Foghorn Stringband – Outshine The Sun
Outshine The Sun, the latest album from traditional country and Appalachian folk group Foghorn Stringband,…read more→
Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys – Release Your Shrouds
Michiganites Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys bring a lively enthusiasm and their own unique take…read more→
The Sheepdogs – The Sheepdogs
Since Record Dept. last reviewed Saskatchewan rockers The Sheepdogs – 2010’s Learn and Burn –…read more→
The Last Names – Wilderness
Kingston, NY husband/wife duo and Bishop Allen band members Justin Rice and Darbie Nowatka are…read more→
The Cactus Blossoms – The Cactus Blossoms
If you are looking for fresh traditional country then you are going to love The…read more→
Allah-Las – Don’t You Forget It
Los Angeles quartet Allah-Las met while working at Amoeba Records and have been steadily gaining…read more→
Dylan LeBlanc – Cast The Same Old Shadow
Shreveport, Louisiana singer/songwriter Dylan LeBlanc follows-up 2010’s Paupers Field with the lovely and haunting Cast…read more→
The xx – Coexist
Young South London trio The xx took they world by storm with their 2009 self-titled…read more→
Angel Olsen – Half Way Home
After a highly-acclaimed debut EP, Strange Cacti, Angel Olsen’s debut full-length Half Way Home is…read more→
Balmorhea – Stranger
Balmorhea’s 2010 release Constellations was a simple and intimate collection of compositions that were both…read more→
Strand of Oaks – Dark Shores
Philadelphia based musician Timothy Showalter – a.k.a. Strand of Oaks – is out with his…read more→
Tom Eddy – The Bread Maker’s Blues
Seattle musician Tom Eddy, of Beat Connection and Doldrums, is out with his second EP,…read more→
Grizzly Bear – Shields
Shields – the fourth album by Grizzly Bear – continues the evolution of the band’s…read more→
Noah Gundersen – Family
Family is the third EP from talented up and coming musician Noah Gundersen. Armed with…read more→
Divine Fits – A Thing Called Divine Fits
It comes as no surprise to me that Britt Daniel (Spoon) and Dan Boeckner (Wolf…read more→
Dinosaur Jr. – I Bet on Sky
I Bet on Sky marks the third studio album (following 2007’s Beyond and 2009’s Farm)…read more→
Right Away, Great Captain! – The Church of The Good Thief
Atlanta, GA based musician Andy Hull – frontman of the rock band Manchester Orchestra –…read more→
Calexico – Algiers
Calexico is consistently one of the best bands around, whether it is playing live shows…read more→
Neil Halstead – Palindrome Hunches
Neil Halstead – the driving force behind shoegazers Slowdive and dream pop band Mojave 3…read more→
Joan Shelley – Ginko
Louisville singer-songwriter Joan Shelley is out with her sophomore release, Ginko. Shelley’s lovely, clear vocals…read more→
Whispering Pines – Whispering Pines
L.A. band Whispering Pines is a Laurel Canyon inspired five-piece whose eponymous record is a…read more→
Sean Rowe – The Salesman & The Shark
Troy, NY singer/songwriter Sean Rowe recently released his fourth album, The Salesman and The Shark,…read more→
District Attorneys – Slowburner
Young up and coming Georgia band The District Attorneys released their debut full-length of southern…read more→
Ivan & Alyosha – All The Times We Had
Seattle band Ivan & Alyosha have released a follow-up to their 2011 EP Fathers Be…read more→
Woods – Bend Beyond
Brooklyn band Woods is out with Bend Beyond – their second indie/folk rock album in…read more→
Pure Bathing Culture – Pure Bathing Culture
Duo Daniel Hindman (guitar) and Sarah Versprille (vocals, keys) are Pure Bathing Culture, a duo…read more→
Denver – Denver
Denver is an up-and-coming acts in Portland, OR right now – a rare traditional country…read more→
Buffalo Killers – Dig. Sow. Love. Grow.
Cincinnati-based rock band Buffalo Killers released their fourth album, Dig. Sow. Love. Grow. The trio,…read more→
Matthew E. White – Big Inner
Matthew E. White – known regionally as the lead in the Richmond, VA improvisational jazz…read more→
Patterson Hood – Heat Lightning Rumbles In The Distance
Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood releases his fourth solo album of gothic Southern country-rock, Heat Lightning…read more→
Shovels and Rope – O’ Be Joyful
Charleston, SC’s Shovels & Rope are the talented husband/wife musicians Cary Ann Hearst (solo singer/songwriter…read more→
Cat Power – Sun
Early aught indie-darling Chan Marshall (a.k.a. Cat Power) has emerged from some tough personal struggles…read more→
Two Gallants – The Bloom and The Blight
San Francisco, CA folk- rock duo Two Gallants are out with their fourth full-length of…read more→
Old Crow Medicine Show – Carry Me Back
Nashville string band Old Crow Medicine Show is out with their fourth studio album of…read more→
Southeast Engine – Canaanville
Last spring, Athens, Ohio band Southeast Engine released their fifth album, Canary. Now the folk…read more→
The Orwells – Remember When
They’ve been compared to The Strokes, both in origins and sound, and Chicago teenage rockers…read more→
Pickwick – Myths: Vols. 1, 2, and 3
Seattle based six-piece Pickwick is creating a local buzz as leaders of the soul revival,…read more→
Meursault – Something for the Weakened
Edinburgh septet Meursault is out with their third full-length of melancholy indie folk-rock, Something for…read more→
Kelly Joe Phelps – Brother Sinner and The Whale
Longtime Portland, OR musician Kelly Joe Phelps is releasing his ninth full-length album, Brother Sinner…read more→
Pickathon 2012
The Bowerbirds North Carolina folk band Bowerbirds – Phil Moore (vocals, guitar) and Beth Tacular’s…read more→
Whistle Peak – Half Asleep Upon Echo Falls
Louisville, Kentucky indie band Whistle Peak is out with their sophomore album, Half Asleep Upon…read more→
Jeff Zentner – A Season Lost
Following 2009’s The Dying Days of Summer, Nashville singer/songwriter Jeff Zentner self-released the eleven track…read more→
Hacienda – Shakedown
Following 2010’s successful Big Red and Barbacoa, San Antonio, TX four-piece Hacienda is out with…read more→
The Honey Dewdrops – Silver Lining
The Honey Dewdrops are Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish, a husband/wife duo who sing traditional…read more→
The Black Swans – Occasion For Song
The Black Swans’ fifth album of Americana is Occasion for Song, the Ohio based band’s…read more→
Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons – Old Believers
Nashville based Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons released their sophomore effort, Old Believers which…read more→
The Lighthouse and the Whaler – This is an Adventure
Cleveland, OH’s The Lighthouse and the Whaler is gearing up to self-release This is An…read more→
Paul Stewart – Permanence EP
Vancouver based musician Paul Stewart recently self-released the five-song EP titled Permanence. With a unique…read more→
Barna Howard – Barna Howard
Missouri born, Portland based singer-songwriter Barna Howard is locally known for hosting traditional hootenannies and…read more→
JP Harris and The Tough Choices – I’ll Keep Calling
Nashville’s JP Harris & The Tough Choices play great traditional country on their debut, I’ll…read more→
Lemolo – The Kaleidoscope
Seattle dream-pop duo of Megan Grandall and Kendra Cox – Lemolo – self-released their debut…read more→
Rhett Miller – The Dreamer
Critically acclaimed NY based singer/songwriter and Old 97’s frontman Rhett Miller is out with his…read more→
Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan
Brooklyn collective Dirty Projectors are out with their sixth album Swing Lo Magellan and it…read more→
Todd Snider – Time As We Know It: Songs of Jerry Jeff Walker
It’s fitting that prolific singer/songwriter Todd Snider pays tribute to the man who inspired him…read more→
Nick Waterhouse – Time’s All Gone
Young R&B musician Nick Waterhouse is out with his great debut album of retro tunes,…read more→
Kalispell – Westbound
Kalispell is Eau Claire, Wisconsin musician Shane Leonard and his first full-length Westbound is a…read more→
Sun Kil Moon – Among The Leaves
Mark Kozelek (Red House Painters) returns with his fifth album as Sun Kil Moon, Among…read more→
The Great American Desert – Carson City
Max Holmquist, formerly known as South of Lincoln, has released his debut album of sparse…read more→
Edmund II – Floating Monk
Brooklyn, NY based multi-instrumentalist Edmund II (a.k.a. Edmund Pellino) is out with his self-released solo…read more→
Here We Go Magic – A Different Ship
Brooklyn quintet Here We Go Magic follow-up their successful 2010 release Pigeons with the heavily…read more→
The Henry Clay People – Twenty Five for the Rest of Our Lives
The latest studio album Twenty Five for the Rest of Our Lives from Los Angeles…read more→
Lands and Peoples – Pop Guilt
Baltimore based Lands & Peoples is now the duo of Beauregard Cole and Caleb Moore,…read more→
Bobby Womack – The Bravest Man In The Universe
Bobby Womack is a living musical legend, little known to today’s generation but a 70’s…read more→
Old Bricks – City Lights
Carrboro, NC indie folk band Old Bricks is Stuart Edwards and Andy Holmes, and they…read more→
The Mastersons – Birds Fly South
Texans turned Brooklynites husband/wife multi-instrumentalists Chris Masterson (Son Volt) and Eleanor Whitmore (Regina Spektor) have…read more→
Sigur Rós – Valtari
Icelandic minimalist post-rockers Sigur Rós have released Valtari, their first new studio album in four…read more→
La Sera – See The Light
Vivian Girls bassist/vocalist Katy Goodman recently released her second solo album as La Sera, Sees…read more→
Caleb Groh – Bottomless Coffee
Boston singer/songwriter Caleb Groh released a new full length of indie folk, Bottomless Coffee. Groh…read more→
Mystery Jets – Radlands
Recently there has been a rash of British bands recording Americana sounds like folk rockers…read more→
Turnpike Troubadours – Goodbye Normal Street
Oklahoma based five piece Turnpike Troubadours are out with their third album of country Goodbye…read more→
Horse Feathers – Cynic’s New Year
Cynic’s New Year is the follow-up to Horse Feathers’ 2010 album of revival and renewed…read more→
Tu Fawning – A Monument
Tu Fawning is Joe Haege and Corrina Repp, two longtime Portland, OR music pros and…read more→
The Satin Chaps – Might I Suggest The Satin Chaps
The Satin Chaps are a compendium of Portland, OR talents comprised of members from The…read more→
King Tuff – King Tuff
Following 2008’s limited release Was Dead, King Tuff (a.k.a. Kyle Thomas) is out with his…read more→
Dent May – Do Things
Mississippi native Dent May cast aside his main instrument – the uekele made famous in…read more→
Daniel Rossen – Silent Hour / Golden Mile
Brooklyn songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Daniel Rossen recently debuted his solo EP Silent Hour/Golden Mile. Best…read more→
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Now Here’s My Plan
The brilliant and prolific Will Oldham is at it again, this time releasing both a…read more→
Lindsay Fuller – You, Anniversary
Alabama native and PNW based singer-songwriter Lindsay Fuller has released her third album You, Anniversary…read more→
Cory Branan – Mutt
Cory Branan’s third album (and first on Bloodshot Records) is a real Americana gem. The…read more→
Langhorne Slim and The Law – Way We Move
Folk troubadour Langhorne Slim and his band The Law return with their newest full-length The…read more→
Hurray for the Riff Raff – Look Out Mama
New Orleans based indie folk act Hurray for the Riff Raff is out with their…read more→
Gospel Music – How To Get to Heaven From Jacksonville, Florida
Gospel Music, a side project of Owen Holmes of Black Kids, have released their first…read more→
Sonny and The Sunsets – Longtime Companion
Sonny & the Sunsets, fronted by San Francisco playwright/songsmith/troubadour Sonny Smith, have previously blended 50’s,…read more→
Glen Hansard – Rhythm and Repose
Glen Hansard, frontman of the Irish band The Frames and half of the Academy Award…read more→
The Two Man Gentlemen Band – Two at a Time
The Two Man Gentleman Band – a.k.a. Andy Bean (tenor guitar) and Fuller Condon (upright…read more→
Paul Simon – Graceland
Graceland, the phenomenally successful and well loved experimental studio album by Paul Simon is being…read more→
The Tallest Man on Earth – There’s No Leaving Now
Swedish singer-songwriter Tallest Man on Earth (a.k.a. Kristian Matsson) released one of my favorite and…read more→
Petunia and The Vipers – Petunia and The Vipers
Based on the name alone one would expect that Petunia and The Vipers are a…read more→
Joe Pug – The Great Despiser
While the Nation of Heat EP made Joe Pug a talent to watch, and debut…read more→
Guy Capecelatro III – North For The Winter
So his name doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, “Guy Capecelatro III”, but this accomplished…read more→
Bhi Bhiman – Bhiman
San Francisco based singer-songwriter Bhi Bhiman is winning over critics and audiences with his authentic…read more→
Eamon McGrath – Young Canadians
Young Toronto based folk/punk-rock musician Eamon McGrath has issued his third official release, Young Canadians.…read more→
Midtown Dickens – Home
Durham, North Carolina post-folk band Midtown Dickens began as a duo of multi-instrumentalists Catherine Edgerton…read more→
Jeremy Benson – Darksongs 2
Jeremy Benson, a longtime member of one of my favorite indie folk rock bands, the…read more→
These United States – These United States
East Coast band These United States will soon release their eponymously titled fifth studio album…read more→
Patrick Watson – Adventures in Your Own Backyard
Adventures In Your Own Backyard is the latest masterpiece by the relatively little-known Canadian singer-songwriter…read more→
Billy Bragg and Wilco – Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions
This past Record Store Day saw the release of the highly anticipated final volume in…read more→
The Calumet Reel – The Calumet Reel
Bloomington, Indiana band The Calumet Reel bring a charming kind of heartland country rock with…read more→
Matt Jones and The Reconstruction – Half Poison, Half Pure
Ann Arbor troubadour Matt Jones is joined by bandmates The Reconstruction on his third self-released…read more→
River Whyless – A Stone, A Leaf, An Unfound Door
Asheville NC band River Whyless is a quartet that formed while studying at Appalachian State…read more→