Schaefer Llana Full Circle Before settling in Austin, Texas, Missouri-born, Mississippi-raised Schaefer Llana worked as an assistant engineer at Dial Back Sound, Matt Patton’s studio. Patton is a member of the Drive-By Truckers. Llana often sang backup during recording sessions, where she met Jimbo Mathus of Squirrel Nut Zippers and The Black Keys. He brought […]
Cara Luft My Heart Will Always Be Cara Luft’s new album, My Heart Will Always Be, via Blue Case Tunes/Symphonic, is her first solo album in more than 13 years. Luft previously played with the Wailin’ Jennys and was one of the two members of The Small Glories. Around her 50th birthday, Luft went through […]
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Zoe FitzGerald Carter Chaos by Design Chaos by Design is the fourth album by singer-songwriter, journalist, and memoirist Zoe FitzGerald Carter. The album explores memories, connections, things we yearn for, and what we lose. “Writing the songs on this album, I found myself talking with ghosts and coyotes (‘Cicadas,’ ‘Ghost,’ ‘White Coyote’), escaping into a […]
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Sean Kiely Long Live the Low Jersey City singer-songwriter and guitarist Sean Kiely has released a new album, Long Live The Low. It blends folk and Americana with specks of jazz. Kiely explains, “Before we went into the studio, I didn’t know how, exactly, ‘Long Live The Low’ was going to fit on the album. […]
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Jeff Mamet Fortunate Son Singer-songwriter Jeff Mamett’s new album, Fortunate Son, tells stories about everyday people and the lives they lead. Rooted in Americana, country, folk, and western music, the album conveys a warm, familiar sound while still feeling fresh and distinctly his own. Produced by Ron Flynt, the album was recorded at Jumping Dog […]
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Melbourne-based roots and Americana band FINN, piloted by brothers Mark and Luke Finn, releases their tenth long player, Control, a collection of 11 songs exploring various motifs. The band explains, “The record is about learning to live with uncertainty. The songs explore friendships, loss, faith and the quiet resilience that keeps people moving forward even […]
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Jerry Joseph and The Jackmormons Panther Tracks Vol. 2, Jerry Joseph and The Jackmormons release Panther Tracks Vol. 2, the follow-up to last year’s Panther Tracks Vol. 1. The two albums are part of an intended series of four albums that offer studio recordings of the band’s popular live songs. Talking about how the series […]
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JW Francis Magic River Indie-folk artist JW Francis unveils his new album, Magic River, the result of a canoe journey down the Mississippi River. Francis explains, “I wrote ‘Magic River’ while canoeing the Mississippi, and I think of it as a record I carried home from the river. It’s about being alone long enough to […]
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Ryan Bingham They Call Us The Lucky Ones Ryan Bingham’s first album in seven years, They Call Us the Lucky Ones, arrives with the weight of a long afterglow. Seventeen years have passed since “The Weary Kind” first introduced a wider audience to his deliciously scratchy baritone through Crazy Heart, a song so all-conquering it […]
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Yarn Saturday Night Sermon Yarn releases their new studio long player, Saturday Night Sermon, an album that finds the band adding tangs of gospel and soul – via brass, organ, and a gospel choir – to their Southern rock sound. Talking about Yarn’s evolving sound, frontman Blake Christiana shares, “The band has officially established something […]
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