John Grant – Pale Green Ghosts

The breathtaking and unforgiving landscape of Reykjavík, Iceland seems to have influenced or reflected the…read more→

King Tuff – Was Dead

King Tuff draws heavily on the ’70s glam rock scene but filtered through the ingenius…read more→

Blue Hawaii – Untogether

Canadian boyfriend/girlfriend duo Alexander Cowan and Raphaelle Standel-Preston are Blue Hawaii, and they are out…read more→

Iron & Wine – Ghost On Ghost

Ghost On Ghost, the fifth album from the Texas singer/songwriter Iron & Wine (a.k.a. Sam…read more→

Dawes – Stories Don’t End

LA-based retro-rockers Dawes relocated to Ashville, NC to record their third album, Stories Don’t End,…read more→

Roadkill Ghost Choir – Quiet Light EP

Deland, FL indie-folk rockers Roadkill Ghost Choir are out with the EP of Americana, Quiet…read more→

Foxygen – We are The 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic

Foxygen (duo Sam France and Jonathan Rado) return with their full-length, We Are the 21st…read more→

The Phoenix Foundation – Fandango

New Zealand’s The Phoenix Foundation follow-up 2011’s record of charming island pop, Buffalo, with the…read more→

Telekinesis – Dormarion

Michael Benjamin Lerner, aka Telekinesis, has returned with his third full length, Dormarion. As with…read more→

The Milk Carton Kids – The Ash and Clay

The Ash & Clay, the sophomore album from Los Angeles based indie folk duo Kenneth…read more→

Charles Bradley – Victim of Love

64-year-old soul singer Charles Bradley (a.k.a. the Screaming Eagle of Soul) is a bit of…read more→

Frontier Ruckus – Eternity of Dimming

Lansing, MI based folk rockers Frontier Ruckus recently released their third full-length, Eternity of Dimming.…read more→

The Black Lillies – Runaway Freeway Blues

Knoxville, TN Americana band The Black Lillies are making local waves with their unique blend…read more→

Hey Marseilles – Lines We Trace

Seattle’s Hey Marseilles return with their second album, “Lines We Trace” – an elegant set…read more→

Daniel Romano – Come Cry With Me

Ontario, Canada native Daniel Romano is a singer/songwriter who channels 70’s-era honky tonk sound with…read more→

Hayden – Us Alone

Canadian singer/songwriter Hayden (a.k.a. Paul Hayden Desser) has been polishing his brand of intimate, brooding…read more→

James Blake – Overgrown

Young British singer, songwriter and producer James Blake was a breakout star with his eponymous…read more→

Kurt Vile – Wakin on a Pretty Daze

Philadelphia singer/songwriter and indie rock star Kurt Vile, formerly of The War on Drugs, is…read more→

Little Wings – Last

After many years of nomadic life as a surfer, painter and musician, Kyle Field (a.k.a.…read more→

The Flaming Lips – The Terror

Oklahoma City rock veterans The Flaming Lips recently debuted their new album The Terror at…read more→

Dawn McCarthy and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – What The Brothers Sang

What The Brothers Sang is a tribute to the legendary country rock duo The Everly…read more→

Pickwick – Can’t Talk Medicine

Can’t Talk Medicine is the highly anticipated full length debut from Seattle-based band Pickwick, whose…read more→

Iceage – You’re Nothing

Danish four-piece hardcore punk band Iceage released their sophomore album (and first on Matador Records),…read more→

Devendra Banhart – Mala

Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart follows-up 2009’s What Will We Be with his Nonesuch label debut,…read more→

Wayne Hancock – Ride

Traditional country is very much alive and kicking on Wayne “The Train” Hancock’s newest release,…read more→

Tex Smith – A Wayfarer’s Lament

Texas native singer/songwriter Tex Smith is out with his third full-length, A Wayfarer’s Lament. And…read more→

Shout Out Louds – Optica

Stockholm based five-piece Shout Out Louds released their fourth album of indie pop, Optica. Following…read more→

Sallie Ford & Sound Outside – Untamed Beast

Portland’s Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside are back with a new album, Untamed Beast…read more→

Phil Lee – The Fall and Further Decline of the Mighty King of Love

Phil Lee is one of Nashville’s best-kept secrets, an extremely talented musician and songwriter who…read more→

Low – The Invisible Way

With their tenth album The Invisible Way, the Duluth, Minnesota trio Low are joined by…read more→

Mike Cooley – The Fool On Every Corner

Mike Cooley is one half of the powerhouse songwriting team for the alt-country band Drive-By…read more→

Small Houses – Exactly Where You Wanted To Be

Small Houses is Michigan singer/songwriter Jeremy Quentin, whose concise yet lovely acoustic Americana album Exactly…read more→

Josh Rouse – The Happiness Waltz

Nebraska born singer/songwriter Josh Rouse is out with his tenth studio album, The Happiness Waltz.…read more→

Youth Lagoon – Wondrous Bughouse

Following the success of 2011’s The Year of Hibernation – Trevor Powers’ bedroom dream-pop debut…read more→

Son Volt – Honky Tonk

On Son Volt’s sixth studio album Honky Tonk, Jay Farrar focuses on exploring, distilling and…read more→

Mount Moriah – Miracle Temple

Mount Moriah’s sophomore release and debut on Merge Records, Miracle Temple, expands their sonic palette…read more→

William Tyler – Impossible Truth

Lambchop band member William Tyler follows-up his 2010 solo debut of Americana, Behold the Spirit,…read more→

Water Liars – Wyoming

Wyoming, the sophomore release from Mississippi duo Justin Kinkel-Schuster (vocals, guitar) and Andrew Bryant (drums,…read more→

Night Beds – Country Sleep

Night Beds is 23 year old singer/songwriter Winston Yellen, whose solo full-length album Country Sleep…read more→

Kingsley Flood – Battles

Boston and Washington DC based six-piece Kingsley Flood is out with their sophomore full length,…read more→

The Easy Leaves – American Times

The Easy Leaves are California songwriters Kevin Carducci (bass) and Sage Fifield (guitar) and on…read more→

Evening Hymns – Spectral Dusk

Spectral Dusk, the sophomore album from Canada’s Evening Hymns, focuses on the loss of core…read more→

Radar Brothers – Eight

The last five years have seen major line-up changes for L.A. band Radar Brothers (formerly…read more→

The Besnard Lakes – Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO

Montreal’s The Besnard Lakes are set to release their fourth album on April 2 via…read more→

Amor De Dias – The House At Sea

Amor de Días (“love for days”) is Alasdair MacLean (The Clientele) and Lupe Núñez-Fernández (Pipas),…read more→

Josh Ritter – The Beast In Its Tracks

Americana singer-songwriter Josh Ritter’s seventh LP, The Beast In Its Tracks, is a 13-track collection…read more→

The Leisure Society – Alone Abroad The Ark

Alone Abroad The Ark, the latest full-length release from British group The Leisure Society, is…read more→

Frightened Rabbit – Pedestrian Verse

The fourth full-length release from Scotland’s indie folk rock act Frightened Rabbit – Pedestrian Verse…read more→

Yo La Tengo – Fade

Fade, the 13th studio album from Yo La Tengo, is the culmination of 25 years…read more→

Phosphorescent – Muchacho

Phosphorescent (songwriter Matthew Houck) is back with his sixth album titled Muchacho, the follow-up to…read more→

Ra Ra Riot – Beta Love

Syracuse, New York band Ra Ra Riot are out with Beta Love, the follow-up to…read more→

Country Mice – Hour of the Wolf

Brooklyn band Country Mice is Jason Reuger (singer/songwriter), Ben Bullington (guitar), Mike Feldman (bass) and…read more→

Vusi Mahlasela – Sing to the People

South African singer/songwriter/guitarist and activist Vusi Mahlasela is celebrating his longtime career as “The Voice”…read more→

The Cave Singers – Naomi

Seattle based indie folk act The Cave Singers return with their fourth full-length album, Naomi,…read more→

Luke Winslow-King – The Coming Tide

New Orleans based Luke Winslow-King is a talented singer-songwriter who is making a name for…read more→

Holopaw – Academy Songs: Volume I

The fourth full-length release Academy Songs: Volume I from the Gainesville, FL indie rockers Holopaw…read more→

Wake Owl – Wild Country

Vancouver, BC folk band Wake Owl is singer/songwriter Colyn Cameron and bandmates Aiden Brant-Briscall, Josh…read more→

The Casket Girls – Sleepwalking

Savannah, Georgia trio Ryan Graveface (guitar) and sisters Elsa and Phaedra Greene (vocals) are The…read more→

Country Lips – Touched

Outlaw country is making a resurgence, and Seattle collective Country Lips are tearing up local…read more→

The Helio Sequence – Negotiations

Portland, Oregon indie folk duo The Helio Sequence – Brandon Summers (guitar, vocals) and Benjamin…read more→

Jim James – Regions of Light and Sound of God

Regions of Light and Sound of God is the debut solo album by My Morning…read more→

Raymond Byron and The White Freighter – Little Death Shaker

After five albums of somber experimental Americana and fractured folk with Castanets, the nomadic singer…read more→

The Black Twig Pickers – Rough Carpenters

Virginia/West Virginia Appalachian folk and bluegrass band The Black Twig Pickers return with a new…read more→

Mayeux and Broussard – While the Gittin’s Good

Austin based band Mayeux and Broussard are Tate Mayeux (vocals, acoustic guitar) and Brian Broussard…read more→

The Amazing – Gentle Stream

Swedish band The Amazing returns with their second album, Gentle Stream. Their latest collection draws…read more→

Jay William Henderson – The Sun Will Burn Our Eyes

The Sun Will Burn Our Eyes is the first solo release from Salt Lake City,…read more→

The Lonesome Billies – Useless Bay

Portland, OR four-piece The Lonesome Billies are out with their debut EP of what they…read more→

Goonight, Texas – A Long Life of Living

Goodnight, Texas is a duo featuring Avi Vinocour (The Stone Foxes) and San Francisco musician…read more→

Kyle Swartzwelder – Canadian Pacific

Delaware singer/songwriter Kyle Swartzwelder is out with a new full length of country folk music,…read more→

Ben Rogers – Lost Stories

British born, Vancouver B.C. based roots singer-songwriter Ben Rogers has self-released Lost Stories. The ten…read more→

Black Marble – A Different Arrangement

Brooklyn duo Black Marble follow-up 2012’s Weight Against the Door EP with their debut full-length,…read more→

Jonathan Wilson – Pity Trails and Tomorrow’s Child

Producer and multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Wilson’s music is steeped in vintage Laurel Canyon sounds from the…read more→

Calvin Love – New Radar

Lo-fi dance pop musician Calvin Love’s latest, New Radar, draws inspiration from 50’s and 60’s…read more→

Birdt – Place For One Day

Netherland’s indie folk band Birdt (formerly Bird) self-released their full length follow-up to Arjenballet, Place…read more→

Aidan Knight – Small Reveal

Victoria B.C. based singer-songwriter Aidan Knight returns with Small Reveal – the follow-up to his…read more→

Charlie Parr – Barnswallow

Barnswallow is country blues musician Charlie Parr’s eleventh full-length release. Parr shines again both as…read more→

Rayna Gellert – Old Light

Longtime stringband member Rayna Gellert has struck out on her own with a debut solo…read more→

The Luyas – Animator

Animator is the third, and latest, full-length release from Montreal indie rock quintet, The Luyas.…read more→

Quarter Mile Thunder – Twist

Quarter Mile Thunder is the latest incarnation of Chicago musician Ben Clarke, and on Twist,…read more→

Mark Eitzel – Don’t Be A Stranger

Mark Eitzel is best known as the wry crooner and leader of the San Francisco…read more→

Local Natives – Hummingbird

LA indie rock outfit Local Natives return with their sophomore album, Hummingbird, the follow-up to…read more→

Top Albums 2012

Our favorite albums of 2012 from left to right and top to bottom. Click the…read more→

Callers – Reviver

Reviver, the third album from Brooklyn indie pop outfit Callers, is a captivating listen full…read more→

Field Music – Play

Over the past seven years Field Music has kept busy with four critically-acclaimed studio albums,…read more→

Dum Dum Girls – End of Daze

Dum Dum Girls started out as a punky and plucky girl group led by Kristin…read more→

Ethan Johns – If Not Now, Then When?

British record producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Ethan Johns has produced some of my…read more→

Poor Moon – Poor Moon

Seattle-based quartet Poor Moon is a side project of Fleet Foxes bassist Christian Wargo who…read more→

Keaton Henson – Sweetheart, What Have You Done to Us

Following his recent debut album Dear, young British graphic novelist and musician Keaton Henson is…read more→

Yellow Ostrich – Ghost EP

Brooklyn based band Yellow Ostrich is prolific as ever, recently releasing their fantastic six song…read more→

Jason Molina – Autumn Bird Songs

Singer-songwriter Jason Molina (Songs: Ohia, Magnolia Electric Co.) is back with Autumn Bird Songs, his…read more→

Christopher Owens – Lysandre

This past July, Christopher Owens unexpectedly announced that he was leaving his band Girls less…read more→

Tom Brislin – Hurry Up and Smell the Roses

New Jersey native and Nashville resident Tom Brislin has released his debut solo album of…read more→

Titus Andronicus – Local Business

New Jersey-based indie punk band Titus Andronicus is out with their third full length, Local…read more→

Andre Williams – Life

Life holds many meanings for septuagenarian Detroit musician Andre Williams. Williams began his career in…read more→

Taken by Trees – Other Worlds

Taken by Trees is the solo project of Victoria Bergsman, the Swedish singer best known…read more→

Lindi Ortega – Cigarettes and Truckstops

The 2012 sophomore release from Canadian singer/songwriter Lindi Ortega, Cigarettes & Truckstops, takes inspiration from…read more→

Greater Pacific – Incandescent

Greater Pacific was formed by John Phinney (multi-instrumentalist) and Kyle Kersten (formerly of Travel by…read more→

Lord Huron – Lonesome Dreams

Lonesome Dreams is the debut full length from Michigan native/Los Angeles-based musician Ben Schneider (a.k.a.…read more→

Free Energy – Love Sign

Philadelphia band Free Energy is getting ready to release their sophomore effort Love Sign in…read more→

Goldfinch – Faded Explanations Vols. 1-3

Goldfinch is a Tacoma, WA based band comprised of Aaron Stevens (vocals, guitar), Paul Hirschl…read more→