Michael Rudd – Midnight at Dawn A former NJ native now New Mexico-based, Michael Rudd’s fourth album of Americana-roots prominence is admirable. His sophisticated songs dig into intense themes: desperation & joy, mortality & love, mental illness & loneliness, forgiveness & redemption – they examine personalities who live in the margins, haunted souls, consumed & […]
Michael Rudd “Chained to a Stone” Americana Highways presents this premiere of Michael Rudd’s song “Chained to a Stone” from his forthcoming album, set for release vial Invisible Road Records. The album was produced by Michael; recorded and mixed by Jason Reed at Frogville Studios in Santa Fe, NM; and mastered by Carl Saff at […]
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Michael Rudd photo by David Rosenfield Michael Rudd has a new album releasing this week on Invisible Road Records, Ways of the World. The songs are haunting, in a modern way, while they rest on a timeless foundation at the same time. The style of the album might be considered conscious. Michael had a cancer […]
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Michael Rudd – Ways of the World This music from New Mexico’s Michael Rudd (originally from NJ), is a roots-rock singer/songwriter who focuses on people searching for meaning & understanding in their lives—quite a wide song spectrum. Self-produced by Mr. Rudd (vocals/acoustic & electric guitars) & recorded in Sante Fe, NM, the 10 Ways of […]
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Michael Rudd “This Life is Made for Me” Americana Highways brings you this premiere of Michael Rudd’s song “This Life is Made for Me” from his forthcoming album Ways of the World, which is set for release on February 27 via Invisible Road Records. This song will be available on October 31. Ways of the […]
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Favorite Albums of March 2025 You voted! And now the results from the readers’ vote for favorite albums of March 2025 releases are in! Congratulations top ten! What a great bunch of albums this month! Check out the list just to see what else was new, too. The top five will be featured in our […]
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Michael Rudd – Going To the Mountain This self-produced sophomore & sophisticatedly charged album was recorded in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ten delightful paths that explore Going To the Mountain (Drops March 28/Invisible Road Records/48:28). The topics include people in search of meaning & understanding (that search started back in the ’60s? didn’t it) about […]
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