REVIEW: Jay Buchanan Trades Force for Focus on “Weapons of Beauty”

Jay BuchananJay Buchanan Weapons of Beauty Jay Buchanan has built his reputation on force. As the lead vocalist of Rival Sons, he’s long been associated with volume, swagger, and forward motion. Weapons of Beauty, his solo debut, moves in the opposite direction — and the result is a record that feels powerful in entirely different ways. […]

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REVIEW : John Craigie “I Swam Here”

John CraigieJohn Craigie – I Swam Here (Zabriskie Point Records) The new John Craigie album I Swam Here, released February 6 on Zabriskie Point Records, is a gentle and luminous soundtrack to start 2026, bringing warmth and quiet strength in the middle of an icy, polar winter. The Californian whose style he describes as “humorous storytelling, […]

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Song Premiere: Steve Baskin and the Fourteens “I Don’t Know Nothing (Love Song)”

Steve BaskinSteve Baskin and the Fourteens “I Don’t Know Nothing (Love Song)” Americana Highways is hosting this premiere of Steve Baskin and the Fourteens’ song “I Don’t Know Nothing,” from their forthcoming album I Sometimes Think (Better). The album was produced by Steve Baskin and Rich Herring, and recorded by Lee Davis at Lee Davis Studio […]

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