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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!
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#1 Zookeeper
(of the San Diego Zoo)
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Kelly Hunt
Ozark Symphony
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A Great Wild Mercy
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- The Fugitives tackle the pressure of climate change with the fiddle and banjo-laced "Edge of the Sea" from the group's forthcoming LP No Help Coming (out Oct. 20). Listen here
- Brittany Howard pushes the envelope of her roots sound with the funky, yet raw, title track of her upcoming LP What Now. Listen here
- A song inspired by hope, Miko Marks unites with the Fisk Jubilee Singers for the piano-driven "Jubilee." Listen here
- On "Flare (For Neal Casal)," Tyler Ramsey writes from the perspective of someone reaching out for help in dire times, as he highlights the importance of mental health on the track, which will be featured on the upcoming album New Lost Ages (out Feb. 9, 2024). Listen here
- Chris Stapleton pens an ode to his wife and his appreciation for her uplifting spirit on "It Takes A Woman" from his forthcoming record Higher (out Nov. 10). Listen here
- Uncle Lucius leans into the groove on the riff-heavy "Civilized Anxiety" from the band's newest album, Like It's The Last One Left (out Dec. 8). Listen here
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- Sunny War announced additional dates for her North American Tour beginning in 2024 to support her latest album, Anarchist Gospel, with the fresh slate of shows starting in Atlanta, GA on January 11, 2024. See full list of dates
- Brandy Clark's Tony award-winning Broadway show Shucked is hitting the road for a nationwide tour in the fall of 2024. The tour will begin in Rhode Island and make stops in Nashville, Chicago, Los Angeles and more. Discover more
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Britti
"Nothing Compares To You"
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Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country
"Hi-Country"
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Robert Finley
"You Got It
(And I Need It)"
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Sarah Jarosz
"Columbus & 89th"
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Corb Lund
"Old Familiar Drunken Feeling"
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Wilco
"Evicted"
(On Jimmy Kimmel Live!)
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- The Last Waltz documentary by Martin Scorsese, and executive produced by Americana Board Director Jonathan Taplin, showcasing The Band's farewell concert, is being re-released in select theaters nationwide to honor the film's 45th anniversary. Read more
- Brandi Carlile profiles her recent career highlights in Out magazine. Plus, she discusses her inspirations, collaborative peers, being a voice for change in the LGBTQIA+ community and approaching mortality with grace as Joni Mitchell advised her. Read more
- "I think he relaxed more and more, and became almost the caretaker to these songs and the people in them, as well as those who loved them. He didn't like talking about himself, but loved talking to people." – Holly Gleason details what she learned about John Prine through assembling her book, Prine on Prine: Interviews and Encounters With John Prine. Read more
- "I like running off people who are closed-minded. I'm not trying to sway them to one side politically, I'm just trying to tell them my story." – Jason Isbell opens up about his wide-ranging songwriting as he speaks his truth throughout his discography, including his latest album, Weathervanes. Read more
- Ruston Kelly reveals his long winding road to becoming a songwriter in Nashville after his tenure in a jam band before beginning his solo career. Read more
- "None of us could have predicted it. Yes, the bones of the songs were written, but the way they're animated, the way they come to life, the way the circle put flesh on those bones was an unprecedented kind of communal conversation." – Allison Russell shares the experience recording her latest album, The Returner, with the Rainbow Coalition, an all-women collective of 15 singers and multi-instrumentalists. Read more
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