This Week in Americana

August 12 - 18, 2023

This Week in Americana is on Spotify. Featuring music from the current week, check out what's fresh and new in the Americana community all in one place with our Spotify playlist!
Jill Andrews
Modern Age
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Taylor Ashton
Stranger To The Feeling
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Philip Bowen
Old Kanawha
East Nash Grass
Last Chance to Win
Rhiannon Giddens
You're the One
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Gregory Alan Isakov
Appaloosa Bones
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Mapache
Swinging Stars
Grace Potter
Mother Road
Christian Parker
Sweethearts: A Tribute to the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo
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Bobby Rush
All My Love For You
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Teddy Thompson
My Love of Country
Nathan Mongol Wells
From a Dark Corner
  • The Clements Brothers tap into their Irish side with the Celtic-inspired track "As the Crow Flies" from their upcoming album Dandelion Breeze (out Aug. 25). Listen here

  • With her first single in six years, Jessi Colter returns with a bluesy honky-tonk vengeance on "Standing on the Edge of Forever" from her newest LP Edge of Forever (out Oct. 27). Listen here

  • Will Hoge teams up with the Black Opry for his latest single and begs the question, "Can I Be Country Too?" if he doesn't align with Southern stereotypes. Listen here

  • Sharing a little leftover magic, Bettye LaVette showcases her soulful nature with "What You Don't Say," a bonus track from LaVette! Listen here

  • John McCutcheon & Tom Paxton harmonize over the emotional love song "Life Before You" from their joint album, Together (out Oct. 13). Listen here

  • Van Plating unites with Reckless Kelly for a contemporary folk lament, "The Hard Way," from Van Plating's forthcoming record Orange Blossom Child (out Sept. 15). Listen here

  • Resurrecting a retro sound, The Resonant Rogues invite Sierra Ferrell to croon over their slow-dance ballad "Show Me" from the duo's self-titled album (out Nov. 10). Listen here
  • Kitchen Dwellers announced their Winter Tour with the first show slated for November 30 in Minneapolis, MN. See full list of dates
Americana On Your Screen
Bahamas

"I'm Still"
The Bones of J.R. Jones
"THE GOOD LIFE"
Deer Tick
"Forgiving Ties"
(CBS Saturday Sessions)
Lola Kirke
"All My Exes Live in L.A."
The Lonesome Ace Stringband
"Praying for Rain"
Arny Margret
"waiting"
Bonnie Montgomery
"Modern-Day Cowgirl's Dream" 
Margo Price and Jeremy Ivey
Millenium Stage at Kennedy Center
New & Noteworthy News
  • Joan Baez sat down on the Broken Record podcast to discuss her career as a musician while serving as a social advocate, then transitioning into her latest endeavor of creating visual art and painting upside down for her latest book, Am I Pretty When I Fly. Listen here

  • "If didn't sing a chord progression right or didn't get a chord straight on a certain song or a phrase right... they sat me down at the piano, taught me the chord and I had to learn how to sing that passage." – William Bell details his early beginnings as an artist, which included him being the first male signed to Stax Records. Listen here

  • "I really started to ask myself, 'Who is Bethany outside of Best Coast?' and the answer to that question took me on the journey that led me to make this album." – Bethany Cosentino opens up about her time through the pandemic that sparked the creation of her first solo album, Natural Disaster. Listen here

  • The Milk Carton Kids joined the World Cafe podcast to peel the curtain back on the creation of their latest record, I Only See the Moon, and explain why they scrapped the initial material in exchange for a more cohesive project. Listen here

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