Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for August 9th, 2024. 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.
Justin Townes Earle
All In: Unreleased & Rarities (The New West Years) (New West Records)
Justin Townes Earle was always a champion of the underdog and All In features in depth looks at the hopeful, and the hopeless. Fueled by empathy, baked in the blues, Justin was never without something poignant or humorous to say. Sadly, Justin passed away in 2020 at the age of 38. All In: Unreleased & Rarities is a fitting tribute to Justin’s legacy. The collection features many never heard before songs, demos, and cover tunes, spanning his time as a New West Records recording artist.
Amanda Anne Platt & the Honeycutters
The Ones That Stay (Mule Kick Records)
This is the the 7th album by Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters, hailing from Asheville, North Carolina, the band drives 12 tunes through well travelled high-roads and by-roads of pure Americana that are dusted with red clay and burn like sun-drenched stone. The poetry of these roads, hypnotized by the broken white lines under speckled skies, is perfectly punctuated by pedal steel, strings and honeyed harmonies, and comes alive in each track. The Ones That Stay is an album rich with well-crafted gems surrounded by an earnest, honest, generous voice that might not know why or what for – and a band that obviously knows how to serve the songs. Good stuff! (edited from The Rocking Magpie review)
Also new this week…
Lacy J. Dalton – For The Black Sheep (SongDog Records)
Billy Eli – Lace (independent)
Futurebirds – Easy Company (Dualtone Music Group)
Mike Graham – The Innocence We’ve Lost (independent)
Johnny Irion – Sleeping Soldiers of Love (Blackwing Music)
Karen Jonas – The Rise and Fall of American Kitsch (independent)
Amos Lee – Transmissions (Hoagiemouth Records) +
Rhonda Vincent – Destinations and Fun Places (independent)
Coming out soon … The Cactus Blossoms, Caleb Caudle, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, Muscadine Bloodline, The Deslondes, Pony Bradshaw, Colin James, India Ramey, Wild Ponies, Shemekia Copeland, Shelby Lynne, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Jerry Douglas, Bella White, Hannah Juanita, The Boxmasters, Lisa Morales, JP Harris, Amy Helm, Billy Strings and more!
