On Wake, his first solo album since 2020, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and singer Dirk Powell paints a masterpiece. With support from Rhiannon Giddens, Darrell Scott, and Powell’s daughter and musical collaborator, Amelia, Powell draws from a colorful palette of sound, to capture in broad flourishes the many scenes of
Vincent Neil Emerson Blue Stars Country music, whether it be radio-friendly pop or the stuff we talk about here on Americana Highways, tends to center around four topics – lovin’, workin’, drinkin’ and rememberin’. The quality of the songs seems to hinge on the relatability of the writer – I (as someone who’s engaged in […]
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If there is any genre of music with even less concrete definition than Americana, it’s ‘world music.’ At its core, world music is really just roots music that doesn’t come from America, England, or Ireland. I’ve seen everything from traditional folk music
It’s Alex Miller’s use of devastating heartbreak and strong sentimentality chased by silly humor that scratches multiple country itches during More Country Than You’s ten tracks.
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Midnight South “First Tattoo” Americana Highways brings you this premiere of Midnight South’s new song “First Tattoo,” which is set for release on April 17 via Rock Ridge Music. “First Tattoo” was written by J.L. Jones, produced and mixed by Ben Jackson; recorded by Ben and Jase Keithley at East End Studio in Nashville; and […]
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JP Soars “Goin’ to South Carolina” Americana Highways presents this premiere of JP Soars’ song “Goin’ to South Carolina,” featuring Anne Harris on fiddle, from his forthcoming album Gypsy Blue Revue, which is set for release on May 29. Gypsy Blue Revue was recorded at Tony’s Treasures studios in Cadiz Ohio; engineered by Cody Romshak […]
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Pretty cool marketing move by the Red Clay Strays. The band from Mobile, Alabama has already released two, stellar albums (Moment of Truth, Made By These Moments), and there’s another on the way that’s supposed to drop sometime in the summer of 2026. Fans of the band have been waiting for any sort of update on that front ever since they shared their first single from the project – “People Hatin’” – back in October of last year. In February, they shared […]
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Glenn Powell doing a little bit of method acting for his upcoming film The Comeback King? In case you haven’t heard, the Hollywood star from movies like Top Gun: Maverick and Twisters is teaming up with comedic director Judd Apatow (the mind beind The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) and Knocked Up (2007)) to take a stab at a country music comedy film. Powell and Apatow actually wrote script for the feature together, and there’s apparently a lot of faith in the idea. Universal […]
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