Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for March 10, 2023. 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.
The War & Treaty
The Lover’s Game (Mercury Nashville)
Husband-and-wife duo Michael and Tanya Trotter follow up last year’s Blank Page EP with a stunning collection of songs that explore the vulnerability and incandescent passion of love. The propulsive title track launches the album with jet-fueled guitar and slide guitar runs. The Trotters’ blistering vocals drive the song into a sonic stratosphere that resembles early Ike and Tina Turner and mimics the urgency of passion and the heat of the moment in relationships. Like Ashford and Simpson, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, Tanya and Michael Trotter inhabit deeply the soul of their songs, and their vibrant vocals transport listeners as they reverberate in the very depth of hearts and souls. Lover’s Game is the best album of the year so far. (edited from No Depression review)
Matt Andersen – The Big Bottle of Joy (Sonic Records)
The Cold Stares – Voices (Mascot Records)
Dylan Earl – I Saw the Arkansas (Gar Hole Records)
The Long Ryders – September, November (Cherry Red Records)
Justin Tipton & The Troublemakers – Burn These Bridges (self-released)
Coming out soon… The Band Of Heathens, The Cash Box Kings, Eric Bibb, Dom Flemons, Darling West, Lynn Miles, Mike Stinson & Johnny Irion, Doug Paisley, Peter Case, Lance Roark, Mighty Poplar, Rachel Baiman, Lauren Morrow, Adam Klein, Joey Frendo, Nickel Creek, Taj Mahal, Carter Sampson, Marty Stuart, Natalie Merchant, The Milk Carton Kids, Robbie Fulks, Robert Ellis, Caitlin Canty, The Infamous Stringdusters, Bella White, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit and more!
