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 […]
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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Slack Key ‘Ohana The ‘Ohana Sessions Slack Key ‘Ohana’s latest album, The ‘Ohana Sessions, which is up for Grammy consideration, was just moved by the Recording Academy from Best Regional Roots to Best Americana Album. The album centers only on the family trio. Brian Witkin, Carol Witkin, and Joe Witkin performed all vocals and instruments, […]
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American Blonde Delta Home With DELTA HOME, American Blonde leaves its familiar pop-country style behind. The EP mixes roots music, blues, and Southern rock to create a fresh sound of its own. Produced by Lincoln Parish of Cage the Elephant, engineered by Jordan Logue, mixed by Stephen Von Heyking, and mastered by Frank Gagliardi, 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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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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SusAF The Great Divider On The Great Divider, SusAF turns anger, grief, and political fatigue into three quick blasts of roots rock protest. The EP runs only about eight minutes, but each song lands with an impact. SusAF is the alias of a two-time Grammy-winning songwriter and guitarist with more than 25 million records sold. […]
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The Isaac Jacob Band unveils their new long player, The Brush Country Tapes. Produced, arranged, mixed, and mastered by David Percefull, the album was recorded at yellow DOG Studios in San Marcos, Texas. Percefull and Ethan Lugbauer engineered the album, along with 2nd engineers Casey Johns and Galen Parish. Talking about the album, Jacob says, […]
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Erin Lunsford Rhinestones Virginia-based folk/Americana singer-songwriter Erin Lunsford recently released her sophomore album, Rhinestones, exploring motifs of love, family, mental health, friendship, discouragement, and leaving home. Talking about the album, Lunsford shares, “I have fixed rhinestones in my hair, I have glued sequins to my guitar, I have tried to make my body smaller and […]
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Susto Stringband Susto Stringband (Volume 2) On Susto Stringband (Volume 2), Justin Osborne revisits SUSTO’s songbook with the instincts of a front-porch band, modifying familiar material in the language of an Appalachian string band. That loose, road-worn feeling is central to the record’s appeal. Osborne explains, “This album was so much fun to make over […]
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