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→

Hibbs Family Band – Tears in Missouri

Athens, Georgia based traditional Southern group Hibbs Family Band is comprised of Rob (guitar) and…read more→

Mammals – Nonet

The Hudson Valley, New York based band The Mammals released their second album Nonet following…read more→

Owen Cook – Owen Cook

After three years in the making, New Orleans, Louisiana singer/songwriter Owen Cook is out with…read more→

Cordovas – Destiny Hotel

The Cordovas follow up their very enjoyable 2018’s That Santa Fe Channel with Destiny Hotel…read more→

Katie Pruitt – Expectations

25-year-old Georgia based singer-songwriter Katie Pruitt is out with her debut album Expectations – a…read more→

Mapache – From Liberty Street

LA based Mapache (aka Sam Blasucci and Clay Finch) are a charming duo known for…read more→

Sarah Siskind – Modern Appalachia

North Carolina native and singer/songwriter Sarah Siskind follows her 2015 release In the Mountains with…read more→

Western Centuries – Call the Captain

One of the region’s top country/honky-tonk bands, Western Centuries, follow their excellent 2018 LP Songs…read more→

The War and Treaty – Hearts Town

The Nashville soul act The War and Treaty (Tanya Blount-Trotter and Michael Trotter Jr.) follow-up…read more→

Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher

Indie singer/songwriter Phoebe Bridgers’ popularity boomed after the release of her acclaimed 2017 debut Stranger…read more→

Jason Isbell – Reunions

Acclaimed four-time Grammy winner, singer-songwriter Jason Isbell follows-up the immense success of 2015’s Something More…read more→

Margo Price – That’s How Rumors Get Started

Nashville country singer/songwriter Margo Price is known for writing biting and tender country songs —…read more→

Patina – Hard Luck Sound

Nashville country singer/songwriter Margo Price is known for writing biting and tender country songs —…read more→

The Roseline – Good/Grief

Lawrence, Kansas heartland Americana band The Roseline (fronted by Colin Halliburton) has evolved from an…read more→

John Baumann – Country Shade

Texas based singer/songwriter/ picker John Baumann of The Panhandlers follows-up 2017’s Proving Grounds with his…read more→

Molly Maher – Follow

Minnesota-based singer/songwriter Molly Maher follows-up 2011’s Merry Come Up release after a nine-year gap with…read more→

Ruston Kelly – Shape and Destroy

Nashville singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly’s second full-length album Shape and Destroy comes on the heels of…read more→

American Aquarium – Lamentations

The North Carolina based band American Aquarium cut their latest album, Lamentations, in Los Angeles…read more→

Pokey LaFarge – Rock Bottom Rhapsody

Mid-western singer/songwriter Pokey LaFarge follows-up 2017’s Manic Revelations release with Rock Bottom Rhapsody. LaFarge continues…read more→

Jaime Wyatt – Neon Cross

Jaime Wyatt follows-up her acclaimed 2017 debut Felony Blues with the new album Neon Cross.…read more→

Teddy Thompson – Heartbreaker Please

British singer/songwriter Teddy Thompson’s Heartbreaker Please is his first solo release in nearly a decade…read more→

Eric Long – Looking Up

Pennsylvania native by way of San Francisco singer/songwriter Eric Long follows-up 2018’s solo A Long…read more→

Jonathan Wilson – Dixie Blur

LA based guitarist and singer/songwriter Jonathan Wilson has released three excellent albums over the past…read more→

Pharis and Jason Romero – Bet on Love

Romero follow-up 2018’s excellent, multi-award-winning Sweet Old Religion with their fifth studio effort, Bet on…read more→

Caitlin Sherman – Death to the Damsel

Seattle based singer/songwriter Caitlin Sherman (formally of Evening Bell, Slow Skate) releases her solo debut…read more→

S.G. Goodman – Old Time Feeling

Western Kentucky native and singer/songwriter S.G. Goodman’s debut record Old Time Feeling showcases her soaring…read more→

Dakota Theim – Somewhere Under the Sun

Portland-based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dakota Theim’s debut album Somewhere Under the Sun recalls the classic…read more→

Early James – Singing for My Supper

Alabama native and singer/songwriter Early James (aka Frederick James Mullis, Jr.) released his debut album,…read more→

Sam Doores – Sam Doores

!– wp:paragraph –> Sam Doores (The Deslondes, Hurray for the Riff Raff) recorded his self-titled…read more→

The Legendary Ingramettes – Take A Look in The Book

With sixty-five years of making music under their belt, The Legendary Ingramettes have lasted generations…read more→

Clem Snide – Forever Just Beyond

Singer/songwriter Eef Barzelay (aka Clem Snide) has had a rough go the past decade –…read more→

Iron City Houserockers – Have A Good Time But Get Out Alive

Forty years after its original release on Cleveland International Records, Pittsburgh’s Iron City Houserockers are…read more→

Miss Tess – The Moon is an Ashtray

Nashville based singer-songwriter Miss Tess follows-up her 2016 release, Baby, We All Know, with The…read more→

Gus Clark and the Least of His Problems – A Bit of Country Music

Seattle-born crooner Gus Clark (Country Lips) and the Least of His Problems follows-up Clark’s self-titled…read more→

Sadler Vaden – Anybody Out There?

Jason Isbell’s 400 Unit guitarist Sadler Vaden follows-up his stellar 2016 self-titled debut with Anybody…read more→

Frenchies Blues Destroyers – Praise

Frenchies Blues Destroyers is guitarist/singer/songwriter Kevin “Frenchie” Sciou and drummer Pete Coatney – longtime members…read more→

Lucinda Williams – Good Souls Better Angels

67-year-old Nashville based singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams follows-up 2017’s This Sweet Old World with Good Souls…read more→

Bonny Light Horseman – Bonny Light Horseman

There is an immediate warmth to the self-titled debut from Bonny Light Horseman, the newly…read more→

John Moreland – LP5

The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based singer-songwriter has a penchant for writing stunning soulful sad songs, but his…read more→