Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for September 12th, 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.
The Brothers Comatose
Golden Grass (Swamp Jam Records)
The Brothers Comatose didn’t set out to coin a new genre. To be honest, it was a bit of an accident. “My brother, Alex, and I have a lot of respect for bluegrass,” explains guitarist/singer Ben Morrison, “but it was never in our blood. We were raised on California rock and folk and country music, so when we got our hands on some traditional acoustic instruments growing up, that’s just the energy and the attitude we naturally channeled. A fan started calling our sound Golden Grass, and the phrase just felt right.” “The Golden Grass sound is a little more laidback than high and lonesome,” Morrison explains. “It’s more relaxed than it is refined. It’s got all sorts of natural imagery, from the desert to the ocean to the redwood forests, but at its heart, it’s a campfire jam on the beach where anyone can strum a few chords and join in. The more the merrier. Music has always been rooted in friendship and community for us,” Morrison reflects. “Growing up, our parents used to host parties where all these local musicians would sit around the living room singing and playing together. Somebody left their banjo behind one night, and that’s how Alex and I got started. The rest is history.”
Shawn Camp
The Ghost of Sis Draper (Truly Handmade Records)
Shawn Camp’s latest release was largely co-written with the late, great Guy Clark, is a remarkable work of story and song. Even without the link to Clark, the songs weave together a fascinating narrative of Sis Draper, a legendary Arkansas fiddler from Camp’s childhood. The album is a narrative-driven concept piece, with songs that are tied together by recurring characters, themes, and elements of old-time fiddle tunes. The songs are tied together by recurring characters and themes, immersing the listener in a world where a fiddle-wielding woman named Sis is both hero and mystery. After a long career of songwriting and performing, the album is a crowning achievement for Camp, delivering on the promise of his songwriting talent and deep roots in traditional country and bluegrass.
Also new this week…
Jack Blocker – The Land On Most High (Elbow Grease Records)
Danny Burns – Southern Sky (Bonfire Recording Co.) +
Paul Cebar – Paul Cebar (StorySound Records)
Evan Charles – Echoes At Dawn (Mr Pink Records) +
KP Hawthorn – Til The Glitter End (Mule Kick Records)
Nicholas Jamerson – The Narrow Way (Cloverdale Records) +
Ruston Kelly – Pale, Through the Window (Rounder Records)
Meredith Moon – From Here To The Sea (Compass Records) +
Petunia And The Vipers – Callin’ Me Back (independent)
Josh Ritter – I Believe in You, My Honeydew (Pytheas Recordings) +
West Texas Exiles – 8000 Days (Floating Mesa Records) +
Dar Williams – Hummingbird Highway (Righteous Babe Records)
Coming out soon … Dallas Burrow, Jeff Tweedy, Otis Gibbs, Dylan Earl, The Onlies, The Third Mind, Ramona and the Holy Smokes, Maygen & The Birdwatcher, Alison Brown & Steve Martin, Clover County, Amanda Shires, Brennen Leigh, Rhett Miller, Bernie Leadon, Todd Snider and more!
