Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for December 2nd, 2022. 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. This will be the last new release posting until next year. Thanks for your support!

Adeem The Artist
White Trash Revelry   (Four Quarters Records)

Like Jason Isbell, BJ Barham and Sarah Shook, Adeem The Artist is part of a new generation of Southern Americana/Country artists who have managed to write remarkably catchy music influenced by Appalachia and Nashville but wrapped in progressive lyrics and ideals. Building on many of the same song themes from last year’s Cast-Iron Pansexual, they sing ardently about racism on “Heritage Of Arrogance”; faith on “Going To Hell”; gender identity on “Redneck, Unread Hicks”; and the ubiquity of meth and painkillers on “Painkillers & Magic”. Add to that the generational trauma that is weaved throughout the record, but amazingly there is also plenty of love and revelry to be found as well here, keeping the maudlin moments at bay. There is a deeply satisfying mix of songs on this record, from the earnest to the deeply humorous, making for an album to fit just about every mood.  (edited from Glide Magazine review)

Also new this week…

Due in early 2023.. White Horse, Margo Price, Mile Twelve, The Milk Carton Kids, The Gibson Brothers, Doug Paisley, Pony Bradshaw, Mark Erelli and more!