Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for July 22nd, 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.
John Moreland
Birds in the Ceiling (Old Omens Records)
Birds In The Ceiling is Moreland’s sixth album and finds the esteemed artist, and producer Matt Pence, building on the ambient sonic experimentation that was introduced on 2020’s critically acclaimed album, LP5. Moreland also expands the scope of his guitar playing, both acoustic and electric, that is prevalent throughout the new album. While Moreland’s sound continues to evolve, the foundation for his songs remains built around his profound and pensive lyricism. His warm vocals offer an emotional resonance that simultaneously exudes intensity and restraint, making Birds In The Ceiling an intimate listening experience that blurs genre lines. Moreland’s wide ranging musical tastes and influences inform Birds In The Ceiling more than in any of his previous work, with touches of folk, retro-pop, rock, roots and drum-programming. (edited from Glide magazine review)
Also new this week…
Ben Harper – Bloodline Maintenance (Chrysalis Records)
Nathan Kalish – Great Big Motel Bed In The Sky (JTM Music) +
Whitney Lockert – Long Way to California (self-released)
Lonesome River Band – Heyday (Mountain Home Music Co.)
Lindsay Lou – You Thought You Knew (EP) (self-released)
Joe Pug – Nation of Heat | Revisited (self-released) +
The Sadies – Colder Streams (Yep Roc Records)
Monica Taylor – Trains, Rivers & Trails (Horton Records) +
Dan Tyminski – One More Time Before You Go (North Star Records) +
Coming out in the next few weeks… Amanda Shires, The Old North, The Bacon Brothers, Josh Rouse, Cahalan Morrison, The Brother Brothers, Kelsey Waldon, Will Hoge, Charley Crockett, Sunny Sweeney and more …
