Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for October 24th, 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.
Brandi Carlile
Returning to Myself (Lost Highway/Interscope Records)
There are times on Brandi Carlile’s new album, Returning to Myself, where she is comfortably easing into the material, and other times where one can almost sense the challenges of new sounds and the influence of three different producers. Unlike previous Carlile albums, keyboards, synths, and effects are present. Carlile has long been inspired by Emmylou Harris’s Wrecking Ball, a strong singer prevailing against an entirely new musical backdrop. The theme of the album, as suggested by the title, is fighting transitions. The well-decorated singer-songwriter is well past the point of trying to prove anything. Yet, it’s refreshing to see Carlile embracing new approaches. And, of course, it’s beautifully and articulately rendered. (edited from Glide Magazine review)
Joshua Hedley
No Hat (New West Records)
This album is my pièce de resistance,” says Joshua Hedley of All Hat, his lively new collection of Western Swing tunes. “It’s all been building up to this moment. I feel like I’m making music I love more than any other style.” Produced by Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel—Hedley’s hero since childhood—the album brims with excitement, wit, and verve, as Hedley expertly navigates the tricky dance rhythms of this jazzy style of twang. It’s a sharp left turn in a career defined by sharp left turns. All Hat doesn’t try to update the style, because Hedley understands that it doesn’t need any kind of modernizing. It can sound as immediate and urgent and just plain fun now as it ever did. And he hopes folks will get up and dance. (from press release)
Also new this week…
Don Arbor – Hope Is Hard To Kill (independent)
Sam Burchfield – Nature Speaks (Cloverdale Records)
Damn Tall Buildings – The Universe Is Hungry (independent)
Ed Dupas – Codename California (independent)
Jonny Fritz – Debbie Downers (Gar Hole Records)
Dave Keyes – Two Trains (MoMojo Records)
Joelton Mayfield – Crowd Pleaser (Bloodshot Records)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Night After Night EP (NGDB Records)
Jason Sinay – The Mountain (Next Revolution Records)
Coming out soon … Willie Nelson, Terry Klein, Miss Emily, The Lucky Losers, Melissa Carper and more!
