Sassparilla Honey, I’m Using Again Portland-and-Colorado-based Americana and back-porch soul band Sassparilla releases their new album, Honey, I’m Using Again, a collection of songs exploring motifs of loss, addiction, and survival. Produced by songwriter Kevin Blackwell and recorded in his studio basement in Golden, Colorado, Blackwell credits producer/engineer Chet Lyster for teaching him how to […]
Tim Easton fIREHORSE Singer-songwriter Tim Easton unveils his new album, fIREHORSE, produced by Nashville producer Kevin Nolan, and featuring the rhythm section from Lainey Wilson’s band, with Matt Nolan (drums) and Tommy Scifres (bass). The cover art for the album is from a painting by Easton’s sister, Susan Easton Burns, reflecting an abstract-realist style, painted […]
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Mid-West-based Americana singer-songwriter Kenny Hotopp releases his new album, The South Looks Good on You, an exploration of love, loss, introspection, and family. The South Looks Good on You showcases Hotopp’s evolution as an artist, shaped through his work with Nashville musicians who took his songs and expanded them into fully realized arrangements. As the […]
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The Lowest Pair Always As Young As We’ll Ever Be Listening to Always As Young As We’ll Ever Be, I’m impressed by how The Lowest Pair manages to make vulnerability feel not just brave but inviting. After six years away from the studio, Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee return with a collection that feels […]
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Picking 10 of the best albums of the year is not only difficult but highly subjective. As the adage says, “One person’s meat is another person’s poison.” It took quite some time to select only 10 albums from the available choices. Lots of inner debate took place – me arguing with myself about the merits […]
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Lora Kelley Where I Am Now Americana artist and trauma-informed story work coach Lora Kelley recently released her newest album, Where I Am Now, which delves into themes of loss, recovery, and rebuilding life. Produced by Jeremy Casella, Where I Am Now features the talents of Matt Stanfield (piano), Josh Hunt (drums), Jacob Lowery (bass), […]
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The Burning North releases their debut self-titled long player. Lyricist Thomas Siering and producer Marco Giovino make up The Burning North. The album features Wendy Drown on vocals. Recorded at Dagotown Recorders, the album was engineered and mixed by Sam Margolis and mastered by Tom Waltz. Giovino and Siering handled production and arrangements. Contributors on […]
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Jeremy Pinnell Decades Kentucky singer-songwriter Jeremy Pinnell recently released his new album Decades, produced by 3x GRAMMY® Award-winning producer/singer-songwriter Shooter Jennings (Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker). Decades was recorded with Jennings over the course of a week of live-in-the-studio performances. Musicians featured on the album include Chris Masterson (Steve Earle), Ted Russell Kamp (Shooter Jennings), Patrick […]
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Levi Foster – We Made Fire After releasing two EPs – a four-track self-titled set, followed by South of Boulder – Nashville’s Levi Foster releases his debut long player, We Made Fire, a wonderful, lip-smacking collection of songs drenched in manifest emotions. Talking about We Made Fire, Foster shares, “I wanted the album to feel […]
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Jill Andrews – Modern Age Nashville-based singer/songwriter Jill Andrews‘ musical style transcends the typical trappings of what many would consider “Americana.” She utilizes indie-pop and synth tones to drive points that mesh well with the sensibilities of the genre. When paired with her vocals, these messages shine. Her newest album, Modern Age, releases on August 18th. […]
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