Americana Music Releases for Jan. 16th

Posted on January 15, 2026 by

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for January 16th, 2026. 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.

 

Courtney Marie Andrews
Valentine  (Loose Future Records)

At this point, we should treat singer-songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews’ music as evolving and taking on more polish with each release. Her previous release, 2022’s Loose Future, came with these words in our headline – “Breezier and Poppier.”  Her latest, Valentine, is not anywhere near as uplifting, but some of the vulnerability and fragility that marked her first two albums have returned. However, what attracted me, and likely others, to Andrews initially were her achingly vulnerable, soaring gospel-soul vocals. She had a devastating ability to sing about heartbreak like few others. Andrews admirably wants no two albums to sound the same. Arguably, her songwriter has improved, it’s still very much direct but more succinct and carefully crafted. Her voice remains a gorgeous, acrobatic instrument, albeit less emotive. Yet, although the grit and rawness of earlier efforts are gone, she remains honest to the core while growing more exploratory musically.    (edited from Glide Magazine review)

 

Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz
Circle and Square  (Red Beet Records)

Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz are back with their second record, Circle and Square, ten songs woven together with their familiar acoustic guitars and harmonies, and are about that mysterious artistic process: Creation. In an era of destruction (a mess of tornadoes and hurricanes, the East Wing of the White House, coral reefs, democracy, the list is long…), Eric and Thomm use their most powerful weapon — songwriting — to cast their artists’ eyes on the act of creation itself, the very opposite of destruction. In these ten songs, Eric and Thomm have created a manifesto for imagination over indifference, music over silence, beauty over despair, and creation over destruction. (edited from album bio)

 

Also new this week…

Elles Bailey – Can’t Take My Story Away  (Outlaw Music Limited)
Carsie Blanton – The Red Album Vol II  (independent)
David Huckfelt –  I Was Born But...  (Don Giovanni Records)
James Hunter Six – Off The Fence  (Easy Eye Sound)  +
Langhorne Slim – The Dreamin’ Kind (Dualtone Records)  +
Low Gap – Geneva  (Cloverdale Records)
Mike Mattison & Trash Magic – Turn A Midnight Corner (Landslide Records)
Eric Selby – Five.  (Soul Stew Records)
Charlie Shafter – Safari  (independent)
Wormy – Shark River (Rose Garden Records)

 

Coming out soon… Lucinda Williams, Sammy Brue, Emily Scott Robinson, Boy Golden, Keegan McInroe, Natalie Del Carmen, Steve Forbert, Owen Temple, Eric Bibb, The Lowest Pair, Cordovas, Laurie Lewis, The Infamous Stringdusters, The Band of Heathens, Clay Street Unit, Jeffrey Martin, Luke Winslow-King and more!

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Bill Frater

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Americana Music Releases for Jan. 9th

Posted on January 9, 2026 by

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for January 9th, 2026. 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.

 

Eric & The Soo – Phoenix (Eastside Confectionery Records)
Vince Gill – 50 Years From Home: Brown’s Diner Bar   (MCA Records)
Grant Peeples – Code To Live By  (independent)

 

 

Coming out soon… Courtney Marie Andrews, Lucinda Williams, Langhorne Slim, Sammy Brue, Emily Scott Robinson, Boy Golden, Keegan McInroe, Natalie Del Carmen, Steve Poltz, Steve Forbert, Owen Temple, Eric Bibb, The Lowest Pair, David Huckfelt, Laurie Lewis, The Infamous Stringdusters, Clay Street Unit and more!

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Americana Boogie Best Music of 2025

Posted on December 20, 2025 by

Here’s Bill Frater’s picks for the best music releases of 2025. As is frequently the case, my Top 10 ends up being more of a Top 20! Please send me your picks for best music and I’ll post some here. Happy holidays and here’s to a very happy new year!

Best of 2025

Hayes Carll – We’re Only Human  (Hwy 87 Records)
Margo Price – Hard Headed Woman  (Loma Vista Recordings)
Brennen Leigh – Don’t You Ever Give Up On Love  (Signature Sounds Recordings)
Jason Isbell – Foxes in the Snow  (Southeastern Records)
Tyler Childers – Snipe Hunter  (Hickman Holler Records)
James McMurtry – The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy  (New West Records)
Rodney Crowell – Airline Highway  (New West Records)
Jesse Welles – Devil’s Den  (independent)
The Wood Brothers – Puff of Smoke  (Honey Jar Records)
Leftover Salmon – Let’s Party About It  (Compass Records)

also greats…

Alison Brown & Steve Martin – Safe, Sensible, & Sane  (Compass Records)
Suzy Thompson – Suzy Sings Siebel  (independent)
Willi Carlisle – Winged Victory  (Signature Sounds)
Ken Pomeroy – Cruel Joke  (Rounder Records)
Turnpike Troubadours – Price of Admission (Bossier City Records)
Paul Burch – Cry Love  (Glider Records Ltd.)
Seth Walker – Why The Worry  (Royal Potato Records)
Otis Gibbs – The Trust of Crows  (Wanamaker Recording Company)
The Shootouts – Switchback  (Transoceanic Records)
Robbie Fulks – Now Then  (Compass Records)

 

Coming out early next year… Courtney Marie Andrews, Lucinda Williams, Sammy Brue, Emily Scott Robinson, Boy Golden, Keegan McInroe, Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz, Natalie Del Carmen, Steve Forbert, Owen Temple, Keb’ Mo’, The Lowest Pair, David Huckfelt, Laurie Lewis, The Infamous Stringdusters, Clay Street Unit and more!

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Americana Music Releases for Dec. 5th

Posted on December 4, 2025 by

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for December 5th, 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 Doohickeys – Merry Happy Whatever  (Forty Below Records)
Solid Air – The West is on Fire  (independent)
Tommy Womack – Live A Little  (Schoolkids Records)

 

Coming out early next year… Courtney Marie Andrews, Lucinda Williams, Sammy Brue, Emily Scott Robinson, Boy Golden, Keegan McInroe, Natalie Del Carmen, Steve Forbert, Owen Temple, Keb’ Mo’, The Lowest Pair, David Huckfelt, Laurie Lewis, The Infamous Stringdusters, Clay Street Unit and more!

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Americana Music Releases for Nov. 28th

Posted on November 27, 2025 by

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for November 28th, 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.

 

Melissa Carper
A Very Carper Christmas  (Mae Music)

Putting together a Christmas album (a good one), particularly with new material, is a difficult needle to thread. Ideally, it needs to be original without being too divergent, sentimental but not sappy, and emotive but not treacly. And, even though she was initially hesitant to take on the project, Melissa Carper has somehow managed all of that. Her perfectly titled A Very Carper Christmas captures all of her personal quirky humor and warmth while also inviting musical friends to share in the festivities. Fair warning – if you have vivid memories of holidays past (good or not-so), Carper will manage to tweak a tear duct or two somewhere across these 15 tracks. (edited from Americana Highways review)

 

Also new this week…
 
Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter – Forever, I’ve Been Being Born  (Southern Lord Records)
Afton Wolfe – Ophiuchus  (Grandiflora Records)

 

Coming out soon … Tommy Womack, Miss Emily, The Infamous Stringdusters …
And due next year… Courtney Marie Andrews, Lucinda Williams, Sammy Brue, Emily Scott Robinson, Boy Golden, Keegan McInroe, Natalie Del Carmen, Steve Forbert, Della Mae, Owen Temple, David Huckfelt, Laurie Lewis, The Infamous Stringdusters, Clay Street Unit, John Craigie and more!

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Americana Music Releases for Nov. 21st

Posted on November 20, 2025 by

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for November 21st, 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.

 

Old Crow Medicine Show
OCMS XMAS  (Hartland Records)

Old Crow Medicine Show is starting the holiday season off with their first Christmas album featuring two covers and 11 original songs, strung together in multicolored lights and evoking a timeless sense of string-band stomp. Speaking about the lead single, John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over),” and significance of its arrival, Ketch Sector says, “Of all the Christmas songs the radio stations drench us with as soon as the Thanksgiving feast turns to leftovers, there is only one I never tire of hearing.” “We’re in the joy business,” Secor continues, “From the very start, a lot of the virtues of Christmas—the r – evelry, the sing-alongs, the happiness—have been present in our show.”  (edited from Relix review)

 

Also new this week…

Ward Richmond – Big Addict Energy  (Idol Records)
Lance Roark – Bad Reputation  (Tenkiller Records)  +
Amy Speace – The Blue Rock Session  (Windbone Records)  +
Uncle Lucius – Live In ‘25  (Boo Clap Records)
Vickie Vaughn – Travel On  (Mountain Home Music Company)

 

Coming out soon …  Melissa Carper, Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter, Afton Wolfe, Steve Forbert, Keegan McInroe…
And due next year… Lucinda Williams, Sammy Brue, Emily Scott Robinson, Natalie Del Carmen, Owen Temple, Laurie Lewis, The Infamous Stringdusters, David Huckfelt, Clay Street Unit and more!

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Americana Music Releases for Nov. 14th

Posted on November 13, 2025 by

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for November 14th, 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.

 

Colter Wall
Memories and Empties  (LaHonda Records)

On this new album though, Colter Wall is said to be “carrying the torch of traditional country music’s legacy beyond Nashville’s commercial influence” and is releasing a “collection of drinking songs and blue collar stories is tailor-made for the honky tonks, barrooms, porches, and pickups it will soon be inhabiting—all deeply inspired by that 1970s era of country music that still permeates early breakfasts at the diner before work and late Saturday nights that bleed into Sunday mornings.”  Well that all sounds like music to our ears. The reason Colter Wall has become so wildly successful with Western music is because he doesn’t just play the music, he champions it. With so many wanting to make “country” albums these days, Colter Wall is one interloper the country music community will be more than happy to take in.  (edited from Saving Country Music review)

 

Also new this week…

Casper Allen – Casper Allen & The Naturals  (Cecil Park Records)
The Bros. Landreth – Dog Ear  (Birthday Cake Records)
Kaitlin Butts – The Yeehaw Sessions  (Republic Records)
Ethan Daniel Davidson – Lear  (Blue Arrow Records)
Muscadine Bloodline – Longleaf Lo-Fi  (Stancaster Music)
Old Man Luedecke – She Told Me Where to Go  (Outside Music)
Orville Peck – Appaloosa  (Warner Records)  +
Shoebox Letters – Two Fingers of Whiskey (independent)
Austin B. Sweeney – Wagon (independent)
Johnny Wigwag & The Truthseekers – Heart Full of Soul (independent)

 

Coming out soon …  Lance Roark, Miss Emily, Melissa Carper, Afton Wolfe, Steve Forbert, Vickie Vaughn, The Infamous Stringdusters, Natalie Del Carmen, Keegan McInroe, Lucinda Williams, Sammy Brue, Emily Scott Robinson, Natalie Del Carmen and more!

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Bill Frater

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Americana Music Releases for Nov. 7th

Posted on November 6, 2025 by

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for November 7th, 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.

 

Luke Bell
The King Is Back  (All Blue Recordings)

Wyoming native Luke Bell was an enigma in life, became a cult legend upon his death, and despite his scant output, has become an influential artist as his legend has only grown in the music world he left behind. Shortly after releasing his landmark self-titled album in 2016, the question on the minds of many Luke Bell fans was “Where Ya Been?” Once one of the most promising prospects in country music, but virtually disappeared from the touring circuit, and never released a followup album. In truth, Luke Bell was struggling with severe bipolar disorder in the aftermath of his father’s death. It became hard enough for him to deal with life, let alone continue to pursue a music career. Ever since the death of Luke Bell, folks have been asking about the possibility of new or unreleased music he might have left behind. The collection of songs was assembled with the guidance of Luke’s mother Carol Bell, his sister Jane Bell, and his manager. Along with getting such a treasure trove of Luke Bell music, it’s going to a good cause. All proceeds from the album release will support The Luke Bell Memorial Affordable Counseling Program, a non-profit organization founded by Carol and Jane Bell that supports Big Horn Basin residents  (edited from Saving Country Music review)

 

Willie Nelson
Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle  (Sony Legecy)

Willie Nelson pays tribute to his longtime friend Merle Haggard on his latest album Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle featuring Willie’s new interpretations of 11 classics penned by Merle Haggard. is the latest in Nelson’s storied history of focusing entire albums on a single songwriter’s or artist’s work. In the last decade alone, he has released albums focusing on songwriters Harlan Howard, Ray Price, George Gershwin and Rodney Crowell, and released two volumes of songs associated with Frank Sinatra. The album announcement comes on the heels of the premiere of Highway 99: A Double Album, the career-spanning documentary on the life and career of Merle Haggard directed by Ethan Hawke which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival last weekend and featured Nelson as a prominent interview subject.  (edited from Music Row review)

 

Also new this week…

Tyler Austin Baker – Better Parts EP  (independent)
Steve Howell & Fats Kaplin – Know You From Old  (Out of the Past Music)
Terry Klein – Hill County Folk Music  (independent)  +
The Lucky Losers – Arrival  (MoMojo Records)
Mavis Staples – Sad and Beautiful World  (Anti- Records)  +
Miss Emily – The Medicine  (Gypsy Soul Records)

Coming out soon …  Colter Wall, Orville Peck, Afton Wolfe, Vickie Vaughn, The Infamous Stringdusters, Natalie Del Carmen, Keegan McInroe, Lucinda Williams, Sammy Brue, Emily Scott Robinson and more!

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Americana Music Releases for Oct. 31st

Posted on October 30, 2025 by

Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for October 31st, 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.

 

Greensky Bluegrass
XXV  (Big Blue Zoo Records)

The members of what would eventually become Greensky Bluegrass played their first show together. In the quarter century since, the quintet has become internationally known for their musically intricate shows, including 20 appearances at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. To celebrate their anniversary, the band assembled a baker’s dozen of their favorite songs, along with 10 of their best musical pals, all appearing on XXV, a career retrospective that shares the spotlight with some of the best pickers alive. Guests on the album include Sam Bush, Lindsay Lou, Billy Strings, Holly Bowling, Nathaniel Rateliff, Jennifer Hartswick, Natalie Cressman, Jason Hann, Aoife O’Donovan and Ivan Neville.  (edited from Americana Highways review)

Jeremy Pinnell
Decades  (SofaBurn Records)

Merle Haggard. Concrete Blonde. Tom Petty. AC/DC. Those artists were on repeat, mixing with the gospel hymns he sang in church, influencing the ever-evolving songwriting that would eventually take him far beyond Kentucky. Four albums later, Pinnell digs deep into those hook-heavy beginnings with Decades. It’s the most melodic album of his acclaimed career, produced by Shooter Jennings and influenced by the radio-friendly choruses he heard as a teenager. “I love hooks,” Pinnell says unapologetically. “I love big, melodic songs that talk about serious things. That’s what I wanted to do with Decades: share intimate observations about myself and others in a hooky, positive way. I wanted it to be personal, but I also wanted it to be fun.”  (from Bandcamp bio)

 

Also new this week…

Eric Bolander – Old Tattoo (independent)
Julien Foster – Ghosts of Honkytonks Past  (independent)  +
The Mammals – Touch Grass Vol. 1 & Vol. 2   (Humble Abode Music)  +
Cory Morrow – The Letting Go  (Write On Records)
Alexa Rose – Atmosphere  (independent)
Secret Emchy Society – Queen of Assholes  (Yay! Agenda Records)
Nick Shoulders – Refugia Blues  (independent)
Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives – Space Junk  (Snakefarm Music Group)  +
Kurt Lee Wheeler – Lathemtown  (Lathemtown Poets Society Records & Tapes)
Vi Wickam – The Thanksgiving Album  (independent)

 

 

Coming out soon … Willie Nelson, Terry Klein, Luke Bell, Colter Wall, Miss Emily, The Lucky Losers, Orville Peck, Afton Wolfe, The Infamous Stringdusters, Keegan McInroe, Lucinda Williams and more!

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Americana Music Releases for Oct. 24th

Posted on October 23, 2025 by

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!

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Bill Frater

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