Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for August 8th, 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.
Hayes Carll
We’re Only Human (Hwy 87 Records)
Like John Prine and Jerry Jeff Walker before him, Hayes Carll has made a career out of blending mellow, infectious acoustic folk with sharp, often humorous portraits of everyday people. On this, his 10th studio album, one of the first things you’ll notice is that Carll has turned that same wit inward, making himself the subject of his own storytelling. “The record was inspired by a desire to start listening to my inner voice rather than running from it. The songs are my way of solidifying the lessons I’ve learned, not because I have all the answers, but because I need the reminder that we’re all only human.” And he doesn’t go easy on himself, aiming his humorous takes on his own insecurities and failings, but also learning when to be appreciative when he can. (edited from Glide Magazine review)
Patrick Sweany
Baby, It’s Late (Nine Mile Records)
Patrick Sweany has never been a one-lane artist. For over two decades, the Ohio-born, East Nashville–based bluesman has slipped between grooves with the ease of a needle on vinyl, whether it be blues, soul, funk, country, or classic rock. And on Baby, It’s Late, his first self-produced album, he brings all of it home. here’s a certain weathered wisdom running through the songs, a sense of someone who’s stared down the silence of being alone and come out the other side ready to shake the dust off with some magic. This record for those who crave the dusty vinyl warmth of old soul records, the immediacy of barroom blues, or the timeless cool of a good story told right. (edited from New Releases Now review)
Also new this week…
Beware Wolves – Beware Wolves, Vol. 9 (Aqualamb Records)
Blockhouse Valley – It’s Alright (independent)
The California Honeydrops – Redwood Highway (independent)
Charley Crockett – Dollar A Day (Lone Star Rider/Island Records) +
Kelly’s Lot – Late Bloomer (independent)
Ashley Monroe – Tennessee Lightning (Mountainrose Sparrow) +
Tray Wellington – Spatial Awareness (independent)
Coming out soon … Rodney Crowell, Molly Tuttle, Jubal Lee Young, Kathleen Edwards, Margo Price, Josh Ritter, Dallas Burrow, Asleep at the Wheel, Jeff Tweedy, Forrest VanTuyl, Nicholas Jamerson, The Onlies, Robbie Fulks, The Third Mind, Maygen & The Birdwatcher, Clover County, Brennen Leigh, Rhett Miller and more!
