Audrey Bussanich – The Desert Blooms This sparkling debut from Audrey Bussanich goes from solid tone to lilting highs with ethereally effective landscapes. Somewhat in the realm of early Joni Mitchell, but Audrey isn’t totally folk-oriented like Joni, but has good, stirring storytelling that’s colorful. “Redwood” has spaciousness & apparently Audrey is what happens when […]
Pam Ross “Lost in Heaven” Americana Highways hereby presents this video premiere of Pam Ross’ song “Lost in Heaven” from her forthcoming album. The album was produced by Pam Ross, and mixed and mastered by Marc Frigo in Nashville, Tennessee. “Lost in Heaven” is Pam Ross on lead and back-up vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboard, and […]
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Maggie, Suzzy, and Terre Roche, three sisters from northern New Jersey, sang like angels on the albums they made together, with astonishingly close harmonies and imaginative phrasing. Though rooted in folk, their music owes debts to everything from jazz and barbershop quartets to 1940s vocal groups and punk. Their lyrics, which often chronicle events from […]
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Grant Maloy Smith – Wild West: American Stories This highly anticipated 4th in a series of Grant Maloy Smith award-winning American Stories is impressive. Grant’s earlier themed endeavors gave listeners a tour of the Dust Bowl, Appalachia & the Mississippi. Essentially, what Grant represents through these albums is a comprehensive look at our nation, the […]
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One Acre West self-titled One Acre West, the project of singer Kristi Jean and songwriter/guitarist Steven Branstetter, unveils their self-titled debut long-player. Recorded at Red Boot Ranch Studio in Buda, Texas, the self-titled album was produced by Bradley Kopp, whose credits include Jimmie Dale Gilmore, The Flatlanders, Alejandro Escovedo, and Charlie and Bruce Robison. The […]
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Jad Tariq – Precious Company This is Jad’s sophomore set recorded with a warm stereo hi-fi sound popular in the mid to late ‘50s. This gives the performance elements that possess a calm, warm touch, almost as atmospheric, with an embodiment of gypsy vitality that suggests Django Reinhardt. The set emphasizes basic blues, roots, rock, […]
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CD Art: Randy Barnes – Self-Titled RB These songs are primarily covers of well-known bluegrass by past artists of the genre & now performed by veteran Richmond, Kentucky bluegrass musician Randy Barnes.The 12 sparkling tracks of the Self-Titled RB (Drops Sept 18/Mountain Fever Records/36:29) were recorded in Kentucky & produced by Randy (vocals/guitar/bass/harmony) & Danny […]
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Ned Hill Band – Saw Jesus At the Park – EP This is a 6-track sampling of Ned Hill’s new music on Saw Jesus At the Park (Drops Sept 18/Independent/20:21) recorded in Nashville, TN & produced by Dave Coleman (lead guitars/6-string bass/melodica/accordion/bgv). The opening song is a pensive number (“Why In the World?”) that’s delicately […]
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Gerry Hundt Trio – One More For Me This showcase gets off to a bright melodic start with “Pimenta” (hot sauce/pepper) a short instrumental tune reminiscent of the great instrumentals that charted in the ‘60s. It has the feel of a little soundtrack-type application to either a TV show or film. It’s a well-arranged piece […]
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Singer-songwriter Anna Moon & The Stars releases her debut album, Oh MY God! It’s a Resurrection, produced alongside Ryan Hughes. The album was born during a transformative solo road trip through the American Southwest, where endless highways and desert skies inspired a collection of songs made for open windows, late-night drives, and anyone searching for […]
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