With $10 Cowboy, Charley Crockett didn’t set out to make a themed record. He had released a concept album in 2022, the critically acclaimed Man From Waco, propelling Crockett to new heights and establishing him as one of the leaders of a sparkling revival of traditional country and folk music. For the follow up album, Crockett wrote freely, over a two-month period, as he wound his way across the United States on the back of a tour bus. The resulting songs—raw, personal, vivid portraits of a country in transition—ended up being connected after all. “This material is written at truck stops, it’s written at casinos, it’s written in the alleys behind the venues, it’s written in my truck parked up on South Congress in Austin,” explains Crockett. “A ramblin’ man like me, a genuine transient, is in a pretty damn good position to have something to say about America.”As the album unfolds, you begin to understand that a $10 Cowboy is anyone who has hustled to get by, who didn’t fit in, who has slept on other people’s couches, or the street, who has fallen down, gotten up, and ventured from home chasing a paying gig, or a new start. “Being out on the road gives you a first-hand experience of how different kinds of Americans see themselves as going through some kind of great struggle,” Crockett says. “The roughneck working the oil and natural gas fields in West Texas. The single mother raising kids by herself. The young man working a street corner because he thinks it's his only option. I would be dishonest if I said I couldn’t see the thread. Each of ‘em feel invisible. I am struck by the battles they are fighting internally, and the ways they have been entrapped by what America says they are.”The album was recorded at Arlyn Studios in Austin, produced by Crockett and his long-time collaborator Billy Horton. It was recorded live to tape, with anywhere from 6-12 musicians and backup singers on each track, giving the songs the feel of a live performance. It’s a sound Crockett has been after for years. “Reason I cut it on tape is because when you got the right people in the room, and the great players rise to the occasion when that red light is on and the tape is rolling, you get the magic of a great performance.”It's exactly what he achieved with $10 Cowboy. Regular bandmates Fox, Nathan Fleming, and Mayo Valdez are joined by some of the genre’s most talented players—Rich Brotherton, Kevin Smith, Dave LeRoy Biller, T. Jarrod Bonta and others, including a string quartet. Lauren Cervantes and Angela Miller sing on the album. While the musicianship and accompaniment are exquisite, they are also subtle, placed joyously, yet judiciously across the album.No, Crockett didn’t set out to write a themed record. Or, through his studied eye, to find America. But with $10 Cowboy, he might have done both.
Tracklist:
$10 Cowboy
America
Hard Luck & Circumstances
Good At Losing
Gettin’ Tired Again
Spade
Diamond In The Rough
Ain’t Done Losing Yet
Solitary Road
City of Roses
Lead The Way
Midnight Cowboy
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 691835881232Label: Son Of DavyRelease Date: 4.26.24Format: Vinyl
Austin-born singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dylan Gossett makes a mark with his dusty instrumentation,gravelly vocal delivery and emotionally vulnerable lyrics. His debut EP – No Better Time – is out now via Big LoudTexas/Mercury Records. The project features his viral breakout hit “Coal,” which recently debuted on the BillboardHot 100 and peaked at #26 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart. The EP debuted at #7 on Billboard’sHeatseekers Albums Chart and received critical acclaim from the New York Times, Billboard and Grammy.com.Next up, Dylan embarks on his sold-out headline tour of the same name – “No Better Time Tour.”
Tracklist:
Beneath Oak Trees
No Better Time
To Be Free
Lone Ole Cowboy
Flip a Coin
Coal
UPC: 602458854022Label: Republic RecordsRelease Date: 3.8.24Format: CD
Emily Nennihas written a follow-up to 2022’s critically acclaimed record, OnThe Ranch. Her debut album garnered her much success and introduced her toa devoted audience of music fans who celebrate the traditional side of countrymusic while embracing the modern indie aesthetic that comes with that nod tothe past. While writing her latest record,Drive & Cry, Nenni looked in the rearviewmirror for inspiration but kept focus on the sound that she has become known for.“This is the first record I have completely written on my own. I spent a good bit ofsolitary time ruminating on things that had happened over the last year or two.Rethinking what I’m doing, how I’m doing it, who with, even in just the everyday.Change is hard but also such a gift.”Nenni worked with producer John James Tourville (The Deslondes, Sunny War)to broaden her sound and bring in nuance to the recording. The record wasengineered by Jake Davis and mixed by Matt Ross-Spang in Memphis, TN. Theresulting recording is a matured country sound that focuses on the fun and thetears that come with all changes in life.
Tracklist:
Get To Know Ya
Greatest Hits
Lay Of The Land
I Don’t Have To Like You
Drive & Cry
Changes
I Don’t Need You
I Can’t Pretend It Never Happened
Rootin’ For You
We Sure Could Two Step
Set On The Steps
Amarillo Highway
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 607396580910Release Date: 5.3.24Format: Vinyl
T Bone Burnett, the multi-Grammy Award-winner and living legend, returns with a solo project, The Other Side. “Waiting For You” is the lead single released with a visualizer and featuring the angelic harmonies of Lucius as its backdrop. The album promises a sweeping return to folk and form for this formidable guitarist and singer-songwriter. Digipak CD.
Tracklist:
He Came Down
Come Back (When You Go Away)
(I’m Gonna Get Over This) Some Day
Waiting For You
The Pain Of Love
The Race Is Won
Sometimes I Wonder
Hawaiian Blue Song
The First Light Of Day
Everything And Nothing
The Town That Time Forgot
Little Darling
UPC: 602458939934Label: VerveRelease Date: 4.19.24Format: CD
T Bone Burnett, the multi-Grammy Award-winner and living legend, returns with a solo project, The Other Side. “Waiting For You” is the lead single released with a visualizer and featuring the angelic harmonies of Lucius as its backdrop. The album promises a sweeping return to folk and form for this formidable guitarist and singer-songwriter.
Tracklist:
He Came Down
Come Back (When You Go Away)
(I’m Gonna Get Over This) Some Day
Waiting For You
The Pain Of Love
The Race Is Won
Sometimes I Wonder
Hawaiian Blue Song
The First Light Of Day
Everything And Nothing
The Town That Time Forgot
Little Darling
UPC: 602458768183Label: VerveRelease Date: 4.19.24Format: Vinyl
Produced by Mike Elizondo (Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow), Lake Street Dive’s new album Good Together is an eclectic set of genre-bending songs that could only have come from popular music’s most agile and compelling outliers. Fusing pop, R&B, soul and jazz, Lake Street Dive: Rachael Price (vocals), Bridget Kearney (bass), Mike Calabrese (drums), Akie Bermiss (keyboards), and James Cornelison (guitar), have created the most confident and accomplished recording of their career.
Tracklist:
Good Together
Dance With a Stranger
Far Gone
Get Around
Help Is On the Way
Walking Uphill
Better Not Tell You
Seats At the Bar
Twenty-Five
Party On the Roof
Set Sail (Prometheus & Eros)
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 888072609938Label: FantasyRelease Date: 6.21.24Format: Vinyl
66 is the 17th solo album from Paul Weller, marking his 66th journey around the sun, released on Polydor Records on 24 May. Artwork by Sir Peter Blake. 180g black vinyl. Includes a 12 page full size booklet and large fold out poster.
Tracklist:
Ship of Fools
Flying Fish
Jumble Queen
Nothing
My Best Friend's Coat
Rise Up Singing
I Woke Up
A Glimpse of You
Sleepy Hollow
In Full Flight
Soul Wandering
Burn Out
UPC: 602458850246Label: CapitolRelease Date: 5.24.24Format: Vinyl
66 is the 17th solo album from Paul Weller, marking his 66th journey around the sun, released on Polydor Records on 24 May. Artwork by Sir Peter Blake. Includes 12 page booklet.
Tracklist:
Ship of Fools
Flying Fish
Jumble Queen
Nothing
My Best Friend's Coat
Rise Up Singing
I Woke Up
A Glimpse of You
Sleepy Hollow
In Full Flight
Soul Wandering
Burn Out
UPC: 602458884296Label: CapitolRelease Date: 5.24.24Format: CD
66 is the 17th solo album from Paul Weller, marking his 66th journey around the sun, released on Polydor Records on 24 May. Artwork by Sir Peter Blake. Indie Exclusive Limited Edition 180g Blue vinyl. Includes a 12pg full size booklet and large foldout poster.
Tracklist:
Ship of Fools
Flying Fish
Jumble Queen
Nothing
My Best Friend's Coat
Rise Up Singing
I Woke Up
A Glimpse of You
Sleepy Hollow
In Full Flight
Soul Wandering
Burn Out
UPC: 602458884418Label: CapitolRelease Date: 5.24.24Format: Vinyl
Luke Grimes self-titled debut album on Mercury Nashville features 13 tracks, including “Burn,” “Hold On,” and “Oh Ohio.” Known for his role as Kayce Dutton on the hit television series Yellowstone, Grimes has been making music for years. He closed out 2023 with a sold-out tour after playing fairs and festivals around the country, includingStagecoach, Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival, Under The Big Sky Festival, and more. Grimes grew up playing music in church as the son of a Pentecostal pastor. His father also laid the foundation for the music he loves, introducing him to the works of Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings. Now available onvinyl.
Tracklist:
Burn
Playin' On The Tracks
Hold On
Black Powder
Ghost Of Who We Were
Oh Ohio
God And A Girl
What Angels Do
No Horse To Ride
Wait For The Rain To Die Down
Ain't Dead Yet
South On 75
Worst Of Me
UPC: 602465148527Label: Mercury NashvilleRelease Date: 5.17.24Format: Vinyl
Luke Grimes self-titled debut album on Mercury Nashville features 13 tracks, including “Burn,” “Hold On,” and “Oh Ohio.” Known for his role as Kayce Dutton on the hit television series Yellowstone, Grimes has been making music for years. He closed out 2023 with a sold-out tour after playing fairs and festivals around the country, includingStagecoach, Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival, Under The Big Sky Festival, and more. Grimes grew up playing music in church as the son of a Pentecostal pastor. His father also laid the foundation for the music he loves, introducing him to the works of Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings. Indie ExclusiveClear LP. Limited Edition.
Tracklist:
Burn
Playin' On The Tracks
Hold On
Black Powder
Ghost Of Who We Were
Oh Ohio
God And A Girl
What Angels Do
No Horse To Ride
Wait For The Rain To Die Down
Ain't Dead Yet
South On 75
Worst Of Me
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 602465159646Label: Mercury NashvilleRelease Date: 5.17.24Format: Vinyl
The Avett Brothers return with their first album in five years. Produced by longtime collaborator, friend and early champion Rick Rubin, The Avett Brothers is as much untitled as it is self-titled, for as Thomas Keating said: “Silence is God’s first language – everything else is a poor translation.”From the album’s all-vocal opening to the sharp, scrappy and scorching rock n roll blast of lead single “Love Of A Girl,” to the novel strains of folk, roots, synth and strings that have landed The Avett Brothers numerous Billboard Top 5 and chart-topping albums, three GRAMMY nominations, five Americana Music Awards, a documentary co-directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, and so much more, this record is one that revealed itself naturally over time.Recorded in Malibu’s Shangri-La Studios, as well as Nashville, Mar Vista, and the band’s hometown of Concord, NC, The Avett Brothers is a collection of songs seen through a lens of independently studied spirituality; questions and considerations in the interest of the divine unknowable. In an ongoing attempt to comprehend existence and our interpersonal connectedness, these songs seek the sacred in the commonplace: a cheap cup of coffee, the smallest movement of love, broken hearts and school bus lessons, a baby’s first and second steps, growing older and holding on to one’s roots, losing someone and accepting fate, rediscovering hope and finding sanctity in tragedy...ultimately reveling in the fun and surrender of what we cannot understand.As their first full length release on Ramseur Records/Thirty Tigers since 2007’s Emotionalism, The Avett Brothers is both a cumulative opus and fresh start for the band’s future as a multifaceted and singular force.
Tracklist:
Never Apart (w/ Vocal Prelude)
Love Of A Girl
Cheap Coffee
Forever Now
Country Kid
Orion's Belt
2020 Regret
Same Broken Bones
We Are Loved
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 691835877631Label: Ramseur Rec.Release Date: 5.17.24Format: Vinyl
When Richard Thompson began writing songs for his latest album, Ship to Shore, the artist was instinctively drawn to his own musical roots, employing them in the service of fashioning a deep and diverse 12-track collection that pulls from various styles, genres and eras, but remains unmistakably Richard Thompson. There’s the rumbling, Motown-style rhythm that propels “Trust,” and the straightforward riff-rock of “Turnstile Casanova.” The drone-y “The Old Pack Mule,” an “old man’s song” that takes musical cues from 1600s-era European music, and “Life’s a Bloody Show,” an ode to “snake-oil salesmen and hucksters” that floats on a glammy, cabaret-like melody that’s “almost like a parody of a Noël Coward song, or something from Berlin in the 1920s,” Thompson says. “I liked the idea of having a strong base to work from and reaching out from there,” he says. “And I think of my base as being British traditional music, but there’s also Scottish music, there’s Irish music. There’s jazz and country and classical. As far as I’m concerned, once you establish your base you can reach out anywhere. It’ll still be you ringing through, wherever you decide to go musically.”
Tracklist:
Freeze (3:24)
The Fear Never Leaves You (4:55)
Singapore Sadie (4:08)
Trust (4:16)
The Day That I Give In (3:18)
The Old Pack Mule (4:18)
Turnstile Casanova (3:25)
Lost In The Crowd (3:24)
Maybe (4:00)
Life’s A Bloody Show (3:55)
What’s Left To Lose (4:14)
We Roll (4:45
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 607396581511Label: New West RecordsRelease Date: 5.31.24Format: Vinyl
Carly Pearce’s highly anticipated fourth studio album, hummingbird, marks Pearce’s debut as a co-producer and fully represents her new musical chapter – one of forward motion. Following the success of her last studio album, 29: Written In Stone, Pearce leans in to her authentic country sound encompassed by the symbolism of the hummingbird which represents the album’s themes of growth, humility, understanding, playfulness, and optimism.
Tracklist:
country music made me do it
truck on fire
still blue
heels over head
we don’t fight anymore
rock paper scissors
oklahoma
my place
things I don’t chase
woman to woman
fault line
pretty please
trust issues
hummingbird
UPC: 843930108152Label: Big Machine RecordsRelease Date: 6.7.24Format: Vinyl
Alisa Amador is a bilingual singer-songwriter and the winner of the 2022 NPR Tiny Desk Contest. Alisa Amador’s music is a synthesis of the many styles she’s voraciously absorbed: rock, jazz, funk and alternative folk, all wrapped in the spirit of the Latin music she grew up with. NPR's Cyrena Touros calls her “a pitch-perfect rendition of my wildest dreams,” and NPR's Bob Boilen calls Alisa "a powerful voice whose tender performance commands attention and fosters connection." Alisa has opened for artists including Hozier, Lake Street Dive, Madison Cunningham, Watchhouse, Hiss Golden Messenger, and countless others. Alisa's soulful singing, poetically incisive lyrics, and syncopated rhythms are likely to make you cry, laugh, and dance all within one set."This record is called Multitudes. It is a cognate, meaning that it’s spelled identically and has the same meaning in both Spanish and English. It took months to land upon this title, because no word felt like it could contain the multitudes of these 12 songs - songs of grief, love, fear, anger, and a constant search for belonging. I love this album with all my heart. So much has changed since my last album came out. I almost left music behind, and then won the NPR Tiny Desk contest. I traveled the world. I lost loved ones. I learned a lot, often the hard way. Many tears and many hugs were involved in the making of this album. If you love it, please share it. This job is very difficult. Knowing that you are listening gives me the strength to go on."
Tracklist:
Extraño (feat. Gaby Moreno)
Love Hate Song
Quedar
Still Life
Pasajeras
I Need to Believe (feat. Quinn Christopherson)
Woke Up Today
Heartless Author (feat. Madison Cunningham)
Enough
A Million Ways
Nudo de raíces
Milonga accidental
UPC: 691835881539Label: Honest Magic RecordsRelease Date: 6.7.24Format: Vinyl
“Not a lot of people talk about the true origins of bluegrass music,” says Swamp Dogg, “but it came from Black people. The banjo, the washtub, all that stuff started with African Americans. We were playing it before it even had a name.”Blackgrass, Swamp Dogg’s remarkable new album, is no history lesson, though. Produced by Ryan Olson (Bon Iver, Poliça) and recorded with an all-star band including Noam Pikelny, Sierra Hull, Jerry Douglas, Chris Scruggs, Billy Contreras, and Kenny Vaughan, the collection is a riotous blend of past and present, mixing the sacred and the profane in typical Swamp Dogg fashion as it blurs the lines between folk, roots, country, blues, and soul. The tracklist is an eclectic one—brand new originals and vintage Swamp Dogg classics sit side by side with reimaginings of ’70s R&B hits and timeless ’50s pop tunes—but the performances are thoroughly cohesive, filtering everything through a progressive Appalachian lens that nods to tradition without ever being bound by it. Special guests like Margo Price, Jenny Lewis, Justin Vernon, and The Cactus Blossoms all add to the excitement here, but it’s ultimately the 81-year-old Swamp Dogg’s delivery—sly and playful and full of genuine joy and ache—that steals the show. The result is a record that’s as reverent as it is raunchy, a collection that challenges conventional notions of genre and race while at the same time celebrating the music that helped make Swamp Dogg the beloved iconoclast he’s known as today.
Tracklist:
Mess Under That Dress
Ugly Mans Wife
Curtains On The Window
Have A Good Time
To The Other Woman (Feat. Margo Price)
Songs To Sing
Count The Days (Feat. Jenny Lewis)
Gotta Have My Baby Back
Your Best Friend
This Is My Dream
Rise Up
Murder Ballad
UPC: 732388929702Label: Oh BoyRelease Date: 5.31.24Format: Vinyl
You wanna know how Brian Kelley lives? Turn up the dial on Tennessee Truth. Across 12 pumped-up country anthems, Kelley testifies to the restorative power of rural living, everlasting love, and badass guitars. He sings about John Deere joyrides, front porch swinging, and long nights out where the cattails sway. With rich vocal styling, blistering fretwork, stadium-sized choruses, and heavier-than-hell drums, Tennessee Truth doesn’t just rock – it roars.
Tracklist:
Acres
How We’re Livin’
King Ranch
Trucks, Ducks, Bucks & Beer
Goin’ Places
Barefeet Or Boots
Dirt Road Date Night
10 O’Clock On The Dock
See You Next Summer
Doin’ Nothin’
Dirt Cheap
Kiss My Boots
UPC: 843930108183Label: Big Machine RecordsRelease Date: 5.10.24Format: Vinyl
These days, every artist’s album needs to have a story. The music can’t speak for itself.But after 22 records, why can’t Ani DiFranco’s work speak for itself? Yes, her forthcoming album is shaped by stories — ones about reproductive freedom, the double-edged sword of the pandemic, identity and ever-evolving belief systems that have shaped each of its 11 songs. It was paramount to the folk-feminist hero that listeners not be saddled with preconceived notions while diving into her 23rd album Unprecedented Sh!t. “I believe there is a rhyme and a reason as to why these songs have come together in this way now and I want people to experience this album as a journey, a piece of art, without being influenced by a cacophony of surrounding narratives.”While many of DiFranco’s albums were made more insularly, she’s opened herself up to collaboration in recent years. For 21 of DiFranco’s 22 albums, she opted to self-produce. With Unprecedented Sh!t, she wanted to try working with a producer and tapped BJ Burton, who produced one of her favorite albums, Bon Iver’s 22, A Million.The title Unprecedented Sh!t is not only representative of how much of a sonic departure the 11-track album is from Ani’s other work, but also a political and social commentary on the current state of the world. “We find ourselves in unprecedented times in many ways, faced with unprecedented challenges. So, our responses to them and our discourse around them, need to rise to that level.”
Tracklist:
Spinning Room
Virus
More or Less Free
Baby Roe
Unprecedented Sh!t
New Bible
Boots of a Soldier
You Forgot to Speak
The Thing At Hand
Interlude
The Knowing
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 748731712020Label: Righteous BabeRelease Date: 7.12.24Format: Vinyl
Indie Retail Vinyl Variant: - Handwritten note from DW - Personal photos - Alternate cover image - signed insert and numbered "It took me a while to make this record - my whole adult life essentially. Early last year, I was struggling to find things to sing about, or reasons to sing at all. A series of failures led me to a point where I entered an addiction counseling program and committed myself to getting to the bottom of myself, right down to the stuff I kept from everyone. It’s been a process. Since then, I’ve held myself to a high standard of total honesty always. I shaved my head. I changed my mind about a lot of things. It turns out the truth really does set you free. Eventually, new songs started to reappear. These are those songs. I suppose it’s a sort of farewell to the guy I was pretending to be. I’ve struggled in the past with the character I inhabit in many of my songs. I seem wise, magnanimous, chivalrous. I was trying to will myself into a person I might love and respect.
While I’ve always aimed for rigorous honesty in my songwriting, this time I got to push off from the actual bottom of myself. I won’t be cheesy and say I feel like this is my first album, but it certainly feels like a new start. I hope you find the songs useful."
Tracklist:
Rosemary
116 West Main, Durham, NC
Trompsingel (Another Life)
It's Been Like That For A While
Living Well
Well Read
Back For The Funeral
Don't Talk to Her at Night
I'm Just Trying To Get Home (feat. William Prince)
When Our Friends Come Over (feat. Madi Diaz)
All Raked Flat
I'm Around (Bonus Track)
How Good (Bonus Track)
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 197190679168Label: End Times Music IncRelease Date: 7.12.24Format: Vinyl
“Barriers”, Robert Vincent’s fourth studio album, is released, again by Thirty Tigers, on summer solstice, a time that reminds us to look inwards to find what we need to love and evolve. “I’m learning how to lower my barriers and have made a more personal album than ever before” says Vincent.
“He's the Real Deal” - Bob Harris OBE (BBC Radio 2)
Vincent’s third LP, the critically-acclaimed (“A phenomenal, spiritual listen – Sunday Times Album Review”) ‘In This Town You’re Owned’, was released by Thirty Tigers early 2020 and walked straight into a worldwide pandemic. Despite stalled promotional plans and tours, the record resonated enough to win the Americana Music Association UK’s ‘Album of The Year’ award for 2021. Receiving critical acclaim, the record also charted at number 2 in the UKAmericana Charts and American Songwriter Magazine named it in its top 20 albums (every genre) of 2020.
Vincent’s powerful and soulful voice that attracted acolytes such as Bob Harris, Paul Carrack and Mary Chapin Carpenter. In 2016, Harris awarded Robert with his‘Emerging Artist’ of the year award at the inaugural UK Americana Awards show describing Vincent as “absolutely magnetic” and “the real deal”. In 2018 following therelease of ‘I’ll Make the Most of My Sins’ (AMAUK Album of The Year 2018) Robert was invited to perform on the BBC ‘Old Grey Whistle Test, For One Night Only’closing the show. It was this performance that would propel him to number 1 and 2 in the iTunes Album and Singles Charts.Maintaining his status as one of the most acclaimed voices in the UK Americana rock scene, Robert’s new songs represent a real left turn for an artist who is ready for something more. The intimacy and introspection of this evolving journey on the album’s songs is captured by the sure hand and keen ear of award-winning producer Ethan Johns whose work with Ray Lamontagne is a real touchstone for Vincent’s own ambition, mellowness, and honesty on Barriers. Johns also mixes the album and provides his own gifted instrumentation.
Vincent’s core band (Anna Corcoran on piano, vocals; Jim Kimberley, drums; Danny Williams, bass; Adrian Gautrey, guitar, keys) are gathered under the eye of engineer Jon Withnall (Coldplay, I Am Kloot) and performed the music live in the studio with the addition of guitarist Joe Coombes. They are ably adept at the musical shifts and changes on the album which keep one foot bedded in Americana rock whilst moving towards a more English singer songwriter sound. Robert continues to tour extensively showing his versatility as both a solo performer and with a full band. Notable past performances include 2023 Celtic Connections at Glasgow Theatre Royal with Mary Chapin Carpenter, showcase performances at Americana Fest in Nashville, Tennessee, supporting Roger Waters at Hyde Park,Tours with Paul Carrack and Duane Eddy.Tours around and after the album are booked for this year showcasing the consummate andsearingly honest songwriting of this talented artist.
Tracklist:
The Insider
Barriers
Anywhere
The Hard Way
The Beast Inside
Lost Souls
Circumstance of Ignorance
Burden
Follow What You Love and Love Will Follow
Keeper of My Heart
You Were Standing Right Before Me
When We Dream
UPC: 691835877235Label: Robert Vincent MusicRelease Date: 6.21.24Format: Vinyl
For singer/songwriter Jesse Daniel, country music is nothing short of a life force. Hailing from a rural mountain town on California’s Central Coast, the Austin-based artist first explored his innate passion for music by playing drums in punk bands, then drifted down a troubled path that included years of battling addiction and spending time in and out of jail and rehab. As he took his first steps toward getting clean, Daniel immersed himself in the pure joy of writing country songs, fully embracing the unbridled vitality of California country and bringing a lived-in honesty to his lyrical storytelling. Since releasing his 2018 self-titled debut on his own record label, he’s earned great esteem as a country traditionalist and built a wildly devoted international following—thanks in no small part to his freewheeling live show and tendency to tour nearly 200 days a year. Recently signed to Lightning Rod Records, Daniel now offers up his fourth studio album Countin’ The Miles: a high-powered body of work born from his ardent belief in preserving country’s legacy.
Tracklist:
Comin’ Apart At The Seams
That’s My Kind of Country
Countin’ The Miles
Ol’ Montana
Restless
When Your Tomorrow’s In The Past
Lonesome Blues
Tomorrow's Good Ol’ Days (feat.Ben Haggard)
Golden State Rambler
Steppin’ Out (Feat. Jodi Lyford)
Cut Me Loose
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 607396704910Release Date: 6.7.24Format: Vinyl
Russell County, Virginia-based 49 Winchester is following up their 2022 breakthrough hit, Fortune Favors The Bold with their latest album, Leavin’ This Holler. Since their last release in 2022 the band has mined success across the globe by playing multiple sold out tours in the US as well as a sold out run of arena concerts opening for Luke Combs across Europe. Crowds have celebrated and supported this band across the globe and the band’s hard workin ways continue to help build their devoted following.
Leavin’ This Holler is a soulful anthem of liberation and renewal. The album narrates a journey of breaking free from the chains of the past to pursue happiness and freedom. With a resolute spirit and a clean washed heart, 49 Winchester embraces change and sets out on a quest for new heights. Fortune has favored these bold boys and fueled by determination and the promise of a bright future, ‘Leavin’ this holler’ is a powerful ode to resilience and the pursuit of personal fulfillment.
Tracklist:
Favor
Hillbilly Happy
Yearnin' For You
Make It Count
Leavin' This Holler
Fast Asleep
Tulsa
Rest of My Days
Traveling Band
Anchor
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 607396582518Label: New West RecordsRelease Date: 8.2.24Format: Vinyl
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Back Home Again was a multiplatinum #1 album for John Denver that includes the huge radio hits “Annie’s Song” and “Back Home Again,” along with fan favorites like “Thank God I’m A Country Boy” and “Sweet Surrender.” Available on black vinyl.
Tracklist:
Back Home Again
On the Road
Grandma's Feather Bed
Matthew
Thank God I'm a Country Boy
The Music Is You
Annie's Song
It's Up to You
Cool An' Green An' Shady
Eclipse
Sweet Surrender
This Old Guitar
UPC: 196588851612Label: Sony LegacyRelease Date: 6.14.24Format: Vinyl
Celebrated for his mastery of folk songs, Jake Xerxes Fussell's 5th album sees him exploring new musical realms. 'When I'm Called' is his most richly conceptual and finely crafted work to date. Produced by James Elkington and featuring performances by Blake Mills, Joan Shelley, Robin Holcomb and others. US/UK/EU tours confirmed. Previously heralded by NPR, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Pitchfork, The Guardian, MOJO, and more.
ARTIST QUOTE: “I learned the traditional song “Going to Georgia” from a few different places so my version is something of a collage. There are a number of variants out there. Ralph Stanley played a version of it, as did the great song collector and revivalist/interpreter Paul Clayton. My main source was an early 1980s field recording of The Eller Family of Hiawassee, Georgia, brought to us by artist-documentarians Art and Margo Rosenbaum via their wonderful Folkways anthology Folk Visions & Voices: Traditional Music and Song in Northern Georgia.”
Tracklist:
Andy
Cuckoo!
Leaving Here, Don't Know Where I'm Going
Feeing Day
When I'm Called
One Morning in May
Gone to Hilo
Who Killed Poor Robin?
Going To Georgia
UPC: 767981183916Label: Fat Possum RecordsRelease Date: 7.12.24Format: Vinyl
The color green can represent many things. It can symbolize money, of course, but also weed. And envy. It implies newness, the rebirth of spring, but it can also evoke illness and infection. It’s an apt name for a band that is defined by its adaptability, by its knack for doing many different things all at once. On the Color Green’s second full-length—their first as a quartet—they ground their cosmic jams in earthy melodies, drawing from ‘60s SoCal folk-r0ck, ‘70s classic rock, ‘80s underground rock, ‘90s psychedelic dance-rock, and many other sources. In the two years the band has been touring, it has already shared stages with a range of groups that reflect both the sophistication and the wild malleability of their sound, including Fuzz, Kikagaku Moyo, Circles Around the Sun, and Young Guv. “When we play live, I don’t really know what’s going to happen,” says guitarist Noah Kohll. “You really have no idea what you’re going to get with this band, which keeps things fresh for us and maybe makes the live experience special.” Adds drummer Corey Rose, “One thing about this band that I really appreciate is that we can camouflage into any environment or any show. We can play with Hiss Golden Messenger and lean into that funky country vibe, or we can play with the Brian Jonestown Massacre and get evil. We all love a variety of music, so let’s not put ourselves in a box.” That wild, mercurial quality is reflected on Fool’s Parade, a meditation on loss, grief, confusion, frustration, and the clarity to which they all lead. Their songs are vehicles for self-explorations, not just a means of putting their feelings into lyrics and notes but molding them, night after night, into different shapes to get different insights. “I feel like that’s the endless spiritual journey of this band,” says Madden. “There’s always this thing that is mysterious, that you can never put your finger on. Music is a way to give yourself ground within the unknown. It’s a way to convene with something outside yourself, whether you call that the muse or God or the collective unconsciousness or whatever. Maybe that’s relatable to people because we live in a very noisy and confusing world. Everybody’s trying to find that ground.”
Tracklist:
Coronado
Four Leaf Clover
Fool's Parade
When The Clouds Roll In
God In A $
5:08
Kick The Bucket
Ball And Key
Hazel Eyes
UPC: 607396582112Release Date: 7.12.24Format: Vinyl
When the Amsterdam singer-songwriter Jana Mila (pronounced Yah-nuh MEE- lah) began writing a song called “Chameleon,” she thought she was writing about someone else—a friend who seemed to be changing her colors to please other people. “But the more I lived with the song, the more I felt like I was writing about myself,” she admits. “Doesn’t everybody try to reflect other people? Don’t I change my own colors in order to be accepted? Especially when you’re young, you can lose yourself in other people if you don’t know who you are.” That is the central idea behind her debut album, also titled Chameleon, which introduces Mila as an artist deeply committed to self-reckoning and self-possession. Our innate desire to belong and to be loved can lead to a kind of self-annihilation, making us strangers to ourselves. Writing songs is her means of finding and sustaining her identity.“The album is a conversation with myself, a way of getting to know myself better. There are little fears woven into every lyric, but there’s also advice to myself. I’m writing to find a part of myself that has some wisdom.” Musically, Mila is the best kind of chameleon. The album draws from a wild array of sources, entertaining new ideas on every song: dusty Laurel Canyon folk on “It’s True,” catchy Nashville country on “Let Me In,” driving ‘70s rock on “I Wasn’t Gonna.” She puts her stamp on every note, turning those fears into an album of remarkable confidence, eloquence, and power. Chameleon is a self-portrait rendered in vibrant detail.
Tracklist:
Like Only Lovers Could
Somebody New
Chameleon
Love Let Go
I Wasn't Gonna
It's True
Let Me In
In Between
Rosie
The City
UPC: 607396581719Label: New West RecordsRelease Date: 8.30.24Format: Vinyl
A truly one-of-a-kind artist, Kaitlin Butts has a deep affinity for country music’s more theatrical side: the extravagant storytelling, dazzling showmanship, songs embedded with both unbridled emotion and quick-fire humor. After discovering her passion for performing as a little girl, the Tulsa native later brought her boundless energy and radiant voice to her own unapologetic yet soulful songwriting. When it came time to create her third album, the Nashville-based musician leaned into her lifelong love of musical theater and dreamed up a modern-day reimagining of the soundtrack to her all-time favorite musical, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! The result: a high-concept but candidly autobiographical LP called Roadrunner!, whose 17 powerhouse songs show the full force and extraordinary depth of Butts’ artistry for the very first time.
Produced by Oran Thornton (Brent Cobb, Logan Brill), Roadrunner! marks a major tonal shift from Butts’ 2022 sophomore LP what else can she do, a character-driven exploration of complex matters like addiction, domestic violence, and generational trauma. “With the last album I wanted to write about the struggles I’d seen people go through or experienced myself, so a lot of the songs had a sadness or darkness to them,” she says. “I feel like Roadrunner! is much closer to what I’m like onstage, where there’s real emotion and truth but also humor and a tendency to poke fun. It’s all those different versions of me at once.”
Tracklist:
Overture: My New Life Starts Today
Roadrunner
Other Girls
Wild Juanita's Cactus Juice
Soliloquy: Out Of My Dreams
Come Rest Your Head (On My Pillow)
People Will Say We're In Love
Buckaroo
That'll Never Be Me
Spur
If I Can't Have You
Bang, Bang (Poor Jud Is Dead)
You Ain't Gotta Die (To Be Dead To Me)
Like I Should
Hunt You Down
Followed You To Vegas
Elsa
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 724994092291Label: Kaitlin ButtsRelease Date: 6.28.24Format: Vinyl
Twenty-three albums and several million miles after he first hit the road, Joe Ely presents his first road album Driven to Drive. The collection of songs about and inspired by motorized travel was curated by Ely, who in the mid-1970s swept off the flat plains of the Llano Estacado of West Texas like a whirling tornado, fronting a legendary band that was too rock for country, and too country for rock. The wild, wide-open honky-tonk roadhouse sound of the Joe Ely Band gave their hometown of Lubbock its first music hero since Buddy Holly.The project stitches together recordings made at Spur Studios, his home recording facility outside of Austin, over several decades, assisted by musician/neighbors Joel Guzman on accordion, keyboardist Bill Guinn, singer Eddie Beethoven, and fiddler Richard Bowden. Last year at The Zone in Dripping Springs, Texas, Jeff Plankenhorn added his guitar to three tracks and engineer Pat Manske, who mastered Driven to Drive, added percussion. Movement in these songs is measured in many ways: cars, sixteen-wheelers, motorcycle, Greyhound bus. There are pedal-to-the-metal anthems ginning down a straight strip of two-lane blacktop; a lazy meander on the Gulf blues highway; a tale of going on the lam on the Interstate; stories of getting from Here to There, and songs about going nowhere at all The Lord of the Highway is calling. Joe Ely wants to take you for a ride.
Tracklist:
Drivin’ Man
Odds of the Blues
For Your Love
Watchin’ Them Semis Roll
Didn’t We Robbie
Nashville Is A Catfish
Ride Motorcycle
San Antone Brawl
Slave to the Western Wind
Gulf Coast Blues
Driven to Drive
Jackhammer Rock
UPC: 691835876733Label: Rack'em RecordsRelease Date: 8.2.24Format: Vinyl
Jason Aldean enters a new chapter with the release of his 12th studio album, a landmark project featuring 20 brand-new songs that showcase the full scope of his artistry from hard-charging anthems built for the stage to the kind of honest, lived-in storytelling that has defined his career. This expansive collection underscores Aldean’s staying power and creative evolution, reaffirming why he remains one of country music’s most enduring and influential voices. With more than 25 million social media followers and a career that has defined modern country music, Jason Aldean stands as one of the genre’s biggest superstars and most consistent hitmakers. Known for his signature blend of stadium-sized country anthems and heartfelt ballads, Aldean has become a cultural force, connecting with fans through anthems that capture both the grit and the soul of American life. The New York Times praised his sound as “country’s hard-rocking everyman,” while Rolling Stone called him “one of country music’s boldest risk-takers.” Aldean’s legacy is cemented by a string of accolades including three ACM “Entertainer of the Year” awards, countless platinum certifications, and a career-spanning catalog that has redefined success in Nashville. Across his journey, Aldean has delivered era-defining songs like “Big Green Tractor,” “Dirt Road Anthem,” “Burnin’ It Down,” “You Make It Easy,” and “Try That in a Small Town,” each showcasing his ability to command the charts while staying true to his roots. This 2 LP set includes a 24 x 36" poster.
Tracklist:
Anytime Soon
Drinking About You
Don't Tell On Me
How Far Does A Goodbye Go
Songs About Us
Good Thing Going
She's Why
Backroads Of My Memory
Dust on the Bottle
High Road
Easier Gone
Help You Remember
Country Into Rock 'n' Roll
What's A Little Heartache
One Last Look
Fight A Fire
Hard To Love You
Little Hometown Left
Her Favorite Color
Lovin' Me Too Long
UPC: 4099964217568Label: Bmg Rights ManagemenRelease Date: 4.24.26Format: Vinyl
With over 8.5 million social media followers, Alexandra Kay (who starred in the Netflix series Westside) holds the rare and extraordinary ability to genuinely connect with audiences by just being her authentic true self via heartfelt melodies. Cementing herself as a force to be reckoned with, the bright and tenacious rising star dropped her sophomore album, Second Wind, via BBR Music Group/BMG. Released in 2025, the album features the singles, “Cupid’s a Cowgirl,” “The Last,” “Femimine Energy,” “Straight from the Heart,” and “What He Does.” Available on watermelon cream color vinyl.
Tracklist:
Better Off
Nobody
Straight For The Heart
Right Now
Tomorrow Problems
Big Boy Boots
Hell Right
Measure Of A Man
Old Me
Cupid's A Cowgirl
Last
What He Does
Feminine Energy
Second Wind
UPC: 4099964222753Label: Bmg Rights ManagemenRelease Date: 2.20.26Format: Vinyl
Country Music sees the legendary Willie Nelson interpret traditional country standards for an album The Washington Post hails “a calm, contemplative, and remarkably consistent album.” The 2010 GRAMMY®-nominated album features renditions of 14 country classics such as “Dark as a Dungeon,” "Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down," and “Satisfied Mind,” along with a version of his 1959 single, “Man with the Blues.”
Tracklist:
Man With The Blues
Seaman's Blues
Dark As A Dungeon
Gotta Walk Alone
Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down
My Baby's Gone
Freight Train Boogie
Satisfied Mind
You Done Me Wrong
Pistol Packin' Mama
Ocean Of Diamonds
Drinking Champagne
I Am A Pilgrim
House Of Gold
Nobody's Fault But Mine
UPC: 888072748866Label: Hightone RecordsRelease Date: 2.27.26Format: CD
Country Music sees the legendary Willie Nelson interpret traditional country standards for an album The Washington Post hails “a calm, contemplative, and remarkably consistent album.” The 2010 GRAMMY®-nominated album features renditions of 14 country classics such as “Dark as a Dungeon,” "Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down," and “Satisfied Mind,” along with a version of his 1959 single, “Man with the Blues.”
Tracklist:
Man With The Blues
Seaman's Blues
Dark As A Dungeon
Gotta Walk Alone
Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down
My Baby's Gone
Freight Train Boogie
Satisfied Mind
You Done Me Wrong
Pistol Packin' Mama
Ocean Of Diamonds
Drinking Champagne
I Am A Pilgrim
House Of Gold
Nobody's Fault But Mine
UPC: 888072738362Label: Hightone RecordsRelease Date: 2.27.26Format: Vinyl
Foy Vance’s seventh album The Wake marks the completion of a decades-long journey defined by tireless soul-searching and life-altering revelation. Produced by Ethan Johns (Paul McCartney, Ray LaMontagne); The Wake brings Vance’s gritty vocal to a potent convergence of folk, soul and Southern blues. In his intimate exploration of the human condition, the result is the purest distillation of his truly singular artistry, imparting defiant joy into songs of longing and loss and hard-won acceptance.
Tracklist:
A.I.
Hi, I’m The Preacher's Son
I Think I Preferred The Question
We Almost Made It
I'm Not Celebrating
Ever Feel Like Everybody's Just Coming At You?
Call Me Anytime
I Ain't Sold On Time
Money
Sleazy Bastards
Fiberoptic Love
When I See You At The Right Time
Bathed In Light
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 888072749191Label: RounderRelease Date: 3.13.26Format: Vinyl
Foy Vance’s seventh album The Wake marks the completion of a decades-long journey defined by tireless soul-searching and life-altering revelation. Produced by Ethan Johns (Paul McCartney, Ray LaMontagne); The Wake brings Vance’s gritty vocal to a potent convergence of folk, soul and Southern blues. In his intimate exploration of the human condition, the result is the purest distillation of his truly singular artistry, imparting defiant joy into songs of longing and loss and hard-won acceptance.
Tracklist:
A.I.
Hi, I’m The Preacher's Son
I Think I Preferred The Question
We Almost Made It
I'm Not Celebrating
Ever Feel Like Everybody's Just Coming At You?
Call Me Anytime
I Ain't Sold On Time
Money
Sleazy Bastards
Fiberoptic Love
When I See You At The Right Time
Bathed In Light
UPC: 888072745230Label: RounderRelease Date: 3.13.26Format: Vinyl
Foy Vance’s seventh album The Wake marks the completion of a decades-long journey defined by tireless soul-searching and life-altering revelation. Produced by Ethan Johns (Paul McCartney, Ray LaMontagne); The Wake brings Vance’s gritty vocal to a potent convergence of folk, soul and Southern blues. In his intimate exploration of the human condition, the result is the purest distillation of his truly singular artistry, imparting defiant joy into songs of longing and loss and hard-won acceptance.
Tracklist:
A.I.
Hi, I’m The Preacher's Son
I Think I Preferred The Question
We Almost Made It
I'm Not Celebrating
Ever Feel Like Everybody's Just Coming At You?
Call Me Anytime
I Ain't Sold On Time
Money
Sleazy Bastards
Fiberoptic Love
When I See You At The Right Time
Bathed In Light
UPC: 888072745223Label: RounderRelease Date: 3.13.26Format: CD
The Long Surrender is the tenth studio album by NEEDTOBREATHE. Featuring 12 new songs, including, “Momma Loves Me” and “Where You Call Home.”
Tracklist:
The Long Surrender
Say It Now
Highlands
Sing To Me Savannah
Where You Call Home
Strangeness Of It All
Take Me Dancing
The Door
Growing Slow
Momma Loves Me
Take The Blame
Spread The Ashes
UPC: 199957134460Label: Mca NashvilleRelease Date: 3.27.26Format: Vinyl