Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for April 4th, 2025. Click the artist or album links to find out more. The artist’s names link to their websites and the CD title links go to either Amazon, iTunes, Bandcamp or the artist’s site for ordering or downloading. A + sign means although not a featured release, it’s a notable album that’s still worth checking out. Also, this page will be updated as I find out about other new releases so check back again.
Suzy Thompson
Suzy Sings Siebel (independent)
Paul Siebel made two excellent LPs in the early 1970s, but he had debilitating stage fright, hated the life of a touring musician, and his songwriting dried up, so in the 1980s he left the music world and disappeared. “A lifetime later, during the pandemic shutdown, I’d sit in a darkened room and sing and play the guitar, just like when I was a teenager. I found myself returning to Paul Siebel’s songs.” Suzy continues, “By this time, Paul was in his 80s, living in rural Maryland and in very poor health but heard some of my online recordings of his songs. We had four phone conversations before he died a few months later. it meant the world to me to get to know (a little bit) this person whose music I have loved for 50 years and to have him reach out to tell me that he really liked the way I was singing his songs. I was honored to be joined by many musical heroes on this project including Cindy Cashdollar, John Sebastian, Bill Evans, Jody Stecher and others.” (edited from Bandcamp page)
Seth Walker
Why The Worry (Royal Potato Records)
In the midst of recording his 12th album, wavering in his resolve to finish what he’d started, Seth Walker came to a realization. “This work does not define me. This is not who I am forever. This is just a moment.” No album is trapped in amber, no song is set in stone. Taking a page from Willie Nelson, Walker embraced the songwriter’s sage wisdom, “I’ve never seen worry accomplish anything… so I decided not to do it.” Truth be told, there aren’t many better oracles to hang an ethos on than brother Willie. The new album finds Walker reunited with old friends and familiar names. Once again Jano Rix steps behind the boards, co-producing the album with Seth and engineer Brook Sutton. (edited from Bandcamp page)
Also new this week…
Brown Horse – All The Right Weaknesses (Loose Music)
Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners – Before The Fall (independent)
Grey Delisle – The Grey Album (Hummin’bird Records) +
Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters – Good Morning, Sunshine (Blackbird Records) +
The Lil Smokies – Break of the Tide (Americana Vibes)
Gurf Morlix – A Taste of Ashes (Rootball Records) +
Marina Rocks – S.O.S. Texas (independent)
Coming out soon … C. Daniel Boling, The Wildwoods, Mason Via, Kassi Valazza, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, Shinyribs, Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert, Mattie Schell, Willie Nelson, Watchhouse, Webb Wilder, Little Feat, Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’, The Talbott Brothers, Esther Rose, The Shootouts, The Faux Paws, Jeffery Broussard & the Nighttime Syndicate, Kelsey Waldon, S.G. Goodman and more!
