The Kentucky Headhunters — On Safari Label: Plowboy Records/Practice House Records They released their debut album, Pickin’ On Nashville, in 1989. Country music didn’t exactly know what to do with their new southern rock sound, but fans new they loved it and wanted more. Fast forward twenty-five years (and a Grammy award) and it should come … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Americana
‘Highway Prayer’: A Tribute To Adam Carroll Celebrates Singular Texas Tunesmith
Tribute album due October 28 on Eight 30 Records features James McMurtry, Hayes Carll, Slaid Cleaves, Band of Heathens, Tim Easton and Aaron Lee Tasjan Highway Prayer: A Tribute to Adam Carroll, due October 28 on Austin-based Eight 30 Records, celebrates a true songwriter’s songwriter, a Texas tunesmith who has inspired both younger and older artists for nearly two decades. … Continue reading
New Americana — Lauren Adams’ ‘Somewhere Else’
Lauren Adams — Somewhere Else With singer/songwriter Lauren Adams’ new album, Somewhere Else, the whole is not greater than the simple sum of its parts. Often, the instrumentation and arrangements alone provide more listening pleasure than the entire track. This makes for a mostly agreeable but sometimes frustrating experience. The highlights of the album are definitely the acoustic … Continue reading
New Americana: Boo Ray’s ‘Sea Of Lights’
Boo Ray — Sea Of Lights Boo Ray has a unique sound that is bound to attract attention from those who like their rock rural and gritty. Outlaw rock, Southern rock and blues rock, all set to the pulse of life as we actually live it. His new album, Sea of Lights, overflows with country/rock songs … Continue reading
New Americana: Elouise — ‘Deep Water’
Elouise — Deep Water Expected Release: Jul 15, 2016 It is a swampy, nearly kinetic experience. The songs on Elouise’s new album, Deep Water, are enough to send you to swimming lessons, as futile as that may be, considering the mirky depths the songs take you. The soundscape presented on the entirety of the album … Continue reading
New Americana: Chip Taylor — ‘Little Brothers’
Chip Taylor — Little Brothers From the start, Chip Taylor makes it clear that Little Brothers is not your typical album. The fusion of guitar and text remind us of the essence of a good song: storytelling. The rest of the album amplifies this captivating notion, with songs of confession, enlightenment and personal redemption. Clearly, … Continue reading
Marley’s Ghost Celebrates 30th Anniversary With ‘The Woodstock Sessions,’ Due Out July 15
Marley’s Ghost is the capable inheritor of the archetypal Americana blueprint drawn up by The Band. As the L.A. Weekly aptly put it, “This West Coast group deftly dashes across decades of American music to create a sound that’s steeped in tradition but never bogged down by traditionalism.” A virtuoso aggregation composed of singer/multi-instrumentalists Dan … Continue reading
Honey Island Swamp Band — ‘Demolition Day’
Honey Island Swamp Band — ‘Demolition Day’ Label: Ruf Records Honey Island Swamp Band has just released its fourth full-length studio album, Demolition Day. It was produced, with great sensitivity to what makes the band unique, by Luther Dickinson and it is a throughly enriching listening experience. Named after a swamp that lies near the border of … Continue reading
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