featuring the very best of americana, alt.country and roots music
March 28, 2021
Scott Foley, purveyor of dust
It's been a deceptively challenging month from which to select just five highlights. Had to leave a couple strong contenders on the cutting room floor. As we head into April, we look forward to pending releases from new players like Zach Schmidt, Rose Petals and Sunday State. For now, we'll take that look back at the best that the past thirty days have to offer (in order of appearance). We call it:
Fruit Bats, Pet Parade (Merge, Mar 5)
Israel Nash, Topaz (Desert Folklore, Mar 12)
Valerie June, Moon and the Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers (Fantasy, Mar 12)
Morgan Wade, Restless (Ladylike, Mar 19)
Janet Simpson, Safe Distance (Cornelius Chapel, Mar 19)
Now here's our legendary ROUTES-cast, the full two hours of which can be found at our Spotify page.
- Morgan Wade, "Matches and Metaphors" Reckless (Ladylike, 21)
- John Hiatt & Jerry Douglas, "Mississippi Phone Booth" Leftover Feelings (New West, May 21)
- Esther Rose, "Mountaintop" How Many Times (Father/Daughter, 21)
- Gabe Lee, "Lyra (Reimagined)" single (Torrez, 21/19) D
- Raul Malo, "Sinners and Saints (feat. Mavericks)" Quarantunes Vol 1 (Mondo Mundo, 21)
- Bobby Dove, "Gas Station Blues" Hopeless Romantic (Dove, 21)
- Riley Downing, "Good To See Ya" Start It Over (New West, May 14)
- Oliver Wood, "Fine Line" Always Smilin' (Honey Jar, May 21) D
- Delta Spirit, "It Ain't Easy (acoustic)" single (New West, 21) D
- Jason Eady, "Back To Normal" single (Old Guitar, 21) D
- Miranda Lambert, "Am I Right or Amarillo (feat. Jack Ingram, Jon Randall)" Marfa Tapes (Vanner, May 7)
- Austin Lucas, "Already Dead (acoustic)" single (Cornelius Chapel, 21) D
- Samantha Crain, "Malachi Goodbye" I Guess We Live Here Now EP (Real Kind, Apr 9)
- Emily Duff, "Needledrop Blues" Maybe In the Morning (Mad Prom, 17)
- Dillon Carmichael, "Lucky Man" Hot Beer EP (River House, May 14)
^ Steel Woods, "Run On Ahead" All of Your Stones (Woods, May 14)
- Whitehorse, "Relic in the New Age" Modern Love (Six Shooter, 21)
- Amy Allison, "Cheater's World" Maudlin Years (Koch, 96)
- Rose Petals, "Military Man" American Grenadine (Envoy, Apr 23) D
- Bill Mackay & Nathan Bowles, "Dowsing" Keys (Drag City, Apr 9)
- Jackson Scribner, "Sixteen" Jackson Scribner (State Fair, 21) D
- First Aid Kit, "If It Be Your Will (live)" Who By Fire: Tribute to Leonard Cohen (Jagadamba, 21)
- James Steinle, "Broken Things" Same Ol' Stuff EP (Steinle, 21) D
- Joe Kaplow, "How Old Is My Soul" Sending Money and Stems (Kaplow, Apr 30)
- Brigitte DeMeyer, "Calamity Gone" Seeker (DeMeyer, 21)
- Joe Pug, "Free Rider" Diving Sun (Pug, 21)
- Parker Millsap, "Dammit" Be Here Instead (Okrahoma, Apr 9)
- Rosie Tucker, "Habanero" Sucker Supreme (Epitaph, Apr 30) D
- Townes Van Zandt, "No Deal" High Low and In Between (Capitol, 72)
- Clem Snide, "How Can I Tell You" single (Zaphwee, 21) D
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