Wreckless Strangers “Blue Sky Fantasy” Wreckless Strangers has a new EP available this week: Blue Sky Fantasy. Produced by 4 time Grammy winner Dave Way (Aretha Franklin, Tracy Chapman) these songs are electric riffs, keyboard grooves and power vocals leading you into and out of calls to seize the moment and “bust out” of whatever […]
Quiet Takes – Regrets Only Quiet Takes is the stage name of songwriter Sarah Magill, who hails from the Northern climes in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She has put out a new album this year, and has rerecorded one of the songs live and is releasing it this week, “Meri Said.” About “Meri Said,” which is […]
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Nolen Sellwood photo by Light in the Valley Photography Nolan Sellwood has a new album with the intriguing title Cadence To The Flame, with songs that stretch into the meaning of life. They are lyrically conscious, bare bones acoustic recordings with fluid and gently plucked guitar strings. Making music in Minnesota, the twenty year old […]
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Casey Neill – time zero land Casey Neill has a new album launching via Fluff and Gravy Records time zero land. This album traces back through events in the ’90s (Pacific Northwest clearcutting) and other happenings in the 2010’s, along with their version of an 18th century Irish ballad, a song about hitchhiking in Ireland, […]
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Jefferson Hyll – Spirits Singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Marble, North Carolina, Jefferson Hyll, has created a new album that considers mortality, loss, grief, and ultimately newfound love: Spirits. Musicially there is a degree of sustain, with electronica synth sounds as a backdrop for the emotionally resonant lyrics. The songs are full of reflection and […]
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John Batdorf – 60 Year Old Groove John Batdorf has a new album 60 Year Old Groove, his first full length album since 2020’s Last Summer. As John says: “I have been releasing EPs since then but the songs kept coming this time so I went with the full CD. There are nine new Batdorf/McLean […]
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Vago What I Can’t Do Vago has a new album of rock tunes with loads of hard driving energy, What I Can’t Do. Vago is a band fronted by Danny Vago, that has roots in both Nebraska and in the North Carolina music scene. This album’ll make you feel like you’re at a live outdoor […]
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The Twins of Franklin The Twins of Franklin are not twins, they are friends, and a band. Becky Shaheen (vocals/guitar/keys) & Laura Lou DuSchane (vocals/uke/guitar/keys) of the Twins of Franklin just put out their new album This Life. Americana Highways had a chance to sit down and talk with them about the album. Here’s what they […]
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MorningBird interview Hailing from northern Minnesota, MorningBird started out as a duo in 2020 with Rob Wheeler (vocals, lead guitar, harmonica, mandolin, stomp box) and Jill Burkes (vocals, guitar, violin). In early 2023 Rob and Jill welcomed Josh Palmi (vocals, upright bass) into the fold. They create music with natural resonances and at time cover […]
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George Marinelli interview George Marinelli has a new double album Except Always. Is his name ringing a bell? He was Bonnie Raitt’s long time lead guitar player as well as a founding member of Bruce Hornsby & the Range. He’s also performed on sessions for James Taylor, Shawn Colvin, Garth Brooks and many many more. […]
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