Pharis & Jason Romero These Are The Days That Turn In to Years Four years have passed since their last album, Tell ‘Em You Were Gold, released on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. From their barn in Horsefly, British Columbia—between crafting banjos and raising their two children, Pharis & Jason Romero have created the eleven songs that […]
Adam Brodsky American Epitaph Adam Brodsky is a curious character. A local Philadelphia figure and an anti-folk anti-hero, he wields self-deprecation, political satire, and social commentary with brilliance. He is back with his first album in a very long time, American Epitaph (Permanent Records), a collection of thirteen songs penned with biting humor and righteous […]
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Joshua Ray Walker Ain’t Dead Yet On this Friday, May 29th, Joshua Ray Walker delivers his new album, Ain’t Dead Yet, produced by John Pedigo and released via Thirty Tigers and East Dallas Records. The record is at once full of romp and raucous energy and deeply introspective, evoking the best of 1970s outlaw country […]
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Jobi Riccio Face the Feeling For her new album, Face the Feeling (released May 15 on Yep Roc Records), singer-songwriter Jobi Riccio, originally from Colorado and now based in Nashville, confronts her anxieties and inner struggles head-on. Rather than running from them, she transforms rage, grief, and existential doubt into a source of strength. That […]
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Whitehorse All I Want Is All of It The Canadian husband-and-wife duo Whitehorse are back on May 8 with their new album All I Want Is All of It, set for release on Six Shooter Records. They return to their folk-rock romantic aesthetic after more than twenty years of musical and marital partnership. In this […]
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Dan Penn Smoke Filled Room On December 5th, in Austin, Texas, I was poised—with palpable excitement—to step into a veritable temple of the blues and a true institution of the Texas capital: Antone’s Nightclub. Since opening its doors in 1975, the venue has hosted a mind-blowing lineup of performers. All the greats have passed through […]
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Benjamin Tod Vengeance and Grace Benjamin Tod, bandleader of Lost Dog Street Band, where he played alongside his wife, fiddle player Ashley Mae, decided to put the band on an indefinite hiatus following the arrival of their first child. But it does not mean that the Tennessee native songwriter has stopped making music. After his […]
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Mel and The Tall Boys Frontier Of Love (Lacy Records) Mel and The Tall Boys, dubbed New York’s hardest-working bar band—as they like to call themselves—arrive with their debut album Frontier Of Love, which was released March 13 on Lacy Records. Mel Johnston, with her Wanda Jackson attitude infused with punk rock and new wave, […]
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Cat Clyde Mud Blood Bone Cat Clyde is back with her fourth album Mud Blood Bone, released March 13 on Concord Records. Questioning her Métis Indigenous identity and searching for love while affirming her independence, she explains: “I wrote these songs at the end of a big cycle. Love was not present in my life […]
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The Brook & The Bluff “Werewolf” The Nashville-based band The Brook & The Bluff are back, and they clearly intend to be heard. Their new album Werewolf, releasing on March 6 on Dualtone Music Group, arrives on a label well known to Americana and indie rock listeners for quality music. Although rock has always been […]
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