note Records)
Turnpike Troubadours – Price of Admission (Bossier City Records)  +

Coming out soon … Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson, C. Daniel Boling, Mason Via, Kassi Valazza, Shinyribs, Mattie Schell, Willie Nelson, Watchhouse, Webb Wilder, Little Feat, Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’, Esther Rose, The Talbott Brothers, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, The Shootouts, The Faux Paws, Jeffery Broussard & the Nighttime Syndicate, Kelsey Waldon, S.G. Goodman, Tim O’Brien and Jan Fabricius, James McMurtry and more!

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