Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for July 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, 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.
BettySoo
If You Never Go Away (independent)
Raised outside Houston by first-generation Korean immigrant parents, BettySoo grew up listening to the Great American songbook and country radio. Older sisters led her to the world of singer/songwriters, and nights spent at The Cactus Café and Hole In The Wall turned her on to the legacy of Texas song. Affectionately coined as “The Queen of the Bummer Jams,” her ability to marry melancholia with hyper-immediate melodies is a well-documented gift. Austin’s KUTX calls her music, “beautiful, heart-wrenching songwriting that is also edgy and unwavering.” BettySoo cut a unique path through the broad streaming landscape — and as with everything she does, she approached it in a way that invites authentic connection, encourages compassion, and merits listening. With more new music on the horizon, her path is headed in a bright direction.
Mose Wilson
That’s Love (independent)
The 11-track offering That’s Love marks Wilson’s long-awaited follow-up to his self-titled debut, released four years ago. Like much of his music, the album sits at the crossroads of roots, country and Americana, but it also blends in hints of soul, funk and rock and roll—an eclectic sound that reflects his life’s path and wide-ranging influences. Over the years, Wilson’s songwriting has grown to explore everything from love and heartbreak to mortality, family, nightlife and the quiet moments that define a life. On That’s Love, those themes are especially front and center. The album doesn’t paint love as simple or idealized; instead, it leans into its contradictions, and sits with the beauty and the bruises. (edited from Atwood Magazine review)
Also new this week…
Jade Bird – Who Wants To Talk About Love (Glassnote Records)
The Boneshakers – Live To Be This (Gulf Coast Records)
Dylan Gossett – Westward (Mercury Records)
Ian Kocourek – Right or Wrong (independent)
Amy Lashley – Flatland Blossoms (independent) +
The Last Revel – Gone For Good (Hassle House Records)
Emily Lubitz – Two Black Horses (independent)
Phil Madeira – Falcon (Mercyland Records) +
Cole Quest & The City Pickers – Homegrown (Jalopy Records) +
Coming out soon … Tyler Childers, Cody Jinks, Hayes Carll, Sunny Sweeney, Patty Griffin, Rodney Crowell, Molly Tuttle, Patrick Sweany, Kathleen Edwards, Margo Price, The Wood Brothers, Josh Ritter, Dallas Burrow, Asleep at the Wheel, Jeff Tweedy, Clover County and more!
