Lord Huron – Long Lost

The Los Angeles-based indie-folk group Lord Huron follows-up 2018’s Vide Noir with their fourth full-length…read more→

Sam Filiatreau – Sam Filiatreau

Louisville, Kentucky singer/songwriter Sam Filiatreau caught the ears of Caamp’s Taylor Meier and Matt Vinson…read more→

Robert Finley – Sharecropper’s Son

Louisiana soul, gospel, roots singer/songwriter Robert Finley was an army veteran and a skilled carpenter…read more→

The Pink Stones – Introducing the Pink Stones…

Athens, Georgia six-piece band The Pink Stones released their debut Introducing…The Pink Stones – an…read more→

Riley Downing – Start It

Riley Downing – known as one of the lead vocalists and songwriters of the New…read more→

Olav Larsen and the Alabama Rodeo Stars – Stream of Consciousness

Norwegian of Nigerian descent singer/songwriter Olav Larsen was raised on blues staples from his father’s…read more→

Ryley Walker – Course in Fable

New York based singer/songwriter/guitarist Ryley Walker follows-up 2019’s Little Common Twist with his fifth solo…read more→

John Paul Keith – The Rhythm of the City

Knoxville native now Memphis based Americana singer/songwriter John Paul Keith cut his teeth with the…read more→

Josh Hoyer and Colossal – Natural Born Hustler

Lincoln, Nebraska five-piece American soul, funk, and R&B artist Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal follow-up…read more→

The Black Keys – Delta Kream

While The Black Keys have pursued their love of Mississippi blues through past efforts like…read more→

Israel Nash – Topaz

Israel Nash recorded his latest release Topaz – an expanded version of the 2019 Topaz…read more→

Blue Cactus – Stranger Again

Stranger Again – the second album from North Carolina duo Blue Cactus (Steph Stewart and…read more→

Melissa Carper – Daddy’s Country Gold

Veteran Texas-based singer/songwriter/upright bassist Melissa Carper is known as a founding member of the bands…read more→

Rose City Band – Earth Trip

The Portland-based Rose City Band – the solo project of singer/guitarist Ripley Johnson (Wooden Shjips,…read more→

Parker Millsap – Be Here Instead

The fifth album from Oklahoma native now Nashville-based singer/songwriter Parker Millsap changes things up for…read more→

Sunny War – Simple Syrup

Nashville-born, longtime L.A. resident and singer/songwriter Sunny War’s (Sydney Lyndella Ward) albums are filled with…read more→

David James Allen – Radiations

Prince Edward County, Ontario singer/songwriter David James Album follows-up his stellar critically acclaimed 2017 debut…read more→

Amigo The Devil – Born Against

Austin based songwriter/songwriter Amigo the Devil (aka Danny Kiranos) follows-up 2018’s Everything is Fine with…read more→

Morgan Wade – Reckless

26-year-old country singer/songwriter Morgan Wade hails from the heart of Southwest Virginia (Floyd, Virginia) –…read more→

Fruit Bats – The Pet Parade

The Pet Parade – the eighth release by Fruit Bats – is preceded by 2019’s…read more→

John Smith – The Fray

The Fray is the sixth album from British singer-songwriter John Smith – it’s a compelling…read more→

The Brother Brothers – Calla Lily

Peoria, IL natives by way of Brooklyn, The Brother Brothers (Adam and David Moss) follow-up…read more→

Sweetheart – Sweetheart

The Norwegian country-tinged band Sweetheart formed in 2003 but are just this year releasing their…read more→

The Staves – Good Woman

The British indie-folk trio of sisters The Staves (Emily, Jessica and Camilla Staveley-Taylor) follow-up 2017’s…read more→

David Huckfelt – Room Enough, Time Enough

Singer/songwriter and folk artist David Huckfelt (The Pines) released his second solo effort Room Enough,…read more→

Daniel Norgren – Live

Live is Swedish singer/songwriter Daniel Norgren’s first live and sixth album overall and was recorded…read more→

Chatham Rabbits – The Yoke is Easy the Burden is Full

North Carolina folk duo Chatham Rabbits (husband and wife Austin and Sarah McCombie) follow-up their…read more→

Still Corners – The Last Exit

The Still Corners are comprised of British singer Tessa Murray and American songwriter and producer…read more→

Pony Bradshaw – Calico Jim

Georgia-based Pony Bradshaw (a.k.a. James Bradshaw) follows-up his excellent 2019 debut album Sudden Opera with…read more→

Ian Fisher – American Standards

Missouri native now American expat and singer/songwriter Ian Fisher follows-up his 2018 Idle Hands release…read more→

Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno – Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno

Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno (The Onlies) are young up-and-coming Americana talents who have joined…read more→

Hardened and Tempered – Hold the Line

Austin singer/songwriter duo Hardened and Tempered (a.k.a. Kristin Davidson and Carolyn Phillips) follow-up their 2017…read more→

Buck Meek – Two Saviors

Singer/songwriter Buck Meek (guitar, Big Thief) follows-up his self-titled solo record with Two Saviors picking-up…read more→

David Quinn – Letting Go

Chicago country singer/songwriter David Quinn follows-up his excellent 2019 debut, Wanderin’ Fool, with Letting Go…read more→

Langhorne Slim – Strawberry Mansion

2020 was a probably a year most of us would love to forget due to…read more→

Lucero – When You Found Me

The Memphis-based act Lucero has made a 20+ year career out of mixing punk, classic…read more→

Aaron Lee Tasjan – Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!

Nashville-based singer/songwriter Aaron Lee Tasjan follows-up his 2018 Karma for Cheap with Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!…read more→

Kacy and Clayton and Marlon Williams – Plastic Bouquet

Saskatchewan folk/roots duo Kacy & Clayton are joined by New Zealand singer/songwriter Marlon Williamson on…read more→

Tekla Waterfield and Jeff Fielder – Trouble in Time

Seattle-based husband-and-wife singer/songwriter duo Tekla Waterfield and Jeff Fielder spent the last year of quarantine…read more→

Cat Clyde – Good Bones

Ontario singer/songwriter Cat Clyde follows-up her 2017’s debut Ivory Castanets and 2019’s Hunters Trance with…read more→

Luka Kuplowsky – Stardurst

Toronto folk singer/songwriter Luka Kuplowsky follows-up 2017’s What Kind of Animal (released under mononym LUKA)…read more→

Nicholas Jamerson and the Morning Jays – The Wild Frontier

Eastern Kentucky native and singer/songwriter Nicholas Jamerson and the Morning Jays follows-up his 2017 releases…read more→

The Wild Feathers – Medium Rarities

The Wild Feathers’ Medium Rarities is a mix of covers, demos, B-sides and a few…read more→

Loma – Don’t Shy Away

The indie-rock trio Loma, featuring Shearwater’s Jonathan Meiburg and Cross Record’s Emily Cross and Dan…read more→

Big Bill Broonzy – The Midnight Special Live in Nottingham 1957

Big Bill Broonzy is an obscure, often over-looked Blues master considering his influence on the…read more→

The Last Recordings of David Kimbrough Jr. – Say You Don’t Love Me

Blues guitarist David Kimbrough Jr. passed away on July 4th, 2019. The son of equally…read more→

49 Winchester – III

The Castlewood, Virginia five-piece honky-tonk band, 49 Winchester, follows-up their 2018 release The Wind with…read more→

Daniel Young – Television Static

Salt Lake City, Utah singer/songwriter Daniel Young has been making music for the past twenty…read more→

Top Albums of 2020

Our favorite albums of 2020 from left to right and top to bottom.

Chris Stapleton – Starting Over

The five-time Grammy, ten-time CMA, and seven-time ACM winner singer/songwriter Chris Stapleton’s (The SteelDrivers) follows-up…read more→

Bronwynne Brent – Undercover

For singer/songwriter Bronwynne Brent’s third album, Undercover, the Greenville, Mississippi native traveled to Brooklyn’s renowned…read more→

Elliott Brood – Keeper

The Ontario based Juno-winning alt-country trio Elliott Brood follow-up 2017’s Ghost Gardens with their seventh…read more→

The Flat Five – Another World

For the past decade, Chicagoans have enjoyed indie supergroup The Flat Five – a band…read more→

Bettie Smith – The Good the Bad and the Bette

Brooklyn soul singer/songwriter Bette Smith follows-up 2017’s Jetlagger with The Good the Bad and the…read more→

Pierceton Hobbs – Fawn

22-year-old Dickenson County, Virginia singer-songwriter Pierceton Hobbs has released his debut album Fawn. In Hobbs’…read more→

Joy Oladokun – In Defense of My Own Happiness (The Beginnings)

Arizona native by way of Nashville singer/songwriter Joy Oladokun follows-up her 2016 release Carry with…read more→

Blitzen Trapper – Holy Smokes Future Jokes

Portland, Oregon based band Blitzen Trapper follows their excellent 2017 release Wild and Reckless with…read more→

Tyler Childers – Long Violent History

Kentucky singer/songwriter Tyler Childers follows-up 2019’s critically acclaimed Country Squire with Long Violent History –…read more→

Sturgill Simpson – Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions

After two albums of experimentation – 2016’s A Sailor’s Guide to Earth and 2019’s Sound…read more→

Jesse Daniel – Rollin’ On

California singer/songwriter Jesse Daniel follows-up his self-titled debut record with his sophomore effort Rollin’ On…read more→

Elvis Perkins – Creation Myths

Singer/songwriter Elvis Perkins has spent the past 15 years making hushed, offbeat indie folk, and…read more→

Caitlin Cannon – Trash Cannon

released her breakout solo album Trash Cannon – a sassy confessional say-it-like-it-is collection of honky-tonk…read more→

Jeff Tweedy – Love is the King

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy follows-up 2018 Warm and 2019’s Warmer with his fourth solo outing…read more→

Dawes – Good Luck With Whatever

Los Angeles-based rock band Dawes continues to evolve of their sound with their seventh album…read more→

Kathleen Edwards – Total Freedom

Ottawa singer/songwriter Kathleen Edwards’ fifth studio release Total Freedom is her return to music after…read more→

Jordan Tice – Motivational Speakeasy

Maryland bluegrass singer/songwriter Jordan Tice is best known for being a member of the progressive…read more→

Kevin Morby – Sundowner

With the advent of the covid pandemic singer/songwriter Kevin Morby had to stop preparations for…read more→

William Elliott Whitmore – I’m With You

I’m with You is William Elliott Whitmore’s eighth studio album and his first album of…read more→

Bill Callahan – Gold Record

Released less than a year after the six-years-in-the-making Shepherd in A Sheepskin Vest, Bill Callahan’s…read more→

Colter Wall – Western Swing and Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs

The 25-year-old Saskatchewan, Canada traditional country singer/songwriter Colter Wall follows-up the excellent 2018 release Songs…read more→

Daniel Donato – A Young Man’s Country

Nashville based twenty-five-year-old singer/songwriter Daniel Donato is a six-string guitar wunderkind who has been honing…read more→

Joshua Ray Walker – Glad You Made It

Dallas-based honky-tonker wunderkind Joshua Ray Walker follows-up his near-perfect breakthrough 2019 debut album Wish You…read more→

The Dead Tongues – Transmigration Blues

Singer/songwriter Ryan Gustafson (a.k.a. The Dead Tongues) follow’s-up 2018’s excellent Unsung Passage with his fourth…read more→

Old 97’s – Twelfth

Dallas based Old 97’s have been a band for nearly 30 years and are still…read more→

Jim White – Misfit’s Jubilee

TSinger/songwriter and Americana music stalwart Jim White follows-up 2017’s Waffles, Triangles and Jesus, with his…read more→

The Avett Brothers – Gleam III

North Carolina’s The Avett Brothers (Scott and Seth) initially developed a reputation as a raw,…read more→

Garcia Peoples – Nightcap At Wits’ End

The New Jersey-based avant-garde jam band Garcia Peoples follow-up their breakthrough 2018 album Cosmic Cash…read more→

Cinder Well – No Summer

Cinder Well is the concept of singer/songwriter Amelia Baker, a native Californian who currently resides…read more→

Andrew Tuttle – Alexandra

Queensland, Australia’s multi-instrumentalist Andrew Tuttle follows-up 2018’s self-titled album with his fourth release Alexandra –…read more→

James Hyland – Western

Austin, Texas-based singer/songwriter James Hyland (co-founder and frontman of South Austin Jug Band) follows-up his…read more→

Delta Spirit – What is There

The Southern Californian-based band Delta Spirit returns after a six-year hiatus to follow-up their critically…read more→

The Roadside Graves – That’s Why We’re Running Away

The Roadside Graves return after a five-year hiatus with That’s Why We’re Running Away, the…read more→

Zephaniah Ohora – Listening to the Music

Brooklyn based Singer/songwriter Zephaniah Ohora follows-up his 2017 debut This Highway with his sophomore release…read more→

Bread & Butter – Psycho World

Seattle’s Bread and Butter return with Psycho World, a fuzz-drenched, riff-heavy joyride that dives headfirst…read more→

Jarrod Dickenson – Ready The Horses

Texas native by way of Nashville singer/songwriter Jarrod Dickenson follows up 2019’s Under a Texas…read more→

Jayhawks – XOXO

The Jayhawks have long been recognized as one of the primary influences on modern Americana/roots…read more→

Golden Shoals – Golden Shoals

Asheville, North Carolina’s Golden Shoals – formerly known as Hoot and Holler (aka Mark Kilianski…read more→

Khruangbin – Mordechai

Houston based trio Khruangbin follows their breakthrough 2018 release Hasta El Cielo with third studio…read more→

Tom Alexander – Waves

Portland-based musician Tommy Alexander follows-up his 2019 release Baby You’re Blue with his third LP…read more→

Clay Harper – Dirt Yard Street

Atlanta based singer/songwriter Clay Harper is known for his work with bands like The Coolies…read more→

The Tender Things – How You Make a Fool

Austin, TX-based The Tender Things follow-up their excellent 2017 self-titled debut with How You Make…read more→

The Texas Gentlemen – Floor It!!!

The Dallas-based collective The Texas Gentlemen follow-up their excellent 2017 TX Jelly release with Floor…read more→

Jake Blount – Spider Tales

Providence, Rhode Island-based Black scholar, LGBTQ activist, fiddler, banjoist, singer/songwriter Jake Blount is out with…read more→

Kristen Grainger and True North – Ghost Tattoo

Oregon based band Kristen Grainger and True North follow-up 2018’s acclaimed Open Road, Broken Heart…read more→

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→