Favorite Albums of 2021 — Readers’ Poll Results Our readers voted for their favorite albums of 2021, and here are the results! Congratulations! We will add the top 10 to our New Americana Music playlist. There were several tied for the 50 spot so we included them all. What a wonderful year of new music. Thanks […]
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2021’s “45 RPM (Reasons to Purchase Music)” with Playlist After the absolute stillness of 2020, I would take the anticipation found in a 2021 merch line injected into my veins. And that’s what most of this year was – a shot to the musical system, where both concertgoers and artists found themselves stunned at how […]
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Top Picks of 2021 — David Nowels’ Self-Indulgence Well, here we are at the end of another year aren’t we? How’d that happen? Anyway, I guess that means it’s time to compile that ever indulgent “best of” list. Here’s my dilemma, what if you basically took the year off? Sure I’m exaggerating, but it’s really […]
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Favorites of 2021By Bill Bentley It’s the time of year when it’s fun to look back, rummage through all the releases of the past 12 months and see what rises to the surface as music that will last forever. And help put some of the glide in the stride of the present. To each his […]
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What to Listen to This Christmas! HERE ARE THE BEST NEW HOLIDAY SINGLES & ALBUMS OF 2021 by Dash Archer The Imaginaries Release “Christmas Town” – Partnering With EDC For Festival Of Light and More Oklahoma native’s The Imaginaries deliver all the Christmas cheer with this fun and free-spirited holiday number called “Christmas Town.” The […]
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Road Trip Earworms 2021 — Favorite Songs of 2021 It’s important to honor the concept of the unified overall album, but sometimes you just need that hooky, mixed tape playlist, especially for a road trip on the Americana Highways. There’s a playlist at the bottom; play it on shuffle! If you have a couple hours […]
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As the managing editor of Americana Highways I really listen to a lot of new music, and even with so much quality new music available, there are some albums that stand out to my ear personally. I can really get into single songs as earworms too, but some albums hold your attention from start to […]
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From the Familiar to the Discovery: 2021 in Music Almost four years ago, I started shooting photos and writing about music for the website Americana Highways. It has been a fun adventure, except for that 18-month period in which my camera sat largely in its bag and the music I heard was mostly on wireless […]
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Schwindy’s Buzzin’ Dozen: Best Albums of 2021 It’s been a rough couple of years for all of us. One thing we have learned in the music world is that when confronted with copious (yet unexpected) free time, musicians will come up with some really good albums. A lot of good albums were released this year. […]
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A Holiday Music Roundup 2021 — Worth Stuffing Your Stocking Love it or hate it, holiday music is an essential part of the end-of-year record release schedule. I just so happen to be one of those full throttle tinsel time peppermint pushers who transitions to the seasonal staples of Nat King Cole and Andy Williams […]
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