Charley Crockett – Welcome to Hard Times
Charley Crockett returns for his second release of the year and his eighth full length…read more→
Jason Molina – Eight Gates
Seven years after the death of 39-year-old Jason Molina (Magnolia Electric Co.), Secretly Canadian is…read more→
Dougie Poole – The Freelancers Blues
Brooklyn cosmic country singer/songwriter Dougie Poole follows-up his 2017 debut album Wideass Highway with The…read more→
Chuck Prophet – The Land That Time Forgot
California singer/songwriter Chuck Prophet follows-up 2017’s Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins release with The…read more→
Rose City Band – Summerlong
Portland, Oregon’s Rose City Band is another project from Ripley Johnson, who is also one…read more→
Damien Jurado – What’s New, Tomboy?
Seattle-based singer/songwriter Damien Jurado follows-up 2018’s sparse acoustic one man performance The Horizon Just Laughed…read more→
Hibbs Family Band – Tears in Missouri
Athens, Georgia based traditional Southern group Hibbs Family Band is comprised of Rob (guitar) and…read more→
Mammals – Nonet
The Hudson Valley, New York based band The Mammals released their second album Nonet following…read more→
Owen Cook – Owen Cook
After three years in the making, New Orleans, Louisiana singer/songwriter Owen Cook is out with…read more→
Cordovas – Destiny Hotel
The Cordovas follow up their very enjoyable 2018’s That Santa Fe Channel with Destiny Hotel…read more→
Katie Pruitt – Expectations
25-year-old Georgia based singer-songwriter Katie Pruitt is out with her debut album Expectations – a…read more→
Mapache – From Liberty Street
LA based Mapache (aka Sam Blasucci and Clay Finch) are a charming duo known for…read more→
Sarah Siskind – Modern Appalachia
North Carolina native and singer/songwriter Sarah Siskind follows her 2015 release In the Mountains with…read more→
Western Centuries – Call the Captain
One of the region’s top country/honky-tonk bands, Western Centuries, follow their excellent 2018 LP Songs…read more→
The War and Treaty – Hearts Town
The Nashville soul act The War and Treaty (Tanya Blount-Trotter and Michael Trotter Jr.) follow-up…read more→
Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
Indie singer/songwriter Phoebe Bridgers’ popularity boomed after the release of her acclaimed 2017 debut Stranger…read more→
Jason Isbell – Reunions
Acclaimed four-time Grammy winner, singer-songwriter Jason Isbell follows-up the immense success of 2015’s Something More…read more→
Margo Price – That’s How Rumors Get Started
Nashville country singer/songwriter Margo Price is known for writing biting and tender country songs —…read more→
Patina – Hard Luck Sound
Nashville country singer/songwriter Margo Price is known for writing biting and tender country songs —…read more→
The Roseline – Good/Grief
Lawrence, Kansas heartland Americana band The Roseline (fronted by Colin Halliburton) has evolved from an…read more→
John Baumann – Country Shade
Texas based singer/songwriter/ picker John Baumann of The Panhandlers follows-up 2017’s Proving Grounds with his…read more→
Molly Maher – Follow
Minnesota-based singer/songwriter Molly Maher follows-up 2011’s Merry Come Up release after a nine-year gap with…read more→
Ruston Kelly – Shape and Destroy
Nashville singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly’s second full-length album Shape and Destroy comes on the heels of…read more→
American Aquarium – Lamentations
The North Carolina based band American Aquarium cut their latest album, Lamentations, in Los Angeles…read more→
Pokey LaFarge – Rock Bottom Rhapsody
Mid-western singer/songwriter Pokey LaFarge follows-up 2017’s Manic Revelations release with Rock Bottom Rhapsody. LaFarge continues…read more→
Jaime Wyatt – Neon Cross
Jaime Wyatt follows-up her acclaimed 2017 debut Felony Blues with the new album Neon Cross.…read more→
Teddy Thompson – Heartbreaker Please
British singer/songwriter Teddy Thompson’s Heartbreaker Please is his first solo release in nearly a decade…read more→
Eric Long – Looking Up
Pennsylvania native by way of San Francisco singer/songwriter Eric Long follows-up 2018’s solo A Long…read more→
Jonathan Wilson – Dixie Blur
LA based guitarist and singer/songwriter Jonathan Wilson has released three excellent albums over the past…read more→
Pharis and Jason Romero – Bet on Love
Romero follow-up 2018’s excellent, multi-award-winning Sweet Old Religion with their fifth studio effort, Bet on…read more→
Caitlin Sherman – Death to the Damsel
Seattle based singer/songwriter Caitlin Sherman (formally of Evening Bell, Slow Skate) releases her solo debut…read more→
S.G. Goodman – Old Time Feeling
Western Kentucky native and singer/songwriter S.G. Goodman’s debut record Old Time Feeling showcases her soaring…read more→
Dakota Theim – Somewhere Under the Sun
Portland-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dakota Theim’s debut album Somewhere Under the Sun recalls the classic…read more→
Early James – Singing for My Supper
Alabama native and singer/songwriter Early James (aka Frederick James Mullis, Jr.) released his debut album,…read more→
Sam Doores – Sam Doores
!– wp:paragraph –> Sam Doores (The Deslondes, Hurray for the Riff Raff) recorded his self-titled…read more→
The Legendary Ingramettes – Take A Look in The Book
With sixty-five years of making music under their belt, The Legendary Ingramettes have lasted generations…read more→
Clem Snide – Forever Just Beyond
Singer/songwriter Eef Barzelay (aka Clem Snide) has had a rough go the past decade –…read more→
Iron City Houserockers – Have A Good Time But Get Out Alive
Forty years after its original release on Cleveland International Records, Pittsburgh’s Iron City Houserockers are…read more→
Miss Tess – The Moon is an Ashtray
Nashville based singer-songwriter Miss Tess follows-up her 2016 release, Baby, We All Know, with The…read more→
Gus Clark and the Least of His Problems – A Bit of Country Music
Seattle-born crooner Gus Clark (Country Lips) and the Least of His Problems follows-up Clark’s self-titled…read more→
Sadler Vaden – Anybody Out There?
Jason Isbell’s 400 Unit guitarist Sadler Vaden follows-up his stellar 2016 self-titled debut with Anybody…read more→
Frenchies Blues Destroyers – Praise
Frenchies Blues Destroyers is guitarist/singer/songwriter Kevin “Frenchie” Sciou and drummer Pete Coatney – longtime members…read more→
Lucinda Williams – Good Souls Better Angels
67-year-old Nashville based singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams follows-up 2017’s This Sweet Old World with Good Souls…read more→
Bonny Light Horseman – Bonny Light Horseman
There is an immediate warmth to the self-titled debut from Bonny Light Horseman, the newly…read more→
John Moreland – LP5
The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based singer-songwriter has a penchant for writing stunning soulful sad songs, but his…read more→
Marcus King – El Dorado
23-year-old South Carolina guitarist/singer/songwriter Marcus King steps out from behind the Marcus King Band (MKB)…read more→
Tami Neilson – Chickaboom!
The brassy Canadian-born New Zealand vocalist Tami Neilson follows-up her feminist call to arms on…read more→
Bart Budwig – Another Burn on the Astroturf
Cosmic country soul crooner Bart Budwig (who self-identifies as a “son of Idaho”) has seven…read more→
Bonnie Prince Billy – I Made a Place
Bonnie “Prince” Billy (aka Will Oldham) follows-up his 2017’s Wolf of the Cosmos – a…read more→
John Calvin Abney – Safe Passage
Singer/songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist John Calvin Abney follows-up his 2018 release, Coyote, with Safe Passage…read more→
Christopher Paul Stelling – Best of Luck
Asheville-based finger-picking guitarist, singer/songwriter Christopher Paul Stelling follows-up his 2017 Itinerant Arias release by switching…read more→
Bloodshot Records – Too Late to Pray: Defiant Chicago Roots
It’s been 25 years since the inception of Chicago’s iconic indie label Bloodshot Records and…read more→
Scott H. Biram – Sold Out to the Devil A Collection of Gospel Cuts
Sold Out to the Devil: A Collection of Gospel Cuts by the Rev. Scott H.…read more→
Them Coulee Boys – Die Happy
The Eau Claire, Wisconsin based band Them Coulee Boys follows-up their 2016 release, Dancing in…read more→
Billy Strings – Home
The 26-year-old Lansing, Michigan native singer/songwriter, guitarist, and bluegrass musician Billy Strings follows-up 2017’s debut…read more→
The Secret Sisters – Saturn Return
Saturn Return is the fourth album from the Alabama sibling duo The Secret Sisters (Laura…read more→
Andy Nelson – Man on the Mountain
New South Wales, Australia-based singer/songwriter and storyteller Andy Nelson is out with his debut album…read more→
Top Albums of 2019
Our favorite albums of 2019 from left to right and top to bottom.
Vetiver – Up on High
Vetiver’s (aka singer/songwriter Andy Cabic) seventh album, Up on High, is a return to the…read more→
Hackles – A Dobritch did as a Dobritch Should
A Dobritch did as a Dobritch Should is the second album from Astoria, Oregon’s Hackles…read more→
Kacy and Clayton – Carrying On
Saskatchewan folk duo and cousins Kacy and Clayton have released their fifth album in nine…read more→
Wilco – Ode to Joy
Following Wilco’s 2016’s angsty release Schmilco, frontman Jeff Tweedy put the band on a short…read more→
Dawn Riding – Last Spring
San Francisco trio Dawn Riding is comprised of Sarah Rose Janko (lead vocals, acoustic guitar),…read more→
Dori Freeman – Every Single Star
Galax, Virginia’s Dori Freeman is a charming folk singer/songwriter with subtle country leanings and Every…read more→
Hiss Golden Messenger – Terms of Surrender
Since the 2009 debut of Country Hai East Cotton, Hiss Golden Messenger (a.k.a. M.C. Taylor)…read more→
Beth Bombara – Evergreen
St. Louis based Americana singer/songwriter Beth Bombara follows-up her 2017 Map and No Direction release…read more→
Zachary Lucky – Midwestern
Saskatoon based singer/songwriter Zachary Lucky’s fifth full-length LP, Midwestern, is an excellent collection of songs…read more→
Lost Dog Street Band – Weight of a Trigger
Ashley Mae (vocals, fiddle). Formed in Nashville in 2010, the two-piece follows in the tradition…read more→
Kassi Valazza – Dear Dead Days
Portland based singer songwriter Kassi Valazza has released her nine-song debut, Dear Dead Days –…read more→
Hobo Johnson – The Fall of Hobo Johnson
Hobo Johnson (aka Frank Lopes, Jr.), is a California based rap/spoken word artist who follows-up…read more→
Andrew Combs – Ideal Man
Andrew Combs has continued to evolve his sound ever since his twangy 2012 Worried Man…read more→
Eilen Jewell – Gypsy
Idaho based singer-songwriter Eilen Jewell follows-up 2017’s Down Hearted Blues with her eighth studio album…read more→
Bedouine – Bird Songs of a Killjoy
The Syrian-born, L.A.-based singer/songwriter Azniv Korkejian (a.k.a. Bedouine) follows-up her acclaimed 2017 self-titled debut with…read more→
Che Apalache – Rearrange My Heart
While the tenuous state of immigration in this country continues to divide us from our…read more→
Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors – Dragons
Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors are keeping busy, having put out 13 releases in 12…read more→
Rod Melancon – Pinkville
Wright, Louisiana native and up-and-coming Americana singer/songwriter Rod Melancon follows-up 2018’s Southern Gothic with his…read more→
Ian Ferguson – State of Gold
Relatively unknown Nashville-based musician Ian Ferguson has made a big impression with his debut album…read more→
Matt Andersen – Halfway Home by Morning
The 10th album from acclaimed New Brunswick Canadian soul/bluesman Matt Andersen, Halfway Home By Morning,…read more→
Garrett T. Capps – All Right, All Night
Garrett T. Capps has had a prolific couple of years with the May 2018 release…read more→
Tom Russell – October in the Railroad Earth
Tom Russell is one of America’s most prolific and underappreciated singer/songwriter/authors (and painter) with forty-some…read more→
Black Mountain – Destroyer
Vancouver Canadian psych rock outfit Black Mountain follows-up 2016’s IV with their fifth album, Destroyer,…read more→
Charlie Parr – Charlie Parr
Wright, Louisiana native and up-and-coming Americana singer/songwriter Rod Melancon follows-up 2018’s Southern Gothic with his…read more→
Jamestown Revival – San Isabel
Austin-based duo Jamestown Revival (long-time friends Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) follow-up 2016’s acclaimed The…read more→
Hackensaw Boys – A Fireproof House of Sunshine
Virginian Americana/roots band The Hackensaw Boys follow-up 2016’s Charismo with a striking five-song EP, A…read more→
Gravel Road – Mississippi Time
Mississippi Time – the seventh studio release from Seattle-based heavy blues rockers Gravel Road –…read more→
Tim Buchanan – With Dusk and on His Own
Wisconsin psych country-punk band Cherry Death’s frontman, singer and guitarist Tim Buchanan has stepped out…read more→
Purple Mountains – Purple Mountains
Singer/songwriter and poet David Berman stopped making music under the Silver Jews moniker in 2009…read more→
Bill Callahan – Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
Singer/songwriter Bill Callahan follows-up his acclaimed 2013 release, Dream River, with his fifth solo album,…read more→
CAAMP By-and-By
The Columbus, Ohio-based trio Caamp returns with their sophomore full-length album By-and-By – a spirited…read more→
Jason Hawk Harris – Love and The Dark
Americana Roots rocker Jason Hawk Harris has had a tough go of it the past…read more→
David Quinn – Wanderin’ Fool
For Wanderin’ Fool, Illinois Americana singer-songwriter David Quinn hit the open road on a journey…read more→
Tyler Childers – Country Squire
28-year-old Kentucky based singer/songwriter Tyler Childers follows-up his 2017 acclaimed Sturgill Simpson produced release, Purgatory,…read more→
The Howlin Brothers – Still Howlin
Nashville based trio The Howlin Brothers – Dan Swann (upright bass), Jared Green (vocals, guitar)…read more→
Joshua Ray Walker – Wish You Were Here
Dallas singer-songwriter Joshua Ray Walker’s debut album, Wish You Were Here, was inspired by his…read more→
Tui – Pretty Little Mister
Tui is the traditional Americana roots music duo of multi-instrumentalist Jake Blount and classical violinist…read more→
Vincent Neil Emerson – Fried Chicken and Evil Women
27-year-old Fort Worth, Texas based country singer/songwriter Vincent Neil Emerson follows-up his excellent 2016 East…read more→
Mary Bragg – Violets As Camouflage
Nashville based singer/songwriter Mary Bragg is out with her fifth album, Violet as Camouflage, the…read more→
Slow Motion Cowboys – Sun Burnt Feather
The Las Cruces, New Mexico band Slow Motion Cowboys follow-up 2016’s In Exile/On the Mesa…read more→
Kishi Bashi – Omoiyari
Kishi Bashi (K. Ishibashi) made a name for himself on his first two albums with…read more→
The Black Keys – Let’s Rock
The Black Keys return after a five-year hiatus with their 9th studio album, Let’s Rock.…read more→