The Avett Brothers release The Second Gleam; six new songs offered with the natural lyrical clarity and honest delivery that has become synonymous with their name. With this addition to their growing body of work, Scott and Seth Avett establish a series, while further separating their writing from the modern landscape of music, popular or otherwise. Following in …
2003 release, the sixth studio album from the Alt-Country/Americana outfit. The Handsome Family were formed in 1993 by husband and wife duo Brett Sparks and Rennie Sparks. The band, born and bred in Chicago before migrating to Albuquerque, play a unique blend of traditional Country, Bluegrass, and murder ballads. Rennie’s lyrics have a strong storytelling component, drawing on …
Accomplished guitarist and songwriter Jason Isbell, formerly of Drive By Truckers (DBT), releases his debut solo album Sirens Of The Ditch.The album rocks with 11 tracks all written by Isbell kicking off with “Brand New Kind Of Actress”, followed by the rocker “Down In A Hole”, a swampy number featuring Muscle Shoals natives Spooner Oldham and …
Parental Advisory Warning for these are the songs that started Outlaw Country, put it on the map and that carry on the family tradition! The most celebrated tracks by Country Music’s most famous and infamous musicians! The genre that changed Country Music forever is back in 2008 just in time for the 75th birthday celebrations of one …
Hayes Carll is a Texas singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist who puts his own folk twist to the regular old rockin’ Texas folk country. He sounds like Steve Earle and his melodies are like John Prine. He is a younger version of Buddy Miller. His music is Americana roots. He is a Texan country troubadour type with …
The pride of Vermont, Boston Music Award and Jammie winners Grace Potter and the Nocturals return with their first full-fledged Hollywood Records album This Is Somewhere. Renowned for their fervent and substantial nationwide touring base, GP&TN wowed the crowds at Bonaroo in 2006, and at the 2007 SxSW convention. 2007 has already brought #1 Most Added status at …
Grammy Award-winner Rodney Crowell and New York Times Best Selling author Mary Karr are scheduled to release KIN, SONGS BY MARY KARR AND RODNEY CROWELL on Vanguard Records on June 5, 2012. Produced by Joe Henry, Kin marks the first collaboration between the two writers and is Karr’s entry into the world of music.Long known as a poet …
Mary Gauthier (pronounced ‘Go-shay’ ya’ll) releases Mercy Now, her fourth full-length album & Lost Highway debut. Mercy Now features 10 songs overflowing with beauty, darkness, raw emotion & unflinching honesty, from a truly compelling artist. Gauthier’s life has taken her on a path through devastation & despair. Her songwriting is a direct reflection of personal life experience. Mary …
Import four CD set from the influential singer/songwriter including all of his ’60s and ’70s recordings for the Poppy and Tomato labels, plus live songs from 1973. This box set contains his first eight albums spread across the four CDs. Van Zandt’s songs have been covered by the likes of Emmylou Harris and other respected superstars …
An Americana Christmas, a collection of classic Christmas songs and brand new holiday recordings from the icons and today s current stars of the Americana genre. It features 16 songs including 6 brand new recordings exclusive to the collection. Nearly every artist on this compilation has either charted on the Americana Music Charts or received a nomination or …