Mirabelle Skipworth – “This House”-Sometimes when I’m processing submissions, a song gives me chills and makes me stop right in my tracks. That happened with this song (and has happened with every subsequent listen). I don’t pretend to know what spiritually or existentially …
Category: Americana
Featured Single: Olivia Barnes – “Reds” (Early song of the year candidate)
Olivia Barnes – “Reds”-I intended on pairing this track with a few other singer songwriter and Americana types (like usual), but this song just kept standing out. It doesn’t fit because it has such an exceptional quality to it. Maybe I just relate …
Three brand new tracks in the Americana and Folk Rock world that stand out from the crowd
Whiskerman – “Junkman”-Sometimes I don’t really “listen” to the blues so much as I FEEL the blues. And boy oh boy did I FEEL this track right from first listen. It’s perfect. I mean… everything from the effect on the guitars to the …
Three new folk and Americana tracks you’ll want to add to your 2026 playlists
Andie Mechanic – “Cosmic Solitude”-There’s a subtlety to this track that won me over from first listen. The delicate vocal is balanced perfectly in the midst of an instrumentation that sometimes feels like soft indie pop, yet in other moments soars to this …
Three new indie folk tracks that show us 2026 is going to be a good year for music
Mirabelle Skipworth – “The Feast”-It seems like a good year to start with a love song. But… even as love songs go, this is a heartbreaking one. It’s about not being able to feel the connection anymore within intimacy. It’s not so much …
2025 Album of the Year List!
10) The Wildwoods – Dear Meadowlark-The first track on this album is the title track “Dear Meadowlark” and it will take you about 10 seconds to hear why I love this sound. It’s a beautiful vocal track with an intricate folk spirit to …
2025 Song of the Year, 10-1
10) Gal Musette – “Broken Clock”-I’m going to start off this top 10 with a real heartbreaker. There’s no way to describe this song without talking about Gal Musette’s incredible vocal style. It’s intimate, almost prayerful in its sincerity. The plaintive expression, “this …
Featured Bluegrass Single: BB Bowness – “Can I Go Home With You”
BB Bowness – “Can I Go Home With You”-If you’re a fan of traditional bluegrass, you might find it difficult to locate “new music” that tickles your fancy. Well, I’m eager to tell you about BB Bowness and this latest track “Can I …
Three Americana tracks that will make you feel like you stepped in a musical time machine
The Longshore Drifters – “Bad Reception”-When I tell people that we feature Americana, what I mean is a sound like this. The guitars sound like they could have been recorded in Bakersfield in the 1960s. Honestly, the vintage energy of this whole recording …
New Music Rundown: An exciting playlist of some of our favorite new tracks this fall
The Pairs – “Honey I”-At this point, I think I’ve covered every track on The Pairs album, just one at a time. I should pull them together for an album review. The harmonies here are as rich and beautiful as any song on …
