Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for March 1st, 2024. 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.
Jonathan Peyton
Nothing Here’s the Same (independent)
Jonathan Peyton has earned his place among the newest crop of earnest songwriters after touring with Zach Bryan and others. Originally from Woodstock, Georgia, he’s gained an appreciative following through his recent singles, and now he’s ready to release his first LP in eight years produced by Sadler Vaden of Jason Isbell’s 400 Unit. “This album is about change,” Peyton says. “Sometimes change is a good thing and sometimes it’s not. It can be necessary and painful. It can be joyful and devastating. Sometimes the change within ourselves causes us to look at the world different.“ (edited from Saving Country Music review)
Tom Rush
Gardens Old, Flowers New (Appleseed Records)
I can’t bring myself to say vintage artist, a blast from the past, an old-timer, or nostalgic. Not with this CD. Right from the first gust of wind in “Sailing,” through to the excellent “Nothin’ But a Man,” Tom Rush may be mature, but he cooks up some marvelous stuff here. The musicianship on every cut is stellar & Rush is always in fine voice. There’s a coolness to his authoritative tone, something seldom heard in younger artists. Maybe it takes time & experience & having lived the songs as Rush has. Yes, it’s folky, but it’s not immersed in heavy-handed political sauce. The songs are often poignant, formidable, reflective & in a time-honored way. Tom’s a folk icon from the 60s. His song “No Regrets,” is a classic and this is his first new LP in 5 years. Tom is an artist with musical instincts that have never rusted – not judging by this collection. Immensely enjoyable. (edited from Americana Highways review)
Also new this week…
Claudia Gibson – The Fields Of Chazy (independent)
The Hello Darlins – The Alders and the Ashes (independent)
Kitchen Dwellers – Seven Devils (No Coincidence Records) +
Rees Shad – The Galahad Blues (Shadville Music) +
Shane Smith & the Saints – Norther (Geronimo West Records) +
Bruce Sudano – Talkin’ Ugly Truth, Tellin’ Pretty Lies (Purple Heart Recording Co)
Sugarcane Jane – On A Mission (Admiral Bean Records)
Coming out soon … Joe Pug, Waxahatchee, Anna Moss, Sierra Ferrell, Rees Shad, Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Sam Morrow, Ted Russell Kamp, Aoife O’Donovan, Sue Foley, The Coal Men, Charley Crockett, Pi Jacobs, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, Lost Dog Street Band, Pokey LaFarge, T Bone Burnett, Grant Langston, Old 97’s, Chris Smither, Richard Thompson and more!
