ROUTES-cast AUGUST 1, 2021

ROUTES & BRANCHES 

featuring the very best of americana, alt.country and roots music

August 1, 2021

Scott Foley, purveyor of dust

A year ago I was lauding five records that had defined July 2020: Margo Price, Joshua Ray Walker, Jayhawks, SG Goodman and Courtney Marie Andrews. A full three (3) of these would earn a place in the year's favorites. Time will tell if July 2021 demonstrates the same track record, though it's certainly been the busiest month thus far for A Routes & Branches Guide To Feeding Your Monster. We'll share them with you in order of appearance:

WHAT's SO GREAT ABOUT JULY 2021?!!

- Andrew Bryant, A Meaningful Connection  (Sentimental Noises, Jul 9)

- John R Miller, Depreciated  (Rounder, Jul 16)

- Yola, Stand for Myself  (Easy Eye, Jul 30)

- Charlie Parr, Last of the Better Days Ahead  (Smithsonian, Jul 30)

- Son Volt, Electro Melodier  (Transmit Sound, Jul 30)

July's been a long, hot month. Gazing into the haze of the next 30 days, we're keeping an eye out for promising new stuff from Mike & the Moonpies, Elijah Ocean, Sierra Ferrell, Sturgill Simpson, Tre Burt and more. 

- Alejandro Escovedo, "Bandido Para Ti" La Cruzada  (Yep Roc, Aug 27)

- Los Lobos, "Misery" Native Sons  (New West, 21)

- Yola, "Break the Bough" Stand For Myself  (Easy Eye, 21)

- Son Volt, "Arkey Blue" Electro Melodier  (Transmit Sound, 21)

- Iguanas, "If You Should Ever Fall on Hard Times" If You Should Ever Fall on Hard Times  (Yep Roc, 08)

- Anna Tivel, "Riverside Hotel" Blue World  (Fluff & Gravy, 21)

- Left Arm Tan, "Walking Back to Georgia" Road Trip Songs EP  (Wixen, 21)

- Parker McCollum, "Wait Outside" Gold Chain Cowboy  (MCA Nashville, 21)

- Deer Tick, "Jumpstarting (Live)" Live From Fort Adams  (Deer Tick, 21)

- Secret Sisters, "Dust Can't Kill Me" Home in This World: Woody Guthrie's Dust Bowl Ballads  (Elektra, Sep 10)  D

- Boy Golden, "Smoke on the Breeze" Church of Better Daze  (Six Shooter, 21)

- Dori Freeman, "The Storm" Ten Thousand Roses  (Blue Hens, Sep 10)  D

- Connells, "Really Great" Steadman's Wake  (Black Park, Sep 24)  D

- Christopher Paul Stelling, "Wwyllyd" Forgiving It All  (Tone Tree, Sep 24)

- Emmylou Harris, "All My Tears" Wrecking Ball  (Nonesuch, 09)

- Anders Parker, "Wolves" Wolf Reckoning  (Recorded & Freed, Oct 1)  D

- Riddy Arman, "Half a Heart Keychain" Riddy Arman  (LaHonda, Sep 10)  D

- David Ramirez, "Fires" American Soil  (Ramirez, 09)

- Jesse Daniel, "Gray" Beyond These Walls  (Die True, 21)

- Matt the Electrician, "Home Again" We Imagined an Ending  (MtE, Nov 5)  D

- Hayes Carll, "You Get It All" You Get It All  (Dualtone, Oct 29)  D

- Be Good Tanyas, "A Thousand Tiny Pieces" Hello Love  (Nettwerk, 06)

^ Buffalo Nichols, "Lost & Lonesome" Buffalo Nichols  (Fat Possum, Oct 15)  D

- Dave Hause, "Sandy Sheets" Blood Harmony  (Soundly, Oct 22)  D

- Emily Scott Robinson, "Old Gods" American Siren  (Oh Boy, Oct 29)  D

- Charlie Parr, "Blues For Whitefish Lake, 1975" Last of the Better Days Ahead  (Smithsonian, 21)

- Robert Ellis & Belaver, "70s Adventure" single  (Niles City, 21)  D

- Futurebirds & Carl Broemel, "Put Up Keep Up" Bloomin' EP  (VL4L, 21)  D

- Elijah Ocean, "Ice Machine" Born Blue  (Ocean, Aug 13)  

- Hailey Whitters & Ernest, "Islands in the Stream" Countrypolitan EP  (Pigasus, Sep 17)  D

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