Here’s some the best Americana and roots-type music releases for May 24th, 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.
Kim Richey
Every New Beginning (Yep Roc Records)
Sometimes our obsession with the ‘next big thing’ or newer wave of singer-songwriters in Americana has us overlooking the stalwarts that shaped the genre. This is not to suggest that Kim Richey has been invisible. Her stature, though perhaps not top-of-mind for many, has remained undiminished, and this new collection of ten songs on Every New Beginning, her tenth album, strongly reinforces her artistry – her soothing voice and precise articulation, rhyming couplets, singalong hooks, keen observations, and relatable emotional fare. While it may seem like a heavy dose of sad songs, you’ll likely relate to the emotions, admire the songcraft, find comfort in her soothing vocals, and, yes, find these tunes lingering in your head for days. Richey delivers superb songcraft, as top-shelf as any album she has made. (edited from Glide Magazine review)
Also new this week…
Stephanie Chapman – Under an August Sky (self-released)
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes – I Built a World (self-released) +
Old Man Luedecke – She Told Me Where To Go (Outside Music)
Sweet Megg – Bluer Than Blue (Turtle Bay Records) +
Coming out soon … Richard Thompson, Curtis McMurtry, Anna Tivel, Jim Keller, Willie Nelson, Swamp Dogg, Tony Trischka, Yarn, Jesse Dayton, Silverada, Laurie Lewis, Jenny Don’t and the Spurs, Jesse Daniel, Oliver Wood, David Serby, Jim Lauderdale, Melissa Carper, Joe Ely, Rory Block and more!
