Jerry David DeCicca – Burning Daylight
Earlier this year, Texas singer/songwriter Jerry David DeCicca released his excellent second solo album Time…read more→
Handsome Jack – Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
Lockport, New York’s Handsome Jack returns for their third full-length album Everything’s Gonna Be Alright…read more→
Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard – Sing Me Back Home: The DC Tapes 1965 – 1960
Appalachian bluegrass legends Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard got together in the 1960’s over a…read more→
Ryan Culwell – The Last American
Texas native and Nashville based singer/songwriter Ryan Culwell follows-up 2015’s critically acclaimed Flatlands release with…read more→
Gaelynn Lea – Learning How to Stay
Minnesota based classically trained violinist/indie folk artist Gaelynn Lea was the winner of 2016’s NPR’s…read more→
Night Shop – In the Break
Night Shop is the singer/songwriter outlet for indie rock drummer Justin Sullivan (Kevin Morby, Ringers,…read more→
Devotchka – This Night Falls Together
On Devotchka’s first full-length album since 2011’s 100 Lovers, I’ve heard an apt description of…read more→
Izaak Opatz – Mariachi Static
Montana native and singer/songwriter Izaak Opatz’s (former frontman to the indie country rock band The…read more→
Cedric Burnside – Benton County Relic
Cedric Burnside – the grandson of North Mississippi blues legend R.L. Burnside and son of…read more→
Elise Davis – Cactus
Little Rock, Arkansas native and Nashville based singer/songwriter Elise Davis follows-up her widely acclaimed 2016…read more→
Aaron Lee Tasjan – Karma for Cheap
For eclectic singer-songwriter Aaron Lee Tasjan’s third album, Karma for Cheap, Tasjen moves away from…read more→
Richard Swift – The Hex
Upon the untimely death of singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer Richard Swift this past July, his family announced that…read more→
Lorkin O’Reilly – Heaven Depends
Heaven Depends is the debut record from Poughkeepsie, NY based Scottish singer/songwriter Lorkin O’Reilly. Since…read more→
Haley Heynderickx – I Need to Start a Garden
Portland, Oregon based indie folk singer/songwriter Haley Heynderickx follows her independently released 2016’s EP, Fish…read more→
Ron Pope – Work
Marietta, Georgia native and New York based singer-songwriter Ron Pope follows-up 2016’s Nighthawks with the…read more→
Shemekia Copeland – America’s Child
Shemekia Copeland is a leading contemporary blues singer, with a sound that has always stood…read more→
J.P. Harris – Sometimes Dogs Bark at Nothing
Traditional honky-tonker J.P. Harris follows 2014’s Home Is Where the Hurt Is with Sometimes Dogs…read more→
Matt Dorrien – In the Key of Grey
In The Key of Grey is brooding crooner Matt Dorrien’s debut album under his own…read more→
Benjamin Jason Douglas – First World Blues
East Nashville singer/songwriter Benjamin Jason Douglas is out with an excellent debut album, First World…read more→
Dom Flemons – Black Cowboys
Co-founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Dom Flemons, has released his latest solo outing…read more→
Bill and the Belles – Dreamsongs, Etc.
Bill and The Belles hail from the foothills of the Blue Ridge in Johnson City,…read more→
The Devil Makes Three – Chains Are Broken
The Santa Cruz based Americana/roots band The Devil Makes Three is back with their infectious…read more→
Glorietta – Glorietta
The indie Americana group Glorietta is the product of Delta Spirit’s Matthew Logan Vasquez and…read more→
The Milk Carton Kids – All the Things That I Did and All the Things That I Didn’t Do
The Milk Carton Kids – All the Things That I Did and All the Things…read more→
William Elliott Whitmore – Kilonova
Iowa based singer/songwriter William Elliott Whitmore’s music is not only influenced by the hardcore punk…read more→
Erin Rea – Putting On Airs
28-year-old Nashville based singer/songwriter Erin Rae (McKaskle) is out with her latest release Putting on…read more→
White Denim – Performance
White Denim is out with their tenth album in a decade – Performance – the…read more→
Sam Moss – Neon
New England based singer/songwriter and guitar virtuoso Sam Moss is making a name for himself…read more→
Frank Newsome – Gone Away with a Friend
The music of Frank Newsome comes straight out of the heart of Appalachia’s Old Regular…read more→
Lucero – Among the Ghosts
Memphis, TN based country punk band Lucero follow-up 2015’s All a Man Should Do with…read more→
Kevin Gordon – Tilt and Shine
Kevin Gordon – one of the most underappreciated Americana musicians outside of Nashville – follows-ups…read more→
Mariel Buckley – Driving in the Dark
Calgary, Alberta-based singer-songwriter Mariel Buckley’s gritty sophomore album, Driving In The Dark, is a confident…read more→
Leon III – Leon III
Leon III (“Leon the Third”) is the side project of Andy Stepanian and Mason Brent…read more→
Joshua Hedley – Mr. Jukebox
Florida native and Nashville based country crooner/fiddler Joshua Hedley is out with his debut album,…read more→
Shannon Shaw – Shannon In Nashville
Shannon Shaw and The Clams have released several great garage rock/rockabilly albums over the better…read more→
The Dead Tongues – Unsung Passage
Asheville’s The Dead Tongues (a.k.a Ryan Gustafson) follows his critically acclaimed and somewhat overlooked 2016…read more→
Susie Scurry – The Elvis Hour
lbourne, Australia’s a singer/songwriter Susie Scurry follows-up her 2016 self-titled debut album under the moniker…read more→
Phil Cook – People Are My Drug
Following his popular 2015 debut solo album Southland Mission, Phil Cook (Megafaun, Hiss Golden Messenger)…read more→
The Nude Party – The Nude Party
Boone, NC six-piece The Nude Party is out with their eponymously titled debut LP. Founded…read more→
Robbie Fulks and Linda Gail Lewis – Wild! Wild! Wild!
Memphis-based roots rocker John Paul Keith follows his acclaimed 2016 release Memphis Circa 3AM with…read more→
John Paul Keith – Heart Shaped Shadow
Memphis-based roots rocker John Paul Keith follows his acclaimed 2016 release Memphis Circa 3AM with…read more→
Ezra Bell – Ezra Bell
Portland, Oregon’s Ezra Bell was founded by the Americana/roots music singer/songwriter Benjamin Wuamett, and the…read more→
Damien Jurado – The Horizon Just Laughed
One of the most underrated modern-day singer/songwriters, Damien Jurado, is out with his thirteenth album…read more→
Gaelynn Lea – The Songs We Sing Along the Way
Violinist and singer/songwriter Gaelynn Lea has been a standout musician in Duluth, Minnesota for a…read more→
Neko Case – Hell On
Neko Case’s 7th album “Hell-On” is a collaborative production in many respects – although Hell-On…read more→
Jackson Emmer – Jukebox
Colorado Americana singer/songwriter Jackson Emmer follows-up 2017’s Golden Burro EP with the new full-length, Jukebox.…read more→
Motel Mirrors – In the Meantime
Memphis band Motel Mirrors formed in 2013 when singer/songwriter Amy LaVere (upright bass) and roots…read more→
Old Crow Medicine Show – Volunteer
Old Crow Medicine Show’s sixth studio album Volunteer is the band’s first album of original…read more→
Dana Sipos – Trick of the Light
Toronto-based singer/songwriter Dana Siposs follows-up her 2015 Canadian Folk Music Award nominated Up the Night…read more→
Coco O’Connor – This Ol’ War
Santa Fe by way of Nashville singer/songwriter Coco O’Connor follows-up her 2016 debut album Turquoise…read more→
Mike and the Moonpies – Steak Night at the Prairie Rose
Austin-based sextet Mike and the Moonpies’ Steak Night at the Prairie Rose is another polished…read more→
Goodnight, Texas – Conductor
Goodnight, Texas (a.k.a. San Francisco’s Avi Vincour and Chapel Hill’s Patrick Dyer Wolf) have released…read more→
Pharis and Jason Romero – Sweet Old Religion
British Columbia duo Pharis and Jason Romero follow-up their 2016 Juno Award-winning album A Wanderer…read more→
American Aquarium – Things Change
American Aquarium is the full-band musical outlet for North Carolina singer-songwriter BJ Barham, and Things…read more→
The Bones of JR Jones – One to Keep Close
On One to Keep Close, one-man-band Jonathon Linaberry (a.k.a. The Bones of JR Jones )…read more→
The Sherman Holmes Project: The Richmond Sessions
Renown blues musician Sherman Holmes is best known as one third of the Holmes Brothers…read more→
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – Sparkle Hard
Since the break-up of Stephen Malkmus’ influential ‘90s indie rock band Pavement, not much has…read more→
Shakey Graves – Can’t Wake Up
Shakey Graves (a.k.a. Texas native Alejandro Rose-Garcia) changes things up on his fifth album, Can’t…read more→
Trampled by Turtles – Life is Good on the Open Road
Returning from a four-year hiatus, the Duluth, Minnesota based bluegrass band Trampled by Turtles released…read more→
Ryley Walker – Deafman Glance
Acoustic folk/blues troubadour Ryley Walker follows 2016’s excellent Golden Sings That Have Been Sung with…read more→
Dr. Dog – Critical Equation
Psych rock band Dr. Dog follows-up 2016’s philanthropic release, Abandoned Mansion, with Critical Equation –…read more→
Parker Millsap – Other Arrangements
Over the past six years, Parker Millsap has emerged as a young Americana/roots talent with…read more→
Luke Winslow-King – Blue Mesa
With half a dozen releases, New Orleans based bluesman Luke Winslow-King’s latest effort, Blue Mesa,…read more→
Walter “Wolfman” Washington – My Future is my Past
74-year-old New Orleans veteran blues guitarist/vocalist Walter “Wolfman” Washington changes things up on his latest…read more→
Lake Street Dive – Free Yourself Up
Boston soul/R&B quintet Lake Street Dive has really honed their craft over the course of…read more→
King Tuff – The Other
For his fifth studio album The Other, L.A. based songwriter/multi-instrumentalist King Tuff (a.k.a. Kyle Thomas)…read more→
Mapache – Mapache
Mapache is the L.A. duo Clay Finch and Sam Blasucci, and moniker originates from the…read more→
Cicada Rhythm – Everywhere I Go
Athens, GA-based indie folk band Cicada Rhythm follows-up their excellent 2015 self-titled debut release with…read more→
Will Stewart – County Seat
Up-and-coming Americana singer/songwriter Will Stewart (Timber, Willie and the Giant, Blank State) moved to Nashville…read more→
The Claudettes – Dance Scandal at the Gymnasium
Chicago band The Claudettes follow-up 2015’s No Hotel with their third studio album, Dance Scandal…read more→
Sarah Shook and the Disarmers – Years
North Carolina based alt-country rocker Sarah Shook and her band the Disarmers follow-up their acclaimed…read more→
Western Centuries – Songs from the Deluge
A bit of a Pacific Northwest supergroup, the Western Centuries is a trio fronted by…read more→
Mipso – Edges Run
The Chapel Hill, North Carolina indie pop sting band Mipso’s fourth release Edges Run finds…read more→
The War and Treaty – Down to the River
Michigan-based duo Michael Trotter, Jr. and Tanya Blount – aka The War and Treaty –…read more→
Charley Crockett – Lonesome as a Shadow
The anticipated fourth album by Texan Charley Crockett, Lonesome as a Shadow, is another polished…read more→
The Bonnevilles – Dirty Photographs
Northern Irish garage/blues duo The Bonnevilles – best known for their blistering live shows and…read more→
Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite – No Mercy in This Land
Returning for another collaboration, Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite follow-up their Grammy-winning 2013 release Get…read more→
Jesse Ebaugh & the Tender Things – The Tender Things
The Tender Things is the songwriting project of Jesse Ebaugh (Heartless Bastards) and on this…read more→
S. Carey – Hundred Acres
Hundred Acres is the third full-length release from Wisconsin singer/songwriter S. Carey (Bon Iver). This…read more→
Jim White – Waffles, Triangles and Jesus
Sixty year-old Americana/roots singer-songwriter Jim White has lived an eclectic life in which he has…read more→
Birch Pereira and the Gin Joints – Western Soul
Seattle based Birch Pereira and the Gin Joints’ latest outing, Western Soul, features a set…read more→
Sunny War – With The Sun
26-year-old LA based folk punk singer/songwriter Sunny War was born in Nashville but spent much…read more→
The Low Anthem – The Salt Doll Went to Measure the Depth of the Sea
Rhode Island indie folk band The Low Anthem’s latest album, The Salt Doll Went to…read more→
Ruby Boots – Don’t Talk About It
Australian-born singer/songwriter Ruby Boots (aka Rebecca Louise Chilcott) follows a series of well received EP’s…read more→
Mark “Porkchop” Holder – Death and the Blues
Chattanooga, TN deep blues musician and former Black Diamond Heavies member Mark “Porkchop” Holder quickly…read more→
6-String Drag – Top of the World
Seminal Raleigh, North Carolina alt-country/Americana outfit 6-String Drag was key in what came to be…read more→
Jerry David DeCicca – Time the Teacher
Former Black Swans frontman and singer/songwriter Jerry David DeCicca’s new album is both inspired by…read more→
James Hunter Six – Whatever It Takes
Former railroad switchman turned retro R&B soul man, James Hunter, and his band of six…read more→
Bahamas – Earthtones
For the fourth Bahamas release Earthtones, guitarist/songwriter Afie Jurvanen collaborated with the critically acclaimed rhythm…read more→
H.C. McEntire – Lionheart
The frontwoman of the North Carolina trio Mount Moriah – H.C. McEntire – is out…read more→
Calexico – The Thread That Keeps Us
Tucson based septet Calexico’s newest studio album, The Thread That Keeps Us, takes on a…read more→
Anderson East – Encore
Alabama by-way-of Nashville soul singer/songwriter Anderson East follows up his excellent 2012 debut Flowers of…read more→
Curtis Harding – Face Your Fear
2014’s Soul Power LP debut by Atlanta based Curtis Harding was a critically acclaimed release…read more→
Ben Miller Band – Choke Cherry Tree
The Joplin, Missouri based Ben Miller Band has been making music together since 2005, but…read more→
Jim James – Tribute To 2
In 2009, Jim James (My Morning Jacket) released Tribute To EP, a solo effort filled…read more→
Top Albums of 2017
Our favorite albums of 2017 from left to right and top to bottom. Click the…read more→
Margo Price – All American Made
Margo Price’s first album, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, was an intense labor of love that became…read more→
Langhorne Slim – Lost at Last Vol. 1
Langhorne Slim (aka Sean Scolnick) follows-up his excellent 2015 release The Spirit Moves with Lost…read more→
Bedouine – Bedouine
Bedouine (aka 32-year-old singer/songwriter Azniv Korkejian), is an Armenian born in Aleppo who spent her…read more→
The Wailin’ Jennys – Fifteen
Folk trio The Wailin’ Jennys (Nicky Mehta, Heather Masse, and Ruth Moody) are back after…read more→