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John Craigie – No Rain, No Rose

John Craigie – No Rain, No Roses

In his newest release ,folk troubadour John Craigie pauses from the lone life of a…read more→

Gold Star – Big Blue

Gold Star – Big Blue

Gold Star is the moniker for L.A. country folk tinged singer/songwriter Marlon Rabenreither who follows…read more→

Foxygen – Hang

Foxygen – Hang

Foxygen (Sam France and Jonathan Rado) is out with their fourth LP, Hang. On sheer…read more→

Dead Man Winter - Furnace

Dead Man Winter – Furnace

Trampled by Turtles founder Dave Simonett is out with Furnace, the latest under his project…read more→

The Brother Brothers – Tugboat EP

The Brother Brothers – Tugboat EP

Identical twins Adam and David Moss (a.k.a. The Brother Brothers) have come together to create…read more→

John K Samson - Winter Wheat

John K. Samson – Winter Wheat

John K. Samson’s Winter Wheat is a title fitting his second solo effort, a compilation…read more→

LukeWinslow-King - Im Glad Trouble Don't Last Always

Luke Winslow-King – I’m Glad Trouble Don’t Last Always

It’s definitely hard when someone breaks up with a spouse and it’s no wonder that…read more→

Adam Remnant – When I Was A Boy

Adam Remnant – When I Was a Boy

For near fourteen years, Adam Remnant was the frontman of indie/Americana band Southeast Engine and…read more→

Chatham County Line - Autumn

Chatham County Line – Autumn

North Carolina’s Chatham County Line often gets lumped in with bluegrass acts, but they’re more…read more→

K Phillips - Dirty Wonder

K Phillips – Dirty Wonder

Americana rock musician K Phillips follows-up his epic 2012 debut, American Girls, with Dirty Wonder.…read more→

Hiss Golden Messenger – Heart Like a Levee

Hiss Golden Messenger – Heart Like a Levee

Hiss Golden Messenger, which is NC singer/songwriter M.C. Taylor and a rotating cast of collaborators,…read more→

The Devil Makes Three – Redemption and Ruin

The Devil Makes Three – Redemption and Ruin

Following 2013’s critically acclaimed/Buddy Miller produced LP I’m a Stranger Here, The Devil Makes Three…read more→

Tom Brosseau - North Dakota Impressions

Tom Brosseau – North Dakota Impressions

North Dakota Impressions is the third installment of an album trilogy inspired by singer/songwriter Tom…read more→

Karl Blau - Introducing Karl Blau

Karl Blau – Introducing Karl Blau

The latest in his body of work arrives via Bella Union Records and producer Tucker…read more→

Wilco – Schmilco

Wilco – Schmilco

Schmilco, the follow-up to Wilco’s 2015’s experimental noise rock album Star Wars, could be seen…read more→

Fruit Bats - Absolute Loser

Fruit Bats – Absolute Loser

After the Fruit Bats’ 2011 release Tripper, frontman Eric D. Johnson decided to take a…read more→

Dawes - We're All Gonna Die

Dawes – We’re All Gonna Die

SoCal country-rock revivalists Dawes change things up from the 70’s AM sound of their past…read more→

Ultimate Painting – Dusk

Ultimate Painting – Dusk

London-based duo Ultimate Painting – Jack Cooper and James Hoare – are out with their…read more→

Ryley Walker - Golden Sings That Have Been Sung

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, Tim…read more→

Adam Torres - Pearls to Swine

Adam Torres – Pearls to Swine

Austin, TX based singer/songwriter Adam Torres released his sophomore album Pearls to Swine ten years…read more→

Cass McCombs - Mangy Love

Cass McCombs – Mangy Love

Mangy Love marks the eighth album for Cass McCombs, who delivers another genre-bending indie rock…read more→

Andy Shauf - The Party

Andy Shauf – The Party

Andy Shauf’s latest album, The Party, is a gorgeous follow up to his critically acclaimed…read more→

Evening Bell – Dying Stars

Evening Bell – Dying Stars

Dying Stars is an collection of 8 songs, the full length debut from Seattle’s 5…read more→

Courtney Marie Andrews – Honest Life

Courtney Marie Andrews – Honest Life

Arizona born Seattle based singer/songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews describes her third full album “Honest Life”…read more→

Woods - City Sun Eater in the River of Light

Woods – City Sun Eater in the River of Light

With nine albums under their belt, Brooklyn’s Woods seem comfortable in their identity as one…read more→

William Tyler - Modern Country

William Tyler – Modern Country

Guitarist William Tyler’s 2013’s release The Impossible Truth was a loose, rambling, and beautiful exploration…read more→

Michaela Anne - Easier Than Leaving

Michaela Anne – Easier Than Leaving

Nashville-by-way-of-Brooklyn singer/songwriter Michaela Anne received a fair amount of critical acclaim for her debut album…read more→

Robert Ellis - Robert Ellis

Robert Ellis – Robert Ellis

Houston based singer/songwriter Robert Ellis follows-up his breakthrough 2014 release The Lights from the Chemical…read more→

Laura Gibson - Empire Builder

Laura Gibson – Empire Builder

Empire Builder is Laura Gibson’s first album since 2012’s La Grande, and it was created…read more→

Kasy and Clayton - Strange Country

Kasy and Clayton – Strange Country

Hailing from remote southern Saskatchewan, Canada, young second cousins Kacy Anderson and Clayton Linthicum have…read more→

Kallispell - Printer's Son

Kallispell – Printer’s Son

Kalispell is the Americana/folk project of Eau Claire, Wisconsin singer/songwriter Shane Leonard, who is also…read more→

Steve Gunn - Eyes On The Lines

Steve Gunn – Eyes on the Lines

Guitar virtuoso Steve Gunn has been quite prolific over the past decade, releasing one-off projects…read more→

The Avett Brothers - True Sadness

The Avett Brothers – True Sadness

The Avett Brothers’ ninth album, True Sadness, is the another triumphant partnership with producer Rick…read more→

Kevin Morby - Singing Saw

Kevin Morby – Singing Saw

Singer-songwriter and former Woods member Kevin Morby decided to work with producer Sam Cohen (Yellowbirds)…read more→

Ben Lubeck – Rented Rooms

Ben Lubeck – Rented Rooms

Minneapolis based singer/songwriter Ben Lubeck (Farewell Milwaukee) has released his solo debut Rented Rooms –…read more→

Pickathon 2016

Pickathon 2016

Now in its 18th year, the Pickathon music festival which resides just outside of Portland,…read more→

Honeycutters - On The Ropes

The Honeycutters – On The Ropes

Asheville, NC band The Honeycutters follow-up 2015’s excellent Me Oh My with a new collection…read more→

Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros - PersonA

Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros – PersonA

For their fourth album, PersonA, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros change things up a…read more→

The Bones of JR Jones - Spirit's Furnace

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, Jonathon…read more→

Sturgill Simpson – A Sailor's Guide To Earth

Sturgill Simpson – A Sailor’s Guide To Earth

Sturgill Simpson is one of my favorite new artists of this decade — both as…read more→

Cian Nugent – Night Fiction

Cian Nugent – Night Fiction

Irish guitarist Cian Nugent follows-up 2011’s acclaimed solo acoustic guitar album Doubles, and 2013’s expansive…read more→

Charles Bradley - Changes

Charles Bradley – Changes

Charles Bradley’s – a.k.a. the Screaming Eagle of Soul – brings honest music straight from…read more→

Hayes Carll – Lovers and Leavers

Hayes Carll – Lovers and Leavers

For nearly fifteen years, Hayes Carll has been crafting some of the best contemporary country…read more→

Robbie Fulks – Upland Stories

Robbie Fulks – Upland Stories

Robbie Fulks is often considered one of the most underrated and talented southern music singer/songwriters,…read more→

Parker Millsap – The Very Last Day

Parker Millsap – The Very Last Day

Young Oklahoma singer/songwriter Parker Millsap released the follow-up to 2014’s critically acclaimed self-titled album with…read more→

Margo Price – Midwest Farmer's Daughter

Margo Price – Midwest Farmer’s Daughter

Singer/songwriter Margo Price’s debut album Midwest Farmer’s Daughter is both a nod to Loretta Lynn…read more→

The Sumner Brothers – The Hell In Your Mind

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 Be…read more→

The Cave Singers - Banshee

The Cave Singers – Banshee

Pacific NW band The Cave Singers’ fifth album, Banshee, finds the group expanding their boundaries…read more→

Andy Ferrell – At Home and in Nashville

Andy Ferrell – At Home and In Nashville

one of his greatest musical influences, the late Doc Watson. Ferrell’s debut full-length album, At…read more→

The Brothers Comatose – City Painted Gold

The Brothers Comatose – City Painted Gold

The San Francisco Americana/bluegrass quintet Brothers Comatose released their third album, City Painted Gold, a…read more→

Cicada Rhythm – Cicada Rhythm

Cicada Rhythm – Cicada Rhythm

I’m admittedly behind the curve on Cicada Rhythm’s self-titled release as it came out this…read more→

Southern Family – Southern Family

Southern Family – Southern Family

Following in the footsteps of legendary producer T Bone Burnett and fellow contemporary Ethan Johns…read more→

M Ward - More Rain

M. Ward – More Rain

For over 15 years, M. Ward released some of the most consistent and enjoyable folk-tinged…read more→

Mount Moriah – How To Dance

Mount Moriah – How To Dance

Mount Moriah’s third album How to Dance takes on a southern rock vibe filled with…read more→

Lake Street Dive - Side Pony

Lake Street Dive – Side Pony

Since their first full-length debut in 2010, Boston based quartet Lake Street Dive’s been wooing…read more→

Freakwater – Scheherazade

Freakwater – Scheherazade

It has been a long ten years in-between Freakwater albums, so Scheherazade is the welcome…read more→

Dylan LeBlanc – Cautionary Tale

Dylan LeBlanc – Cautionary Tale

Dylan LeBlanc was practically raised in the legendary Fame Studios where his dad was a…read more→

The Cactus Blossoms – You’re Dreaming

The Cactus Blossoms – You’re Dreaming

The Minneapolis duo of Jack Torrey and Page Burkum take inspiration from the early days…read more→

Dori Freeman – Dori Freeman

Dori Freeman – Dori Freeman

Twenty-four year old Virginian and Appalachian singer/songwriter Dori Freeman’s self-titled debut album is nothing short…read more→

Dr. Dog – The Psychedelic Swamp

Dr. Dog – The Psychedelic Swamp

The Psychedelic Swamp was originally the title of Dr. Dog’s long lost debut 2001 cassette…read more→

Eva Salina – Saban Bajramovic

Eva Salina – Sings Šaban Bajramovic

Brooklyn based vocalist and Balkan music aficionado Eva Salina dedicates her new album to Serbian…read more→

Anderson East – Delilah

Anderson East – Delilah

Delilah – the third album and first major label release – from singer/songwriter Anderson East…read more→

Bumper Jacksons – Too Big World

Bumper Jacksons – Too Big World

The sophomore release from the Baltimore sextet Bumper Jacksons, Too Big World, is a collection…read more→

Homesick Hank – Beautiful Life

Homesick Hank – Beautiful Life

The Danish Americana band Homesick Hank formed in 2002 and it’s been six years since…read more→

Kevin Gordon – Long Gone Time

Kevin Gordon – Long Gone Time

Nashville based Kevin Gordon follows-up his excellent 2012 release Gloryland with Long Gone Time –…read more→

Jason Isbell – Something More Than Free

Jason Isbell – Something More Than Free

Since his departure from the southern country rock band the Drive-By Truckers in 2007, Jason…read more→

Israel Nash - Israel Nash's Silver Season

Israel Nash – Israel Nash’s Silver Season

Israel Nash follows-up his critically acclaimed 2013 album Rain Plans with Israel Nash’s Silver Season,…read more→

The Lonesome Billies – It’s Good To Be Lonesome

The Lonesome Billies – It’s Good To Be Lonesome

Portland four-piece The Lonesome Billies play a spirited blend of classic country, honky tonk, and…read more→

The Amigos – Diner In The Sky

The Amigos – Diner In The Sky

The Amigos (now Silver City Bound) are a toe-tapping, high-energy accordion driven Americana band that…read more→

The Honeycutters - Me Oh My

The Honeycutters – Me Oh My

Asheville, NC quintet The Honeycutters’ third album, Me Oh My, was produced by band leader…read more→

Rayland Baxter - Imaginary Man

Rayland Baxter – Imaginary Man

Nashville based singer/songwriter Rayland Baxter’s sound has evolved from the stripped down acoustic vibe of…read more→

Phil Cook - Southland Mission

Phil Cook – Southland Mission

The impressive solo album Southland Mission by Phil Cook (Megafaun) was co-produced alongside his brother…read more→

The Roadside Graves - Acne/Ears

Roadside Graves – Acne/Ears

It’s been four long years since New Jersey band Roadside Graves released the excellent We…read more→

Ruby Boots - Solitude

Ruby Boots – Solitude

Perth based country singer/songwriter Ruby Boots (a.k.a. Bex Chilcott) follows-up a pair of well received…read more→

John Craigie - Working On My Farewell

John Craigie – Working On My Farewell

John Craigie’s latest album, Working on My Farewell, is in its own right a departure…read more→

Built To Spill – Untethered Moon

Built To Spill – Untethered Moon

Built to Spill’s 8th album, Untethered Moon, sees Doug Martsch and a combination of new…read more→

Eilen Jewell – Sundown Over Ghost Town

Eilen Jewell – Sundown Over Ghost Town

Following 2011’s acclaimed Queen of the Minor Key, singer/songwriter Eilen Jewell relocated back to her…read more→

Leon Bridges – Coming Home

Leon Bridges – Coming Home

Texas singer Leon Bridges’ debut album Coming Home is like stepping back in time to…read more→

The Dustbowl Revival - With A Lampshade On

The Dustbowl Revival – With A Lampshade On

The Dustbowl Revival follows-up 2013’s excellent “Carry Me Home” with a new batch of genre…read more→

Sam Outlaw - Aangeleno

Sam Outlaw – Angeleno

It was only a year ago that successful ad-sales director Sam Morgan took his mother’s…read more→

Dawes – All Your Favorite Bands

Dawes – All Your Favorite Bands

Dawes pulls out all the stops for their albums, relocating to specific studios and working…read more→

Barna Howard – Quite A Feelin'

Barna Howard – Quite A Feelin’

Portland based singer/songwriter Barna Howard is out with his sophomore effort, Quite A Feelin’, the…read more→

Andy Gabbard – Fluff

Andy Gabbard – Fluff

Andy Gabbard (guitarist, vocalist) of the Cincinnati based rock band Buffalo Killers has released his…read more→

Charlie Parr - Stumpjumper

Charlie Parr – Stumpjumper

Prolific Minnesota based musician Charlie Parr is out with a fantastic full band album, Stumpjumper.…read more→

Joe Pug - Windfall

Joe Pug – Windfall

Following Joe Pug’s debut full-length Messenger in 2010 and The Great Despiser in 2012, and…read more→

Anna And Elizabeth - Anna And Elizabeth

Anna and Elizabeth – Anna and Elizabeth

The duo of multi-instrumentalist/singer Anna Roberts-Gevalt and Virginian folk singer Elizabeth LaPrelle released a beautiful…read more→

Nora JaneStruthers And The Party Line - Wake

Nora Jane Struthers and The Party Line – Wake

Nora Jane Struthers’ third album, Wake, continues to stray from her bluegrass roots to a…read more→

John Moreland - High On Tulsa Heat

John Moreland – High on Tulsa Heat

Over the past few years some of the best emerging singer/songwriter talent has come out…read more→

Emma Swift - Laughing Outlaw

Emma Swift – Emma Swift

Australian Emma Swift isn’t well known here in the states, but back home she is…read more→

Leaf Rapids - Lucky Stars

Leaf Rapids – Lucky Stars

Leaf Rapids is the side project of Manitoba based band Nathan (singer/songwriter Keri Latimer and…read more→

Pharis And Jason Romero - A Wanderer I'll Stay

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 full-length,…read more→

Trout Steak Revival - Brighter Every Day

Trout Steak Revival – Brighter Every Day

Coming off a win at the 41st Telluride Bluegrass Band Competition, Colorado based Trout Steak…read more→

Matthew E White - Fresh Blood

Matthew E. White – Fresh Blood

Richmond, VA based Matthew E. White follows-up 2012’s excellent hazy Laurel Canyon, southern soul, piano…read more→

Buxton - Half A Native

Buxton – Half a Native

I’m always surprised when a talented band like Houston’s Buxton hasn’t caught on beyond critics…read more→

William Elliott Whitmore - Radium Death

William Elliott Whitmore – Radium Death

Iowa native William Elliott Whitmore is best known for his stark, rural folk albums, but…read more→

Foghorn String Band - Devil In The Seat

The Foghorn Stringband – Devil in the Seat

Portland’s The Foghorn Stringband may be one of the hardest working relatively unknown bands despite…read more→

Tom Brosseau - Perfect Abandon

Tom Brosseau – Perfect Abandon

For almost 15 years, Tom Brosseau has been writing and playing a brand of timeless…read more→

Ryley Walker - Primrose Green

Ryley Walker – Primrose Green

24-year-old singer-songwriter/guitarist Ryley Walker follows-up his excellent 2014 full-length debut All Kinds of You, with…read more→

American Aquarium – Wolves

American Aquarium – Wolves

Wolves by Raleigh’s American Aquarium (a.k.a. singer/songwriter BJ Barham) is a bold and introspective album…read more→

Houndmouth - Little Neon Limelight

Houndmouth – Little Neon Limelight

The sophomore full-length album from Indiana quartet Houndmouth embraces a spirited combination of rock and…read more→

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