*This list is curated by co-editor Greg Jones 10) Cat Clyde – Down Rounder-If you’re a fan of traditional country music, you probably already know Cat Clyde’s name. We’ve featured Clyde’s writing before, so when this full length album came out this year …
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2023 Song of the Year List, 10-1
*This list is curated by co-editor Greg Jones 10) Blackwood Station – “Let Me Down Gently”-To no one’s surprise, it’s an acoustic singer songwriter that leads off my top 10 this year. I hadn’t heard Blackwood Station before this one, but it’s easy …
2023 Song of the Year List, 20-11
*This list is curated by co-editor Greg Jones 20) J.M. Clifford – “Complicated Man”-One of the themes that has always attracted me to quality music is the connection between the sacred and the profane. Clifford’s “Complicated Man” features both much like icons like …
Three alt country tunes that beg for your attention in this late November
Emory Duncan – “If You Say Goodbye to California”-I’m not sure there’s really a genre for this new track from Emory Duncan, which is why the “alt” tag works so well here. There’s a banjo, so it’s at least Americana/folk adjacent. What I …
Three Americana tracks that’ll rip your heart out, drown it in whiskey, and put it back
The Roseline – “Aloneness”-I clicked play on this song and lost track of time. No, I don’t mean like it went fast. I mean like I can’t even tell what year it is anymore. This song is like a time machine. As a …
Three new folk rock tunes bringing a forward momentum to a timeless genre
Remy Sher – “Gettin Closer”-From the opening riff of this track, you might think it’s an Americana tune. Honestly, I’d be okay with calling it that. The steel guitar and overall swing time of the track makes it feel like a mid-century country …
Three new and intriguing Americana artists for your consideration
Dipsea Flower – “Hummingbird”-The easy going feeling of this song resonated with me right away. There’s an wonderful character to the lead vocal on this track. The “let you be free” lyric does a really nice job of resonating with a sense of …
Three brand new folk rock tracks that remind us what a genre subgenre it is
Daniel Trakell – “Waves”-There’s a slow, methodical style about this track from Daniel Trakell that makes it really work. Maybe the methodical, rhythmic style is meant to mimic the waves. Nevertheless, the lyrical content stays with the theme of what it’s like being …
Three alt country tunes with shades of the past and present blended together
Aaron Rizzo – “Back in Five”-The mix of the electric guitars with more traditional instrumentation really defines this song. The vocal has a good solid base to it. The song has an intriguing stylistic blend that makes it feel both old fashioned as …
Three new Americana tracks that will help you connect with your musical past
Willy Tea Taylor and Jeffrey Martin – “Bakersfield”-This song discusses the classic American music town of Bakersfield, California. It’s an homage to the “devil in this town” about country music’s arrival in Bakersfield. If you listen closely to the words, though, it’s not …
