Americana Music Releases for March 15th

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for March 15th, 2024. 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.

 

Brew Davis
Brewgrass 
(Albino Crow Records)

A familiar sight in the Southern Appalachians where I live is patchwork quilts painted on old barns out in the country. I like to think of my “Brewgrass” music like one of those quilts. How so? It’s a hodgepodge of the experiences and musical influences I’ve gathered in my life. I grew up in the shadow of the Bluebird Café in Nashville, so country music is a patch from my childhood. The first real job I landed out of college was at Sugar Hill Records in Durham, NC. I listened to and was shaped by the music of Townes Van Zandt, Sam Bush, Guy Clark, Sarah Jarosz, James McMurtry and so many more. In 2007 I moved to Asheville where I fell in love with my wife, Appalachian Trail hiker, and  author, Jennifer Pharr Davis. She taught me otherwise and now 15 years later, it’s safe to say hiking, adventure, and the mountains themselves are a patch. The last bit of fabric is the music where I live in Asheville, NC. So there’s my quilt. Each song a different swatch that adds up to “Brewgrass” music. Put it all together and I think the sum is more than the parts. I hope you don’t blow by my quilt on this four lane highway we call life. (from artist’s bio page)

 

Kelly Wills, Brennen Leigh, Melissa Carper
Wonder Women of Country
  (Bismeaux Records)

Do you feel a ripple in the space/time continuum? It’s because three of the most super powered women of country have joined forces to save country music and vanquish the forces of evil. Kelly Willis, Brennen Leigh, and Melissa Carper have officially united in what is being called the Wonder Women of Country, and we are definitely here for it. This pairing isn’t entirely new. Though all three had collaborated with each other before, in late 2021 Kelly Willis approached Leigh and Carper, and asked them if they wanted to play some shows together. This wasn’t Willis asking them to be her backing band. Instead, all three women would get an opportunity to showcase their singing and songwriting skills as the three collaborated on each other’s songs. There is strength in numbers, and as can be heard on this album, these three talented women together might even be greater than the sum of their parts. (edited from Saving Country Music review)

 

Also new this week…

Armchair Boogie  – Hard Times & Deadlines  (independent)
Breezers – Hideaway   (Blackbird Record Label)  +
Jesse Lynn Madera – Speed of Sound  (Big Fat Dress Records)
Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well  (UMG Recordings)
Paper Wings – Listen to the World Spin  (independent)  +
John Smith – The Living Kind  (Commoner Records)
Adrian Sutherland – Precious Diamonds  (independent)  +
Tucker Woods – Sunshine Blues  (Pleasantville Records)
Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood  (-Anti Records)  +

 

Coming out soon … Sierra Ferrell, Ted Russell Kamp, Alex Jordan, Cody Jinks, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Charlie Parr, Aoife O’Donovan, The Coal Men, Alejandro Escovedo, The Secret Sisters, Charley Crockett, Pi Jacobs, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, Lost Dog Street Band, Pokey LaFarge, Grant Langston, Old 97’s, Tim Easton, Chris Smither, Richard Thompson, The Mavericks and more!

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Americana Music Releases for March 8th

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for March 8th, 2024. 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.

 

Joe Pug
Sketch of a Promised Departure  (Nation of Heat Records)

As the origin story goes, Pug dropped out of the University of North Carolina and moved to Chicago, where he hardly knew a soul. First day there, Pug walked up to a job site and asked the general contractor for a job. Eventually he dropped the laborer job and hit the road as a touring musician, scraping together a living at $100 or so a night. “(I had) no backup plan, no college degree, no plan for anything besides the next couple of shows and the next album cycle,” Pug says. In the 15 years since, Pug has released a half-dozen albums, started the weekly podcast The Working Songwriter, and earned comparisons to vaunted singer-songwriters for his literary, working-class songcraft. Sketch was the first album Pug recorded entirely in his home studio in Maryland. This allowed him to continue drafting his songs and toying with variation and nuance much later in the process than he had before. “I hope that where I’m going is to a place where the guiding force and the overall effect of the music is pure inspiration,” Pug says.  (edited from No Depression review)

 

Josh Fortenbery
No Such Thing as Forever
  (independent)

Josh Fortenbery’s debut album, No Such Thing as Forever, distills that uncertain, anxious mood of the last three years down to 12 acoustic tracks that deftly blend elements of folk, country, and bluegrass. Recorded in Juneau, Alaska over the course of two weeks, the project announces the arrival of gifted storyteller and lyricist whose explorations of family dynamics and unflinching self-examination will stay with you long after listening. Self-absorbed but rarely self-serious songwriter based in Juneau, Alaska. Sings sad songs but smiles a lot and usually means it. Likes: dogs, blood harmonies, happy hour. Dislikes: earnestness, gore, the internet. (from Bandcamp page)

 

Also new this week…

Lisa Bastoni – On The Water  (independent) 
The Dust-Ups – The Dust-Ups
  (independent)
The Hanging Stars – On a Golden Shore (Loose Music )
Sam Outlaw – Terra Cotta  (independent)
Taj Mahal – Swingin’: Live at The Church in Tulsa  (Lightning Rod Records)
Chip Taylor – Behind the Sky  (Train Wreck Records)
The Wicked Lo-Down – Out of Line  (Gulf Coast Records)

 

Coming out soon … Wonder Women of Country, Waxahatchee, Sierra Ferrell, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Charlie Parr, Aoife O’Donovan, The Coal Men, Alejandro Escovedo, Anna Moss, The Secret Sisters, Charley Crockett, Pi Jacobs, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, Lost Dog Street Band, Pokey LaFarge, Grant Langston, Old 97’s, Chris Smither, Richard Thompson, The Mavericks and more!

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Americana Music Releases for March 1st

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for March 1st, 2024. 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.

 

Jonathan Peyton
Nothing Here’s the Same 
(independent)

Jonathan Peyton has earned his place among the newest crop of earnest songwriters after touring with Zach Bryan and others. Originally from Woodstock, Georgia, he’s gained an appreciative following through his recent singles, and now he’s ready to release his first LP in eight years produced by Sadler Vaden of Jason Isbell’s 400 Unit. “This album is about change,” Peyton says. “Sometimes change is a good thing and sometimes it’s not. It can be necessary and painful. It can be joyful and devastating. Sometimes the change within ourselves causes us to look at the world different.“  (edited from Saving Country Music review)

 

Tom Rush
Gardens Old, Flowers New  (Appleseed Records)

I can’t bring myself to say vintage artist, a blast from the past, an old-timer, or nostalgic. Not with this CD. Right from the first gust of wind in “Sailing,” through to the excellent “Nothin’ But a Man,” Tom Rush may be mature, but he cooks up some marvelous stuff here. The musicianship on every cut is stellar & Rush is always in fine voice. There’s a coolness to his authoritative tone, something seldom heard in younger artists. Maybe it takes time & experience & having lived the songs as Rush has. Yes, it’s folky, but it’s not immersed in heavy-handed political sauce. The songs are often poignant, formidable, reflective & in a time-honored way. Tom’s a folk icon from the 60s. His song “No Regrets,” is a classic and this is his first new LP in 5 years. Tom is an artist with musical instincts that have never rusted – not judging by this collection. Immensely enjoyable.  (edited from Americana Highways review)

 

Also new this week…

Claudia Gibson – The Fields Of Chazy  (independent)
The Hello Darlins – The Alders and the Ashes
  (independent)
Kitchen Dwellers – Seven Devils (No Coincidence Records)  +
Rees Shad – The Galahad Blues  (Shadville Music)  +
Shane Smith & the Saints – Norther  (Geronimo West Records)  +
Bruce Sudano – Talkin’ Ugly Truth, Tellin’ Pretty Lies  (Purple Heart Recording Co)
Sugarcane Jane – On A Mission  (Admiral Bean Records)

 

Coming out soon … Joe Pug, Waxahatchee, Anna Moss, Sierra Ferrell, Rees Shad, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Sam Morrow, Ted Russell Kamp, Aoife O’Donovan, Sue Foley, The Coal Men, Charley Crockett, Pi Jacobs, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, Lost Dog Street Band, Pokey LaFarge, T Bone Burnett, Grant Langston, Old 97’s, Chris Smither, Richard Thompson and more!

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Americana Music Releases for Feb. 23rd

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for February 23rd, 2024. 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.

 

Corb Lund
El Viejo 
(New West Records)

Corb Lund is a Canadian country music cowboy who tells catchy stories about rural life and big-city pitfalls. His fables may not have particular morals. His protagonists frequently find themselves in problematic situations of their own making. This creates some funny situations, although maybe not too humorous for the main characters. El Viejo is dedicated to Ian Tyson, the author of such classic songs as “Four Strong Winds” and “Someday Soon”. Lund’s work and life story owe a lot to Tyson. Tyson was a working rancher and a musician. The title song, “El Viejo” (usually translated as “the old man”), pays loving tribute to Tyson’s example of a life well-lived. s an entirely acoustic album with guitar, banjo, mandolin, string bass, and stripped-down bass, but it never feels like one. The players’ energy and Lund’s vocals drive the songs forward. There’s a liveliness throughout the record that never goes away. The album may be dedicated to an “old man”, but the music has plenty of get-up-and-go.  (edited from Pop Matters review)

 

Also new this week…

Amigo the Devil – Yours Until the War is Over  (Liars Club/Regime Music Group)
JJ Grey & Mofro – Olustee  (Alligator Records)
Hurray for the Riff Raff – The Past Is Still Alive (Nonesuch Records)
Vanessa Peters – Flying On Instruments  (Idol Records) +
Jamon Scott & Chadwell Station – One Hillbilly Place  EP (self-release)
Stoll Vaughan – Dream in Color  (self-released)
Amelia White – Love I Swore  (self-released)

 

Coming out soon … Joe Pug, Waxahatchee, Anna Moss, Sierra Ferrell, Rees Shad, Kitchen Dwellers, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Sam Morrow, Aoife O’Donovan, The Coal Men, Charley Crockett, Pi Jacobs, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, Lost Dog Street Band, Pokey LaFarge, Grant Langston, Old 97’s and more!

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Americana Music Releases for Feb. 16th

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for February 16th, 2024. 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.


Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz
Simple Motion  (Red Beet Records)

It was inevitable that following the tragic death of Peter Cooper in 2022, that his musical compadres (and personal friends) Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz would get together to make a record. For more than ten years the three of them had toured together and collaborated on songwriting and recordings as they built up a solid body of work. Together, Eric and Thomm have fused their respective sensibilities in a manner not unlike the way a painter brings to life once-hidden features in a landscape painting. Majestic songwriting, genuine authenticity, incredible insight on a record filled with their pristine harmonies wrapped around stories of everyday life, struggles, triumphs, love, loss and redemption. The greatest strength of Simple Motion is the stylistic choices that were made. You’ll hear bluegrass, with blues and swing influences; soft, reflective ballads; Celtic-flavoured tunes; and folksy yarns played and sung with acoustic guitars, fiddle, banjo, accordion, mandolin, Dobro, tin whistle, and upright bass. It’s a tie-dye swirl of smooth yet familiar sounds and great songs. All the musicianship and singing is on point.  (edited from Alan Clackett review)

 

The High Hawks
Mother Natures Show  (LoHi Records)

Expect good vibes when you encounter Mother Nature’s Show, the sophomore outing from The High Hawks. This easygoing sextet exhibits the kind of special team spirit that can’t be faked, working like an efficient, albeit nicely scruffy, groove machine as it spans a variety of roots styles to evoke Little Feat, The Grateful Dead, The Bottle Rockets, and other like-minded dudes. A true group effort, The High Hawks features four writers, all of whom sing their own material with ample gusto, and arrangements designed to highlight the tunes rather than instrumental prowess. The members have overlapping resumes: Leftover Salmon’s Vince Herman and Chad Staehly of Hardworking Americans co-founded Great American Taxi, while the other four — Tim Carbone (fiddle, guitar), Adam Greuel (guitar), Brian Adams (bass), and Will Trask(drums) — all have a Taxi connection of some sort. The instantly familiar songs cover a lot of ground, ranging from dark visions of societal dysfunction to the joys of good fellowship. Although the players check their egos at the door, occasional hot licks provide a glimpse of an alternate, more forceful version of the album. The intensity rises whenever Carbone lets fly on his thrilling fiddle, and dashes of boogie-woogie piano and spiky guitar add stronger spice to the mix. Mother Nature’s Show is an understated pleasure, but extra sparks wouldn’t hurt a bit.  (edited from No Depression review)

 

Also new this week…

Blackberry Smoke – Be Right Here (3 Legged Records)
Albert Cummings – Strong
  (Ivy Music Company)
Béla Fleck – Rhapsody in Blue  (Béla Fleck Productions)  +
Phil Hurley – Stay Gold  (self-released)
The Price Sisters – Between The Lines  (McCoury Music)
Kyle Tuttle – Labor of Lust  (self-released)  +

 

Coming out soon …  Hurray for the Riff Raff, Vanessa Peters, Joe Pug, Corb Lund, Waxahatchee, Anna Moss, Sierra Ferrell, Rees Shad, Kitchen Dwellers, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, JJ Grey & Mofro, Aoife O’Donovan, The Coal Men, Charley Crockett, Pi Jacobs, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, Lost Dog Street Band, Pokey LaFarge and more!

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Americana Music Releases for Feb. 9th

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for February 9th, 2024. 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.

 

Seth James
Lessons  (Qualified Records)

He’s got the sound of fellow Texan Delbert McClinton, that’s for sure. Now he’s got an album of 11 Delbert songs, too, to pay tribute for all of the Lessons he’s taught him. As Seth says, “Delbert is the personification of the great spirit of American music. There is no finer example of authenticity. His music is untamed, resilient, plainspoken, and honest to its core. It does not abide by any rules, it does not seek approval, and it does not compromise. I owe a debt to Delbert McClinton that I could never repay.”

 

The Steel Wheels
Sideways  
(Big Ring Records)

Virginia-based folk rockers The Steel Wheels have been making good music for nearly 2 decades. This year, they’re meditating on “resilience and survival” – the two touchstones of their new album. Per usual, the band find themselves inspired both by traditional American music (specifically string band music from Virginia) and contemporary folk, roots, and bluegrass. This time, though, the band also drew from a deep well of inspiration that we all might recognize: the forced isolation of the global Covid19 pandemic. Though they started as an all-acoustic group, they have slowly incorporated more electronic and produced elements into their sound. The result? An engaging and surprising mix (the percussion beats against the banjo picking is absolutely irresistible) that’s hard to resist; I found myself listening straight through the album on repeat.  (edited from Folk Alley review)

 

 

Also new this week…

American Patchwork Quartet – American Patchwork Quartet  (Carolina Jasmine Records)
The Dead South – Chains & Stakes  (Six Shooter Records) +
Madi Diaz – Weird Faith  (-Anti Records)
Missy Raines & Alleghany – Highlander  (Compass Records)  +
Tyler Ramsey – New Lost Ages  (Soundly Music) +
Bruce Robison – In The Woods  (The Next Waltz)  +
Sour Bridges – Down & Out  (self-released)
Jeff TalmadgeSparrow (Berkalin Records)  +

 

Coming out soon … Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz, Albert Cummings, Hurray for the Riff Raff, The High Hawks, Béla Fleck, Vanessa Peters, Joe Pug, Corb Lund, Waxahatchee, Anna Moss, Sierra Ferrell, Rees Shad, Kitchen Dwellers, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, JJ Grey & Mofro, Aoife O’Donovan, The Coal Men, Charley Crockett, Pi Jacobs, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, Lost Dog Street Band and more!

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Americana Music Releases for Feb. 2nd

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for February 2nd, 2024. 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.

 

Matt the Electrician
The Ocean Knocked Me Down  (independent)

Matt the Electrician returns with his new studio album, recorded at The Aerie in Austin, where Matt had recorded 4 of his previous records. To call this a pandemic record might be slightly misguided, even though most of the songs were in fact written during 2020 and 2021. But the vibe of the record is upbeat, and weird, and fun, and sometimes sad, but hopeful, and occasionally poignant, and silly, and hopeful, but ridiculous, and also hopeful. You might think that’s a lot of vibes, but there are 16 songs on the record, because we’ve all been through a lot, and so Matt figured that, this time, everyone deserved a few more songs and a few more vibes than usual. “Matt the Electrician proves singer/songwriters can be funny without being clowns and thoughtful without being overwrought.” – Amplifier

Rod Picott
Starlight Tour
  (self-released)

Rod Picott so vividly conveys the lives of those on the edge, struggling to earn a living or those just too exhausted to carry on. Much of his inspiration is personal; he has lived that life himself. A trademark of his writing are the characters through whom he portrays his vista of bleakness. Starlight Tour is a bit different. Unchanged is Picott’s relentless melancholy. What is different is his perspective. He looks back at his life but also ponders darkly what lies ahead. With far fewer years to go than have passed, Picott, who lost his mother three years ago and fears for his elderly father, thinks about his own mortality, a theme that runs through the entire album. There is a sense of reckoning but also defiance, grace, and dignity.  (edited from No Depression review)

 

Also new this week…

Charm City Junction – Salt Box  (self-released)
Taylor McCall – Mellow War  
(Black Powder Soul Records)  +
Elexa Dawson & Stanley Hotel – Wanderlust  
(Turns Out Records)
The Roseline – Keystone of the Heart  (RPH Records)
Brit Taylor – Kentucky Bluegrassed   (Cut A Shine Records)
Lori Yates – Matador  (Laly Music)

 

Coming out soon …  The Dead South, Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz, Corb Lund, Missy Raines, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Seth James, The High Hawks, Béla Fleck, Vanessa Peters, Joe Pug, The Steel Wheels, Waxahatchee, Anna Moss, Sierra Ferrell, Rees Shad, Kitchen Dwellers, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, JJ Grey & Mofro, Aoife O’Donovan, The Coal Men, Charley Crockett, Pi Jacobs, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, Lost Dog Street Band and more!

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Bill Frater

 

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Americana Music Releases for Jan. 26th

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for January 26th, 2024. 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.

 

Willi Carlisle
Critterland   
(Signature Sounds Recordings)

Willi Carlisle has been barn-storming the country the past few years with his righteous, roving accordion-folk tales about van life, borderlands, cattle ranching, and cheap cocaine. But the Kansas-raised singer-songwriter truly levels up on Critterland, produced by Darrell Scott. These richly rendered songs mix harrowing heartland reportage on sobriety, suicide, Ozark drug rings with openhearted tales of grief, fatherhood, and packing bowls in a  Tennessee Bojangles. The result is a beautiful folk document of American reckoning and redemption.   (edited from Rolling Stone review)

 

Jim Kweskin
Never Too Late (Storysound Records)

Jim Kweskin continues to create vital, heartfelt music some sixty years after releasing his first album. His latest effor is a very special project that has Kweskin performing duets with female singers with whom he has collaborated over his storied career. Among these vocalists are Samoa Wilson and Maria Muldaur, who was a member of Kweskin’s pioneering Jug Band, a group that played at many Newport Folk Festivals and made multiple appearances on national TV shows. In fact, Jim Kweskin & His Jug Band was proclaimed as one of the most influential bands of the early Sixties. Another one of Kweskin’s singing partners is his granddaughter Fiona Kweskin, who’s making her recording debut on this album. Kweskin’s backing band also is predominantly female, and features the acclaimed instrumentalists: fiddler Suzy Thompson, dobro & steel guitarist Cindy Cashdollar, and harmonica player Annie Raines. The 83-year-old musician has long been hailed for his vast repertoire of songs – from well-known tunes to highly obscure gems – that he has uncovered over the years. (from Label’s bio)

 

John Leventhal
Rumble Strip (RumbleStrip Records)

Throughout his 45-year career, John Leventhal has worn many hats, as a producer and songwriter, musician, composer, and more. In all this time, Leventhal has never explored being a solo artist “I’ve always had a catalog of ideas that have never found a home,” said Leventhal in a statement. “In the back of my mind, I thought that one of these days I should try to harvest some of those ideas and confront the personal gauntlet of making a solo record.” Giving a glimpse into his mostly instrumental Rumble Strip, Leventhal shared, “The idea of the record came from the fact that I had been producing and co-writing with artists for a long time and inevitably, at the end of every project, there was a bunch of material that never found a home.”   (edited from American Songwriter review)

Also new this week…

Spencer Burton – North Wind  (Dine Alone Records)
Chatham County Line – Hiyo
  (Yep Roc Records)  +
Ismay – Desert Pavement  (independent)
Sarah Jarosz – Polaroid Lovers   
(Rounder Records)   +
Malcolm MacWatt – Dark Harvest  (Singular Recordings)
Cary Morin – Innocent Allies  (independent)
Danielle Nicole – The Love You Bleed (Forty Below Records)
Sister Sadie – No Fear  (Mountain Home Music Company)  +
William Elliott Whitmore – Silently, The Mind Breaks   (Whitmore Records)  +

 

Coming out soon … Matt the Electrician, Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz, Corb Lund, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Seth James, The High Hawks, Béla Fleck, Vanessa Peters, Joe Pug, The Dead South, The Steel Wheels, Waxahatchee, Anna Moss, Sierra Ferrell, Rees Shad, Kitchen Dwellers, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, JJ Grey & Mofro, Aoife O’Donovan, The Coal Men, Charley Crockett, Pi Jacobs and more!

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Americana Music Releases for Jan. 19th

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for January 19th, 2024. 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.

Colby T. Helms
Tales of Misfortune  (Photo Finish Records)

The 21-year-old, with a voice and stylistic bent that’s reminiscent of Tyler Childers, has the potential to be the next Appalachia-based singer-songwriter to make a splash. With his debut LP Helms begins to turn potential into reality.Each of the eight tracks on Tales of Misfortune is well-written, with memorable melodies and vivid lyrical imagery about life in Helms’ rural Virginia hometown. That emotion, infused into Helms’ consistently passionate, heart-on-his-sleeve vocals, propels Tales of Misfortune. With this strong first album, Helms proves himself to be a solid talent with a bright future. (edited from No Depression review)

Also new this week…

Big State – Viva Ne’er-Do-Wells  (Big Beard Records)
Diane Coll – Old Ghosts  
(independent)
Alice DiMicele –
Interpretations Vol 1  (independent)
Shawn Hess – Wild Onion  (independent)  +
Lizzie No  – Halfsies  (Miss Freedomland Records)   +
Doug Paisley – Sad World  (independent)  +
Clay Parker and Jodi James – Your Very Own Dream  (independent)
ThorNton Creek – Swim a While  (independent)
Town Mountain – Dance Me Down Easy: The Woodstock Sessions EP  (New West Records)  +
Scott Sean White – Even Better On The Bad Days  (independent)

 

Coming out soon … Chatham County Line, Sarah Jarosz, Jim Kweskin, John Leventhal, Spencer Burton, Willi Carlisle, Matt the Electrician, Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz, Corb Lund, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Seth James, The High Hawks, Béla Fleck, Vanessa Peters, Joe Pug, The Dead South, The Steel Wheels, Waxahatchee, Anna Moss, Sierra Ferrell, Rees Shad, Kitchen Dwellers, JJ Grey & Mofro, Aoife O’Donovan, The Coal Men and more!

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Americana Music Releases for Jan. 12th

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for January 12th, 2024. 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.

 

John Craigie featuring TK & The Holy Know-Nothings
Pagan Church  (Zabriskie Point Records)

Much like community, music nourishes us mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. It also invites us to come together under the same roof and in a shared moment. In similar fashion, John Craigie rallies a closeness around music anchored by his expressive and stirring songcraft, emotionally charged vocals, lively soundscapes, and uncontainable spirit. The Portland, OR-based singer, songwriter, and producer invites everyone into this space on his 2024 full-length album, Pagan Church. “The music is always evolving and devolving with each new record,” he observes. “With my last album Mermaid Salt, I really wanted to explore the sound of isolation and solitude as everyone was heading inside. With this record, I wanted to record the sound of everyone coming back out.”  (from press release)

Gurf Morlix
Melt Into You  (Rootball Records)

Gurf Morlix gets a jump on the New Year with Melt Into You, his latest collection of handcrafted songs. The album contains tunes that look at the quirky side of love as well as the melancholy and downright sad. The remaining three songs are philosophical in nature, making metaphorical observations with both humor and warning. Instrumentation is what you would expect from Morlix, meaning you should expect the UN-expected. Besides songwriting that is as captivating as a gripping novel, every song has a different instrumental approach and tone, like tasting exotic foods in an as yet unknown restaurant. Admirers of Gurf’s musical expertise will not be disappointed.

 

 

Also new this week…

Brothers Brown – Nowhere Left To Go  (Woodland Avenue Records)
Kevin Burt & Big Medicine – Thank You Brother Bill: A Tribute to Bill Withers  (Gulf Coast Records)
James Talley – Bandits, Ballads and Blues  (Cimarron Records)
Watchhouse – Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater  (Yep Roc Records)
Dusty Wright – Dusted Off (independent)

 

Coming out soon … Chatham County Line, Sarah Jarosz, Alice DiMicele, Jim Kweskin, John Leventhal, Spencer Burton, Willi Carlisle, Matt the Electrician, Corb Lund, Hurray for the Riff Raff, The High Hawks, Béla Fleck, Vanessa Peters, Joe Pug, The Dead South, The Steel Wheels, Anna Moss, Rees Shad, Kitchen Dwellers, JJ Grey & Mofro, Aoife O’Donovan, The Coal Men and more!

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Bill Frater

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