Karl Blau – Introducing Karl Blau
The latest in his body of work arrives via Bella Union Records and producer...
Wilco – Schmilco
Schmilco, the follow-up to Wilco’s 2015’s experimental noise rock album Star Wars, could be...
Fruit Bats – Absolute Loser
After the Fruit Bats’ 2011 release Tripper, frontman Eric D. Johnson decided to take...
Dawes – We’re All Gonna Die
SoCal country-rock revivalists Dawes change things up from the 70’s AM sound of their...
Ultimate Painting – Dusk
London-based duo Ultimate Painting – Jack Cooper and James Hoare – are out with...
Ryley Walker – Golden Sings That Have Been Sung
Last year’s Primrose Green was an experiment in 60’s folk-soul that recalls Terry Callier,...
Adam Torres – Pearls to Swine
Austin, TX based singer/songwriter Adam Torres released his sophomore album Pearls to Swine ten...
Cass McCombs – Mangy Love
Mangy Love marks the eighth album for Cass McCombs, who delivers another genre-bending indie...
Andy Shauf – The Party
Andy Shauf’s latest album, The Party, is a gorgeous follow up to his critically...
Evening Bell – Dying Stars
Dying Stars is an collection of 8 songs, the full length debut from Seattle’s...
Courtney Marie Andrews – Honest Life
Arizona born Seattle based singer/songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews describes her third full album “Honest...
Woods – City Sun Eater in the River of Light
With nine albums under their belt, Brooklyn’s Woods seem comfortable in their identity as...
William Tyler – Modern Country
Guitarist William Tyler’s 2013’s release The Impossible Truth was a loose, rambling, and beautiful...
Michaela Anne – Easier Than Leaving
Nashville-by-way-of-Brooklyn singer/songwriter Michaela Anne received a fair amount of critical acclaim for her debut...
Robert Ellis – Robert Ellis
Houston based singer/songwriter Robert Ellis follows-up his breakthrough 2014 release The Lights from the...
Laura Gibson – Empire Builder
Empire Builder is Laura Gibson’s first album since 2012’s La Grande, and it was...
Kasy and Clayton – Strange Country
Hailing from remote southern Saskatchewan, Canada, young second cousins Kacy Anderson and Clayton Linthicum...
Kallispell – Printer’s Son
Kalispell is the Americana/folk project of Eau Claire, Wisconsin singer/songwriter Shane Leonard, who is...
Steve Gunn – Eyes on the Lines
Guitar virtuoso Steve Gunn has been quite prolific over the past decade, releasing one-off...
The Avett Brothers – True Sadness
The Avett Brothers’ ninth album, True Sadness, is the another triumphant partnership with producer...
Kevin Morby – Singing Saw
Singer-songwriter and former Woods member Kevin Morby decided to work with producer Sam Cohen...
Ben Lubeck – Rented Rooms
Minneapolis based singer/songwriter Ben Lubeck (Farewell Milwaukee) has released his solo debut Rented Rooms...
Pickathon 2016
Now in its 18th year, the Pickathon music festival which resides just outside of...
The Honeycutters – On The Ropes
Asheville, NC band The Honeycutters follow-up 2015’s excellent Me Oh My with a new...
Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros – PersonA
For their fourth album, PersonA, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros change things up...
The Bones of J.R. Jones – Spirit’s Furnace
For Spirit’s Furnace, the third release from the Brooklyn-based The Bones of J.R. Jones,...
Sturgill Simpson – A Sailor’s Guide To Earth
Sturgill Simpson is one of my favorite new artists of this decade — both...
Cian Nugent – Night Fiction
Irish guitarist Cian Nugent follows-up 2011’s acclaimed solo acoustic guitar album Doubles, and 2013’s...
Charles Bradley – Changes
Charles Bradley’s – a.k.a. the Screaming Eagle of Soul – brings honest music straight...
Hayes Carll – Lovers and Leavers
For nearly fifteen years, Hayes Carll has been crafting some of the best contemporary...
Robbie Fulks – Upland Stories
Robbie Fulks is often considered one of the most underrated and talented southern music...
Parker Millsap – The Very Last Day
Young Oklahoma singer/songwriter Parker Millsap released the follow-up to 2014’s critically acclaimed self-titled album...
Margo Price – Midwest Farmer’s Daughter
Singer/songwriter Margo Price’s debut album Midwest Farmer’s Daughter is both a nod to Loretta...
The Sumner Brothers – The Hell In Your Mind
The Hell In Your Mind by the Vancouver-based Sumner Brothers picks-up where 2012’s I’ll...
The Cave Singers – Banshee
Pacific NW band The Cave Singers’ fifth album, Banshee, finds the group expanding their...
Andy Ferrell – At Home and In Nashville
one of his greatest musical influences, the late Doc Watson. Ferrell’s debut full-length album,...
The Brothers Comatose – City Painted Gold
The San Francisco Americana/bluegrass quintet Brothers Comatose released their third album, City Painted Gold,...
Cicada Rhythm – Cicada Rhythm
I’m admittedly behind the curve on Cicada Rhythm’s self-titled release as it came out...
Southern Family – Southern Family
Following in the footsteps of legendary producer T Bone Burnett and fellow contemporary Ethan...
M. Ward – More Rain
For over 15 years, M. Ward released some of the most consistent and enjoyable...
Mount Moriah – How To Dance
Mount Moriah’s third album How to Dance takes on a southern rock vibe filled...
Lake Street Dive – Side Pony
Since their first full-length debut in 2010, Boston based quartet Lake Street Dive’s been...
Freakwater – Scheherazade
It has been a long ten years in-between Freakwater albums, so Scheherazade is the...
Dylan LeBlanc – Cautionary Tale
Dylan LeBlanc was practically raised in the legendary Fame Studios where his dad was...
The Cactus Blossoms – You’re Dreaming
The Minneapolis duo of Jack Torrey and Page Burkum take inspiration from the early...
Dori Freeman – Dori Freeman
Twenty-four year old Virginian and Appalachian singer/songwriter Dori Freeman’s self-titled debut album is nothing...
Dr. Dog – The Psychedelic Swamp
The Psychedelic Swamp was originally the title of Dr. Dog’s long lost debut 2001...
Eva Salina – Sings Šaban Bajramovic
Brooklyn based vocalist and Balkan music aficionado Eva Salina dedicates her new album to...
Anderson East – Delilah
Delilah – the third album and first major label release – from singer/songwriter Anderson...
Bumper Jacksons – Too Big World
The sophomore release from the Baltimore sextet Bumper Jacksons, Too Big World, is a...
Homesick Hank – Beautiful Life
The Danish Americana band Homesick Hank formed in 2002 and it’s been six years...
Kevin Gordon – Long Gone Time
Nashville based Kevin Gordon follows-up his excellent 2012 release Gloryland with Long Gone Time...
Jason Isbell – Something More Than Free
Since his departure from the southern country rock band the Drive-By Truckers in 2007,...
Israel Nash – Israel Nash’s Silver Season
Israel Nash follows-up his critically acclaimed 2013 album Rain Plans with Israel Nash’s Silver...
The Lonesome Billies – It’s Good To Be Lonesome
Portland four-piece The Lonesome Billies play a spirited blend of classic country, honky tonk,...
The Amigos – Diner In The Sky
The Amigos (now Silver City Bound) are a toe-tapping, high-energy accordion driven Americana band...
The Honeycutters – Me Oh My
Asheville, NC quintet The Honeycutters’ third album, Me Oh My, was produced by band...
Rayland Baxter – Imaginary Man
Nashville based singer/songwriter Rayland Baxter’s sound has evolved from the stripped down acoustic vibe...
Phil Cook – Southland Mission
The impressive solo album Southland Mission by Phil Cook (Megafaun) was co-produced alongside his...
Roadside Graves – Acne/Ears
It’s been four long years since New Jersey band Roadside Graves released the excellent...
Ruby Boots – Solitude
Perth based country singer/songwriter Ruby Boots (a.k.a. Bex Chilcott) follows-up a pair of well...
John Craigie – Working On My Farewell
John Craigie’s latest album, Working on My Farewell, is in its own right a...
Built To Spill – Untethered Moon
Built to Spill’s 8th album, Untethered Moon, sees Doug Martsch and a combination of...
Eilen Jewell – Sundown Over Ghost Town
Following 2011’s acclaimed Queen of the Minor Key, singer/songwriter Eilen Jewell relocated back to...
Leon Bridges – Coming Home
Texas singer Leon Bridges’ debut album Coming Home is like stepping back in time...
The Dustbowl Revival – With A Lampshade On
The Dustbowl Revival follows-up 2013’s excellent “Carry Me Home” with a new batch of...
Sam Outlaw – Angeleno
It was only a year ago that successful ad-sales director Sam Morgan took his...
Dawes – All Your Favorite Bands
Dawes pulls out all the stops for their albums, relocating to specific studios and...
Barna Howard – Quite A Feelin’
Portland based singer/songwriter Barna Howard is out with his sophomore effort, Quite A Feelin’,...
Andy Gabbard – Fluff
Andy Gabbard (guitarist, vocalist) of the Cincinnati based rock band Buffalo Killers has released...
Charlie Parr – Stumpjumper
Prolific Minnesota based musician Charlie Parr is out with a fantastic full band album,...
Joe Pug – Windfall
Following Joe Pug’s debut full-length Messenger in 2010 and The Great Despiser in 2012,...
Anna and Elizabeth – Anna and Elizabeth
The duo of multi-instrumentalist/singer Anna Roberts-Gevalt and Virginian folk singer Elizabeth LaPrelle released a...
Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line – Wake
Nora Jane Struthers’ third album, Wake, continues to stray from her bluegrass roots to...
John Moreland – High on Tulsa Heat
Over the past few years some of the best emerging singer/songwriter talent has come...
Emma Swift – Emma Swift
Australian Emma Swift isn’t well known here in the states, but back home she...
Leaf Rapids – Lucky Stars
Leaf Rapids is the side project of Manitoba based band Nathan (singer/songwriter Keri Latimer...
Pharis and Jason Romero – A Wanderer I’ll Stay
Hailing from Horsefly, British Columbia husband-and-wife duo Pharis and Jason Romero released their third...
Trout Steak Revival – Brighter Every Day
Coming off a win at the 41st Telluride Bluegrass Band Competition, Colorado based Trout...
Matthew E. White – Fresh Blood
Richmond, VA based Matthew E. White follows-up 2012’s excellent hazy Laurel Canyon, southern soul,...
Buxton – Half a Native
I’m always surprised when a talented band like Houston’s Buxton hasn’t caught on beyond...
William Elliott Whitmore – Radium Death
Iowa native William Elliott Whitmore is best known for his stark, rural folk albums,...
The Foghorn Stringband – Devil in the Seat
Portland’s The Foghorn Stringband may be one of the hardest working relatively unknown bands...
Tom Brosseau – Perfect Abandon
For almost 15 years, Tom Brosseau has been writing and playing a brand of...
Ryley Walker – Primrose Green
24-year-old singer-songwriter/guitarist Ryley Walker follows-up his excellent 2014 full-length debut All Kinds of You,...
American Aquarium – Wolves
Wolves by Raleigh’s American Aquarium (a.k.a. singer/songwriter BJ Barham) is a bold and introspective...
Houndmouth – Little Neon Limelight
The sophomore full-length album from Indiana quartet Houndmouth embraces a spirited combination of rock...
Calexico – Edge of the Sun
Tucson’s Calexico follows 2012’s New Orleans tinged Algiers with their eighth album Edge of...
Pokey LaFarge – Something In The Water
American music revivalist Pokey LaFarge jumps from Jack White’s Third Man Records to Rounder...
Banditos – Banditos
Gritty, whiskey soaked Nashville-based/Birmingham bred southern rock band Banditos release their full-length self-titled debut...
Davey Craddock and The Spectacles – Going Home
For the past decade or so, Perth based Davey Craddock has built a reputation...
Tobias Jesso Jr. – Goon
If you’re are not yet familiar with Tobias Jesso Jr., he was member of...
Elvis Perkins – I Aubade
Six years after the release of his sophomore album Elvis Perkins in Dearland, the...
Pops Staples – Don’t Lose This
The posthumous Roebuck “Pops” Staples release Don’t Lose This comes to us by way...
Father John Misty – I Love You Honeybear
Father John Misty (the mystical faux-bohemian alter ego of singer-songwriter Josh Tillman) follows 2012’s...
Two Gallants – We Are Undone
Two Gallants – the duo of Adam Stephens and Tyson Vogel – have over...
JD McPherson – Let The Good Times Roll
JD McPherson was the breakout artist on the 2010 roots music scene with his...
Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors – Medicine
Medicine – the follow-up to Nashville-based singer/songwriter Drew Holcomb’s critically acclaimed 2013 album Good...
Jake Xerxes Fussell – Jake Xerxes Fussell
The self-titled debut from Durham, NC based Jake Xerxes Fussell is an outright gem...
Steve Gunn and The Black Twig Pickers – Seasonal Hire
Seasonal Hire is collaborative release by indie folk artist Steve Gunn (formerly of Kurt...
The Lone Bellow – Then Came The Morning
The Lone Bellow follow-up their critically acclaimed 2013 self-titled debut album with Then Came...
Anthony D’Amato – The Shipwreck From the Shore
New Jersey native Anthony D’Amato’s start in songcraft began in Ivy League academia, with...