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Wyatt Flores Scared of Heights In the two years I’ve covered Wyatt Flores – since his unforgettable coming-out performance at BMI’s annual AmericanaFest opener, Rooftop on the Row – he’s lived a life that many would envy, but almost none would understand. While his first full-length, 2024’s Welcome to the Plains, came from the perspective […]
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Brant Miller – In the Meantime This roots-music-flavored set is Nashville-based artist Brant Miller’s new collection inspired by artists who performed folk, country, bluegrass & blues. The self-produced In the Meantime (Drops July 31/Independent/41:00) contains 12 originals recorded primarily in East Nashville, TN. Originally from upstate NY, Brant (vocals/harmonica/acoustic guitar) sings with a warm folky […]
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GA-20 with Charlie Musselwhite Blues Now GA-20 teamed up with Charlie Musselwhite on their new album, BLUES NOW, an album produced by Matthew Stubbs. Recorded at Rare Signals in Cambridge, MA, BLUES NOW features a living legend playing with a modern trio of talented musicians. After booking studio time, GA-20 curated songs from artists like […]
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Kelly Hunt’s new single “Clouds,” from her forthcoming album ‘Requiem for a Sleepless Night,’ playfully captures the changing character of that sky on a recent drive. Driven by Dirk Powell’s fiddle and buoyed by Amelia Powell’s lilting harmony vocals, Hunt’s breathy vocals—close your eyes and you’ll think you’re listening to Joni Mitchell—envelop us, witnessing the “kaleidoscope of shape and size” of clouds that shift “right before her eyes,” testifying to their “constant state of change.”
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Few if anything is uniting the population of the United States these days, and the same goes in country music, which is virtually split right down the middle by the culture war. But opposition to AI and data centers is.
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Gary Marks “Sky High” Americana Highways presents this premiere of Gary Marks’ song “Sky High” from his unreleased 2007 album A Whisper Can Change The World. The album was engineered and mixed by Jim Scott (Matchbox Twenty). “Sky High” is vocals and acoustic guitar by Gary Marks, bass by Mike Moroney, and drums by Greg […]
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Editor’s Note: This feature originally appeared in the Spring 2022 “General Admission” issue of No Depression. We’re sharing it now in tribute to Glen Hansard, frontman of the Irish folk-rock band The Frames, solo artist, and co-star