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Feeling the pain of heartbreak, Victoria Bailey shares the somber bluegrass-tinged western cut "Forever, You & I" from her upcoming album A Cowgirl Rides On (out in Oct.). Listen here
Tré Burt pushes the tempo on his anthemic folk-inspired single “Santiago” from his forthcoming LP Traffic Fiction (out Oct. 6). Listen here
Cordovas lean on wailing guitars and moody piano chords for their bluesy “Fallen Angels of Rock ‘n’ Roll” from the band’s newest record The Rose Of Aces (out Aug. 11). Listen here
Bethany Cosentino lets down her guard on the piano-led ballad “Easy” from her solo debut Natural Disaster (out July 28). Listen here
Gregory Alan Isakov longs for a fresh start on the hauntingly beautiful “Before the Sun” from his upcoming record Appaloosa Bones (out Aug. 18). Listen here
Logan Ledger ponders the meaning of life with his deep, resonant voice on “Where Will I Go” from his forthcoming album Golden State (out Sept. 8). Listen here
Encapsulating their feelings during the pandemic, My Sister, My Brother wrote their self-titled song with the aspiration of communities coming together, as the hymn-inspired track will be featured on the duo’s upcoming project My Sister, My Brother II (out Sept. 29). Listen here
SUSTO accepts that it’s the good and the bad that makes love worth it all on “Hyperbolic Jesus” from the band’s newest LP My Entire Life (out July 28). Listen here
Los Lobos announced their 50th Anniversary Tour to celebrate the band's tenure, with the first show set to kick off in Santa Fe, NM on August 12. See full list of dates
Jill Andrews
"Wrong Place, Wrong Time"
Sam Bush
No Depression Sessions (Live from DelFest)
Rodney Crowell
"You're Supposed To Be Feeling Good"
Sarah Morris
"Ruthless"
The Pink Stones (feat. Nikki Lane)
"Baby, I'm Still Right Here (With You)"
Rachel Sage
"The Other Side"
Nick Shoulders & the Okay Crawdad
"Whooped if You Will"
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
"Next Rodeo"
Our friends at A2IM unveiled the winners and honorees of their 12th annual Libera Awards this week - among them are Big Thief, Shemekia Copeland, Angel Olsen, Plains and more. Congratulations to all! See full list of winners
"There's bad stuff going on that will eventually impair what I'm able to do, but so far I'm getting away with it. Because I like doing what I do, and I like being able to share the songs with people." – Bruce Cockburn reveals why he doesn’t plan on slowing down and continues to pursue his passion even with 35 albums released, including his latest, O Sun O Moon. Read more
Jeremy Garrett joins his Infamous Stringdusters bandmate on The Travis Book Happy Hour as they discuss how Garrett became a fiddler and vocalist from his family, as well as his unique looping technique to record music in an RV. Listen here
Natalie Merchant sits down on NPR’s World Cafe podcast to discuss the resiliency she had through a life-threatening medical diagnosis and its procedure that jeopardized her vocal cords but still overcoming the tribulations to record her most recent album, Keep Your Courage. Listen here
"Your job is to write something that’s potent enough that, when it’s time to perform, you can try to capture some point of view. You want to try and represent some slice of time in a way that will have meaning for people later." – Kenneth Pattengale of The Milk Carton Kids opens up about self-producing the duo’s latest record, which included scrapping the initial material and hitting a reset for what became I Only See the Moon. Read more
Whether it be for themself or others to hear, Jobi Riccio details their inspiration for creating music and the underlying meaning of a specific lyric that balances vulnerability and safety. Read more
"Being that we’re a group of young songwriters that are Black and Brown, soul music was this proverbial handshake between both cultures." – Thee Sacred Souls lead singer Josh Lane outlines how the band came together through social media and quickly realized their potential as a retro soul outfit. Read more
CHART NEWS:
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s Weathervanes and Son Volt’s Day of the Doug debuted at #2 and #19, respectively, on the Americana Radio Albums Chart. View the full albums chart
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