Calexico – Edge of the Sun
Tucson’s Calexico follows 2012’s New Orleans tinged Algiers with their eighth album Edge of the…read more→
Pokey LaFarge – Something In The Water
American music revivalist Pokey LaFarge jumps from Jack White’s Third Man Records to Rounder Records…read more→
Banditos – Banditos
Gritty, whiskey soaked Nashville-based/Birmingham bred southern rock band Banditos release their full-length self-titled debut via…read more→
Davey Craddock and The Spectacles – Going Home
For the past decade or so, Perth based Davey Craddock has built a reputation for…read more→
Tobias Jesso Jr. – Goon
If you’re are not yet familiar with Tobias Jesso Jr., he was member of the…read more→
Elvis Perkins – I Aubade
Six years after the release of his sophomore album Elvis Perkins in Dearland, the singer/songwriter…read more→
Pops Staples – Don’t Lose This
The posthumous Roebuck “Pops” Staples release Don’t Lose This comes to us by way of…read more→
Father John Misty – I Love You Honeybear
Father John Misty (the mystical faux-bohemian alter ego of singer-songwriter Josh Tillman) follows 2012’s Fear…read more→
Two Gallants – We Are Undone
Two Gallants – the duo of Adam Stephens and Tyson Vogel – have over the…read more→
JD McPherson – Let The Good Times Roll
JD McPherson was the breakout artist on the 2010 roots music scene with his debut…read more→
Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors – Medicine
Medicine – the follow-up to Nashville-based singer/songwriter Drew Holcomb’s critically acclaimed 2013 album Good Light…read more→
Jake Xerxes Fussell – Jake Xerxes Fussell
The self-titled debut from Durham, NC based Jake Xerxes Fussell is an outright gem that…read more→
Steve Gunn and The Black Twig Pickers – Seasonal Hire
Seasonal Hire is collaborative release by indie folk artist Steve Gunn (formerly of Kurt Vile…read more→
The Lone Bellow – Then Came The Morning
The Lone Bellow follow-up their critically acclaimed 2013 self-titled debut album with Then Came the…read more→
Anthony D’Amato – The Shipwreck From the Shore
New Jersey native Anthony D’Amato’s start in songcraft began in Ivy League academia, with his…read more→
Whitey Morgan and The 78’s – Born Raised and Live From Flint
Whitey Morgan and The 78’s have released two country studio albums, 2008’s Honky Tonks &…read more→
Ronnie Fauss – Built To Break
Dallas based singer-songwriter Ronnie Fauss returns with his sophomore LP Built to Break, which follows…read more→
Justin Townes Earle – Absent Fathers
Absent Fathers is the companion piece to Justin Townes Earle’s late 2014 release, Single Mothers.…read more→
Sean Rowe – Madman
Troy, NY singer/songwriter Sean Rowe recently released his fourth album (fifth, if counting the re-release…read more→
Steve Gunn – Wayout Weather
New York based guitarist Steve Gunn has long paid his dues, as a member of…read more→
JP Harris and The Tough Choices – Home Is Where the Hurt Is
Nashville’s JP Harris & The Tough Choices released their follow-up to 2012’s award winning debut,…read more→
Field Report – Marigolden
Milwaukee, WI based quartet Field Report, led by Chris Porterfield (formerly of DeYarmond Edison), is…read more→
Mike Farris – Shine For All The People
Mike Farris, the former leader of the Screamin’ Cheetah Wheelies and member of Stevie Ray Vaughn’s…read more→
Kevin Morby – Still Life
Prolific young musician Kevin Morby (the Woods bassist and Babies singer/guitarist) is out with his…read more→
Elliot Brood – Work And Love
Toronto trio Elliott Brood has released some of the best darkly tinged yet warmhearted roots…read more→
Shakey Graves – And The War Came
Austin based singer/songwriter Alejandro Rose-Garcia, better known as Shakey Graves, released his second excellent album,…read more→
Hiss Golden Messenger – Lateness of Dancers
Hiss Golden Messenger (MC Taylor) has had a pretty good year with the reissue of…read more→
Mirel Wagner – When The Cellar Children See The Light
When The Cellar Children See The Light is another hauntingly beautiful album by Finnish singer/songwriter…read more→
Justin Townes Earle – Single Mothers
Nashville-based Justin Townes Earle refuses to be pigeon-holed and seems to reinvent himself on each…read more→
Foxygen – …And Star Power
Foxygen (Sam France and Jonathan Rado) is back with their sophomore release and follow-up to…read more→
EDJ – EDJ
Last November, the folk rock band Fruit Bats announced they were calling it quits, and…read more→
Lewis And Clarke – Triumvirate
Lewis & Clarke (Lou Rogai) quietly released some of the best folk-tinged indie music over…read more→
Christopher Denny – If The Roses Don’t Kill Us
Seven years after Christopher Denny’s debut solo album, Age Old Hunger, Denny returns with Roses…read more→
King Tuff – Black Moon Spell
King Tuff (aka Kyle Thomas) seamlessly blends elements of garage rock, glam rock, and ’70s…read more→
Top Albums 2014
Our favorite albums of 2014 from left to right and top to bottom. Click the…read more→
Hollis Brown – Gets Loaded
New York band Hollis Brown boasts a song-for-song recreation of The Velvet Underground’s 1970 classic,…read more→
Lucero – Live From Atlanta
Live From Atlanta is the long overdue live album from Lucero – a band who…read more→
Luke Winslow-King – Everlasting Arms
Luke Winslow-King’s fourth full-length album, Everlasting Arms, is another polished set of 13 songs that…read more→
Old Crow Medicine Show – Remedy
On Remedy, the first album by Old Crow Medicine Show following the departure of founding…read more→
Trampled By Turtles – Wild Animals
On their seventh album titled Wild Animals, Duluth MN’s Trampled by Turtles continue to push…read more→
No Sinner – Boo Hoo Hoo
No Sinner takes it name from lead singer Colleen Rennison (“Rennison” spelled backwards), and is…read more→
Kevin Lee Florence – Given
California native and Portland, OR based singer/songwriter Kevin Lee Florence has released his debut album,…read more→
Cahalen Morrison and Country Hammer – The Flower of Muscle Shoals
Cahalen Morrison, along with his full band, Country Hammer, have released the The Flower of…read more→
Avi Buffalo – At Best Cuckold
Its been four years since the Long Beach, CA indie pop band Avi Buffalo (aka…read more→
Annie Ford Band – Annie Ford Band
Earlier this year, Virginia native and Seattle based Annie Ford is out with her stellar…read more→
Colleen Rennison – See The Sky About To Rain
Vancouver actress/musician Colleen Rennison is the lead singer of the boozy blues rock band, No…read more→
J. Mascis – Tied To A Star
J. Mascis’ latest solo release, Tied to a Star, picks-up where 2011’s Several Shades of…read more→
Jeff Whitehead – Bloodhound Heart
Austin based singer/songwriter Jeff Whiteblood released his debut solo full length, Bloodhound Heart, which follows…read more→
Ryley Walker – All Kinds of You
24 year old Chicago native and singer/songwriter/guitarist Ryley Walker is out with his full length…read more→
Nikki Lane – All or Nothin’
East Nashville based musician Nikki Lane released her second Dan Auerbach (Black Keys) produced album,…read more→
Pickathon 2014
3,500 attendees. 80 acres of farmland and woods. 50 indie bands. 16 years running. 7…read more→
Jessica Lea Mayfield – Make My Head Sing
After recording two albums with Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys), singer/songwriter Jessica Lea Mayfield decided…read more→
John Fullbright – Songs
Following his Grammy Award nominated 2012 debut, From the Ground Up, John Fullbright is back…read more→
Jerry David DeCicca – Understanding Land
The Black Swans released their last album, Occasion For Song, in 2012 – a candid…read more→
Zoe Muth – World of Strangers
Seattle native and Austin transplant Zoe Muth returns with her third album, World of Strangers…read more→
The 24th Street Wailers – Wicked
Toronto’s The 24th Street Wailers latest album, Wicked, is a blistering set of dirty, gritty,…read more→
Willie Watson – Folk Singer Vol. 1
Willie Watson of Old Crow Medicine Show released his solo debut, Folk Singer Vol. 1,…read more→
Sturgill Simpson – Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
Sturgill Simpson won many fans with his 2013 debut album, High Top Mountain – a…read more→
Reuben and the Dark – Funeral Sky
Calgary singer/songwriter Reuben Bullock began as a solo act, but eventually expanded into a full…read more→
Chuck E. Weiss – Red Beans and Weiss
It has been seven years since SoCal bohemian stalwart Chuck E. Weiss released his last…read more→
Timber Timbre – Hot Dreams
Canadian blues folk trio Timber Timbre are out with their fantastic fifth album, Hot Dreams,…read more→
Chuck Mead – Free State Serenade
Former BR5-49 frontman Chuck Mead is back with his third solo album and his first…read more→
Kevin Morby – Harlem River
Kevin Morby (the Woods bassist and Babies singer/guitarist) released his solo debut – a collection…read more→
Jolie Holland – Wine Dark Sea
Jolie Holland’s career has spanned five solo albums, two live recordings, and an album with…read more→
Curtis Harding – Soul Power
R&B musician Curtis Harding has been working the Atlanta scene for awhile on local projects…read more→
Simone Felice – Strangers
Singer-songwriter Simone Felice is best known in musical circles as a founding member of the…read more→
Pony Boy – The Devil In Me
Pony Boy is singer-songwriter Marchelle Bradanini, a Nashville transplant by way of L.A., who creates…read more→
S. Carey – Range of Light
Wisconsin singer-songwriter Sean Carey, best known as the percussionist and backing vocalist for Bon Iver,…read more→
Drive-by Truckers – English Oceans
The Drive-By Truckers’ 12th album, English Oceans, sees co-lead singer Mike Cooley sharing more of…read more→
Old 97’s – Most Messed Up
The Old 97’s are celebrating twenty years making infectious alt-country music. From their 1994 debut…read more→
Lonesome Shack – More Primitive
Seattle based blues trio More Primitive will soon be out with More Primitive, their follow-up…read more→
The Sacred Shakers – Live
More or less, The Sacred Shakers is a collective that includes Boston’s Tarbox Ramblers and…read more→
Lavender Country – Lavender Country
One of country music’s most groundbreaking albums was released in 1973 by Patrick Haggerty and…read more→
Robert Sarazin Blake – Robt Sarazin Blake
Longtime folk musician and troubadour Robert Sarazin Blake is out with his latest solo effort,…read more→
Little Hurricane – Gold Fever
San Diego based male-female blues/rock duo, Little Hurricane, follow-up their electrifying debut, Homewrecker, with Gold…read more→
Dex Romweber Duo – Images 13
If you’re not familiar with Dex Romweber, you should be. He put out series of…read more→
Ben Fisher – Charleston
22 year old Seattle based folk singer/songwriter Ben Fisher follows his debut album, Heavy Boots…read more→
Denney and The Jets – Mexican Coke
Denney and The Jets is the brain child of Nashville native Chris Denney. Five years…read more→
Hard Working Americans – Hard Working Americans
Hard Working Americans is roots singer-songwriter Todd Snider, guitarist Neal Casal (Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Ryan…read more→
Jamestown Revival – Utah
Jamestown Revival is composed of L.A. based duo of childhood friends and Texan natives, Jonathan…read more→
Cahalen Morrison and Eli West – I’ll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands
I’ll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands, the latest from duo Cahalen Morrison and…read more→
The War On Drugs – Lost In The Dream
Philadelphia based band The War On Drugs follow-up 2008’s Wagon Wheel Blues and 2011’s Slave…read more→
Nick Waterhouse – Holly
Holly, the sophomore release from Nick Waterhouse, is another tight set ’50s and ’60s influenced…read more→
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – Give The People What They Want
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings are back with their fifth studio album of classic soul,…read more→
Lydia Loveless – Somewhere Else
Columbus, Ohio based alt-country singer-songwriter Lydia Loveless returns with her third album, Somewhere Else, the…read more→
Parker Millsap – Parker Millsap
Hailing from small town Oklahoma, 20 year old singer/songwriter Parker Millsap returns with his self-titled…read more→
St. Paul & Broken Bones – Half the City
Birmingham, Alabama seven-piece St. Paul & the Broken Bones are out with their phenomenal debut…read more→
Dawn Landes – Bluebird
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Dawn Landes’ Bluebird, the followup to 2010’s Sweet Heart Rodeo, comes after the…read more→
Wake Owl – The Private World of Paradise
Last year Wake Owl released a collection of stunning and fresh sounding indie folk to…read more→
Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire For No Witness
Missouri singer-songwriter Angel Olsen’s second full-length, Burn Your Fire For No Witness, expands upon the…read more→
The Record Company – Feels So Good
LA is not the first place that comes to mind when you think of the…read more→
Robert Ellis – The Lights From The Chemical Plant
Newly transplanted Texas singer-songwriter Robert Ellis broadens his honeyed twang to a fuller sound with…read more→
Damien Jurado – Brothers And Sisters of The Eternal Son
Seattle based singer/songwriter Damien Jurado continues his prosperous musical partnership with multi-instrumentalist/producer Richard Swift. Brothers…read more→
Sun Kil Moon – Benji
The ever prolific and incredibly gifted Mark Kozelek (Red House Painters) has released his sixth…read more→
Water Liars – Water Liars
The Mississippi based, southern music influenced band Water Liars is out with their eponymously titled…read more→
John The Conqueror – The Good Life
Philadelphia based John The Conqueror follow-up their self-titled 2012 debut with their sophomore full length,…read more→
Los Colognes – Working Together
Aaron Mortenson and Jay Rutherford are the core duo behind Los Colognes, and their debut…read more→
Hiss Golden Messenger – Bad Debt
Bad Debt by Hiss Golden Messenger was originally recorded in 2010 and released in limited…read more→
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – Wig Out at Jagbags
Following the successful reunion tour, Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus is back with his current band,…read more→
Lake Street Dive – Bad Self Portraits
Brooklyn quartet Lake Street Dive’s newly released album, Bad Self Portraits, is another great set…read more→