JULiANNA RiOLiNO - ALL BLUE

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

October 30, 2022

Scott Foley, purveyor of dust

It certainly won't be easy to compile a playlist of our thirty favorite songs from 2022. there are nearly 170 candidates for this vaunted honor. As we trundle into the eleventh month, sounds like we have some listening to do. Going to need to put on more tea water. For the time being, we have the following review of our favorite ten songs from the month coming to a close. We call it: 

WHAT's SO GREAT ABOUT OCTOBER?!!

1. Delines, "Golden State" Lost Duets  (Jealous Butcher, Oct 6)

2. John Fullbright, "Stars" The Liar  (Blue Dirt, Sep 30)

3. Pony Bradshaw, "Safe In the Arms of the Vernacular" North Georgia Rounder  (Pony, Jan 27)

4. Lucero, "One Last FU" Should've Learned By Now  (Liberty & Lament, Feb 24)

5. Ashley McBryde, "Bonfire at Tina's" Lindeville  (Warner, Sep 30)

6. Bad Ends, "All Your Friends Are Dying" Power and the Glory  (New West, Jan 20)

7. Truth & Salvage Co, "Silver Lining" Atoms Form  (Blackbird, Oct 7)

8. Gold Dust, "Larks Swarm a Hawk" Late Great Gold Dust  (Centripetal Force, Nov 4)

9. Tommy Alexander, "Feelings" Feelings  (Fluff & Gravy, Oct 28)

10. HC McEntire, "Soft Crook" single  (Merge, Oct 4)

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There might not be a more eclectic and unpredictable artist in our kind of music than Daniel Romano. The Canadian artist is so capricious that even when aiming for straight country, his results have been well left of center (in all the best ways). A genuine collaborator, Romano has released at least a couple records per year lately, a restless output that wanders through psych, rock, country, prog and folk. Some of his best work has been alongside his Outfit, a true collective whose members have been known to share the mic here and there. Among the constants in the Outfit is singer-guitarist Julianna Riolino, who has just unleashed All Blue, her debut solo record on Daniel Romano's You've Changed label. 

While not as stylistically fidgety as her work with Romano, Riolino's solo material is by no means stodgy. All Blue trades in country, with shades of pop, folk and early rock, as often electric as acoustic, with Romano himself complimenting the sessions on guitar. All Blue is not merely a distraction from a sideperson, but the collection presents Julianna Riolino as a complete artist. 

Recorded largely live in studio with producer Aaron Goldstein, songs like "Why Do I Miss You" leap from the speakers, even as layered backing vocals and other post-production work ensure a more full sound. Stabs of "Bang a Gong"-style guitar give the piece an early rock edge, enforced by the spit and attitude of Riolino's vocal, rising to a shout before dismissing her unresponsive beau with a mumbled Get lost! These songs are well-rooted in guitar, though there is a significant charm added by Thomas Hammerton's keys and Anthony Ronaldi's skronky baritone sax. A steady organ sings below "If I Knew Now", a midtempo number that flares unexpectedly into a greasy guitar break: If I die before I wake /  I'll go out knowing that loving you was a mistake. 

Lyrically, Riolino's songs are more resentful than they are pining, targeting relationships that fail to satisfy, or paramours who are noncommittal. Everyone is fine until they're drowning in someone, she sings on the wonderful "You". A chugging shuffle worthy of Nikki Lane, the song adds girl-group backing vocals and the charming simplicity of pounding drums and a one-word chorus. With Goldstein's pedal steel, "Queen of Spades" commits 100% to the country side of All Blue's equation. May I call a spade a spade / May I tell it like it is, Riolino sings, her open-throated voice leaving no doubt that she'll step into that space without invitation. The bratty alt.country of "Lone Ranger" adds a chorus of call-and-response backing vocalists, contributing their own commentary to the verses: Stab me in the back, put a nail in my coffin. 

Like Nicole Atkins or Jenny Lewis, Julianna Riolino sidesteps convenient categorization, applying her brash vocals to the record's broad stylistic reach. The breezy "Isn't It a Pity" and the watery keys of "Memory of Blue" allow her to demonstrate that range. The album's closer, the atypically acoustic "Thistle and Thorned", features Riolino's most lovely and surprising delivery, as well as her most impressionistic lyric: Holy stemmed brethren spewing love between my thighs. Like her bandmate Daniel Romano, her work can be elusive at second glance, a lyrical riddle or unexpected vocal turn making All Blue much more than just another fun, country-leaning romp. 

- Honey Harper, "Reflections" Honey Harper & the Infinite Sky  (ATO, 22)

^ Julianna Riolino, "Thistle and Thorned" All Blue  (You've Changed, 22)

- Pony Bradshaw, "North Georgia Rounder" North Georgia Rounder  (Pony, Jan 27)

- Brit Taylor, "Kentucky Blue" Kentucky Blue  (Cut A Shine, Feb 3)  D

- Alabama Shakes, "Always Alright (Live at KCRW)" Boys & Girls (Deluxe Edition)  (ATO, Dec 9)  D

- Tommy Alexander, "If I Only Knew" Feelings  (Fluff & Gravy, 22)

- Flatland Cavalry, "Parallel (ft Ashley Monroe)" Songs To Keep You Warm EP  (Flatland, 22)  D

- Trampled by Turtles, "All the Good Times Are Gone" Alpenglow  (Banjodad, 22)

- Great Divide, "Until We Cross" Providence  (Great Divide, 22)

- Alex Williams, "Best Thing" Waging Peace  (Lightning Rod, 22)

- Angela Easterling, "Halfway Down" Witness  (Easterling, 22)  D

- Nick Shoulders, "Heart of Glass" Heart of Night EP  (Gar Hole, Dec 2)  D

- Hermanos Gutierrez, "Tres Hermanos (ft Dan Auerbach)" El Bueno y El Malo  (Easy Eye, 22)

- Drugdealer, "New Fascination" Hiding In Plain Sight  (Mexican Summer, 22)

- Gold Dust, "Mountain Laurel" Late Great Gold Dust  (Centripetal Force, Nov 4)

- Caroline Rose, "Love/Lover/Friend" single  (New West, 22)  D

- Andrew Bird, "I Felt a Funeral In My Brain (ft Phoebe Bridgers)" single  (Wegawam, 22)  D

- Fran, "So Long" Leaving  (Fire Talk, Jan 20)  D

- Scott Hirsch, "Le Grand K" Ghost of Windless Day  (Echo Magic, 22)  D

- Sunny War, "No Reason" Anarchist Gospel  (New West, Feb 3)  D

- Gabe Lee, "Lucky Stars" Hometown Kid  (Torrez, 22)

- JD Clayton, "American Millionaire" Long Way From Home  (Mulberry, Jan 27)

- Elizabeth Cook, "Everybody Wants To Rule the World" 3Sirens Presents: With Love Part 2 EP  (3Sirens, Dec 2)  D

- Brody Price, "Love I Hope You Stay" Win a Trip to Palm Springs  (Niles City, 22)

- Elizabeth Moen, "Wherever You Aren't" Wherever You Aren't  (Moen, Nov 11)  D

- Micah P Hinson, "Carelessly" I Lie To You  (Phony Graph, Dec 9)

- Emily Scott Robinson, "Men and Moons" Built On Bones EP  (Oh Boy, 22)

- Whitehorse, "If the Loneliness Don't Kill Me" I'm Not Crying You're Crying  (Six Shooter, Jan 13)

- Wilco, "One More Hour" Dig Me In: Dig Me Out Covers Album  (S-K, 22)

- Charlotte Cornfield, "Thought I'd See You Again" Eleventh Hour: Songs For Climate Justice  (Sub Pop, 22)  D

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ROUTES-cast OCTOBER 23, 2022

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

October 23, 2022

Scott Foley, purveyor of dust

This morning I noticed that our Wordpress post-counter had clicked over to 800 - that's 800 posts since our inaugural whimper back on August 24, 2008. Much has changed over the past fourteen-plus years. Heck, everything has changed. And, while we haven't yet taken control of the world, hey we got your attention, didn't we?! I've got nothing momentous to declare in celebration of our 800th post, other than that music is still good, and that new music is still worth tracking down. It's still good to push at your musical comfort zone, and we're grateful for whatever eyes happen across these quiet pages now and then. 

Onward towards 801. 

- Charlie Parr, "Were You There" JR & RL: Double Tribute to Johnny Cash & RL Burnside  (Hillgrass Bluebilly, Nov 4)  

- Caleb Caudle, "Texas Tea" Forsythia  (Soundly, 22)

- Margo Price, "Ragged Old Truck (ft Joshua Heldey)" Live Forever: Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver  (New West, Nov 11)

- John Fullbright, "Unlocked Doors" The Liar  (Blue Dirt, 22)

- Emily Nenni, "Useless" On the Ranch  (Normaltown, Nov 4)  D

- Jarrod Dickenson, "Long Hard Look" Big Talk  (Hooked, Feb 3)  D

- Alex Williams, "Rock Bottom" Waging Peace  (Lightning Rod, 22)

- Black Lips, "Stolen Valor" Apocalypse Love  (Fire, 22)  D

- Taylor Kingman, "Towel At Her Feet" Hollow Sound  (Mama Bird, Nov 18)

- Julianna Riolino, "Why Do I Miss You" All Blue  (You've Changed, 22)

^ Shane Smith & the Saints, "Fire in the Ocean" single  (Geronimo West, 22)  D

- Great Divide, "I Can Breathe Again" Providence  (Great Divide, Oct 28)

- Joe Ely, "Riding In My Car (ft Jimmie Dale Gilmore)" Flatland Lullaby  (Rack 'Em, 22)

- Melissa Carper, "Hit or Miss" Ramblin' Soul  (Mae Music, Nov 18)

- JD Clayton, "Long Way From Home" Long Way From Home  (Mulberry, Jan 27)  D

- Prescriptions, "Long Past Tonight" Time Past  (Single Lock, Nov 18)

- Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires, "Not What You Want" Dig Me In: Dig Me Out Covers Album  (S-K, 22)

- Tenci, "Sour Cherries" A Swollen River A Well Overflowing  (Keeled Scales, "Nov 4)

- Marcus King, "Crazy" Spotify Singles  (American, 22)  D

- Complete Mountain Almanac, "May" Complete Mountain Almanac  (Bella Union, Jan 27)  D

- Twain, "A Kiss" Noon  (Keeled Scales, 22)

- Jeb Loy Nichols, "I've Enjoyed As Much Of This Good Life" United States of the Broken Hearted  (On-U Sound, Nov 11)

- Bonny Light Horseman, "Comrade Sweetheart"  Rolling Golden Holy  (37d03d, 22)

- White Buffalo, "Winter Act 2" Year of the Dark Horse  (Snakefarm, Nov 11)

- Plains, "Line of Sight" I Walked With You a Ways  (Anti, 22)

- Martha Scanlan & Jon Neufeld, "A Year Later" Last Stars First Light  (Jealous Butcher, Nov 4)

- Milk Carton Kids, "Running On Sweet Smile" single  (Far Cry, 22)  D

- First Aid Kit, "Feeling That Never Came" Palomino  (Columbia, Nov 4)

- Hermanos Guitierrez, "Hermosa Drive" El Bueno y El Malo  (Easy Eye, Oct 28)  D

- Bill Callahan, "Partition" YTILAER  (Drag City, 22)

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ROUTES-cast OCTOBER 16, 2022

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

October 16, 2022

Scott Foley, purveyor of dust

- Mightmare, "Sure Thing" Cruel Liars  (Kill Rock Stars, 22)

- Gasoline Lollipops, "Jesus Ain't Dead" Nightmare  (GasPops, 22)  D

- Bill Callahan, "Bowevil" YTILAER  (Drag City, 22)

- Drugdealer, "Pictures of You (ft Kate Bollinger)" Hiding in Plain Sight  (Mexican Summer, Oct 28)

- Micah P Hinson, "People" I Lie to You  (Ponderosa, Dec 2)  D

- Cory Branan, "One Happy New Year" When I Go I Ghost  (Blue Elan, 22)

- Zach Bryan, "Starved" single  (Belting Bronco, 22)  D

- Bella White, "Rhododendron" single  (Rounder, 22)  D

- Sarah Lee Langford & Will Stewart, "Gunpowder" Bad Luck & Love (Cornelius Chapel, Nov 18)

- Gabe Lee, "Wide Open" Hometown Kid  (Torrez, Oct 28)

- Ruen Brothers, "Don't Know What's Come Over You" single  (Yep Roc, 22)  D

- Lee Fields, "Two Jobs" Sentimental Fool  (Daptone, Oct 28)

- Wild Pink, "Simply Glyphs" ILYSM  (Royal Mt, 22)

- The A's, "Lonesome LA Cowboy" single  (Psychic Hotline, 22)  D

- Bad Ends, "All Your Friends Are Dying" Power and the Glory  (New West, Jan 20)  D

- Prescriptions, "April Blossoms" Time Apart  (Single Lock, Nov 18)

- Jenny O, "Natural World" single  (Mama Bird, 22)  D

- Welcome Wagon, "Matthew 7:7" Esther  (Asthmatic Kitty, Nov 4)

- Dougie Poole, "Rainbow Wheel of Death" Rainbow Wheel of Death  (Wharf Cat, Feb 24)  D

^ Julianna Riolino, "If I Knew Now" All Blue  (You've Changed, 22)

- Seth Avett, "Laughing River" Sings Greg Brown  (Ramseur, Nov 4) 

- Meg Baird, "Will You Follow Me Home" Furling  (Drag City, Jan 27)  D

- Brody Price, "Satellites & Dust" Win a Trip to Palm Springs  (Niles City, Oct 28)

- Miko Marks, "River" Feel Like Going Home  (Redtone, 22)

- M Lockwood Porter, "The Whim to Walk Upstairs" Sisyphus Happy  (Black Mesa, 22)

- Plains, "Summer Sun" I Walked With You a Ways  (Anti, 22)

- Mavis Staples, "If It Be Your Will" Here It Is: Tribute to Leonard Cohen  (Blue Note, 22)

- Alela Diane, "Dream a River" Looking Glass  (Soundly, 22)

- Tommy Alexander, "Feelings" Feelings  (Fluff & Gravy, Oct 28)

- Margo Price, "Turn It On" Dig Me In: a Dig Me Out Covers Album  (S-K, Oct 21)  D

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COURTNEY MARiE ANDREWS - LOOSE FUTURE

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October 15, 2022

Scott Foley, purveyor of dust

During the five years spanning 2016's Honest Life, 2018's May Your Kindness Remain, and 2020's Old Flowers, singer-songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews metamorphosed from a lovely young Joni-esque folk songwriter to a genre-fluid gamechanger. The period also followed her artistry into the dark, as the Grammy-recognized Old Flowers addressed issues of separation and loss. On her newly released Loose Future (Fat Possum), Andrews isn't necessarily rising victorious from the wreckage, but she adopts a new perspective that carries from her lyrics to her musical choices. 

Those earlier albums provided no shortage of memorable material, arguably as strong as any other contemporary writer in our kind of music. But the depths of feeling on Old Flowers were unsustainable, making a follow-up of a different spirit essential to avoid indulgence and to demonstrate Andrews' range. Part of that responsibility on Loose Future lies with producer/instrumentalist Sam Evian and the insular ensemble of Chris Bear and Josh Kaufman. Despite the smaller band, the overall sound of these new sessions is more expansive. Andrews' Spotify playist, Loose Future Inspo features artists such as Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon and the Cure. 

The thrumming "Satellite" suggests an appropriately far-out vibe, even as the skittering percussion and strummed acoustic offer a more organic anchor. Andrews described this as a love song without caveats, a song of devotion and abandon to My favorite piece of the sky. With its burbling undercurrent and major-key leanings, "These Are the Good Old Days" is a retro-pop treat. The song also allows the songwriter an arena to demonstrate a touch of self-deprecating levity: People like me think feelings are facts / Falling in love gives us a heart attack. No longer surfing atop waves of sentiment, the narrator demonstrates more patience and perspective in the face of love's roller coaster. 

Let's be honest, Andrews admits on "Older Now": It's not what / Our parents all said it was / No one stays together now / No one gives a damn about / Pushing through until the end. The cascading chorus recognizes this as the wisdom of age as opposed to a jaded surrender. A curious vocal oh ... oh bounces through the title track. Pedal steel pairs with a rubbery bass as the narrator learns to more confidently embrace the uncertainty of her loose future: There's parts of me I can't give away. The singer's distinct vocals are as much a part of this collection as they were on Andrews' earlier, more folk-oriented work. But, like Erin Rae or the Soderberg sisters of First Aid Kit, they're allowed more room to roam in these larger arrangements. 

Andrews' vocals are also at the root of her ability to maintain the intimacy that's always provided much of her appeal. "Thinkin' On You" acknowledges the absence of a loved on without giving into melancholy. Strings and a layered vocal define the lush and lovely country-pop number. Songs like "On the Line" and "You Do What You Want" dwell in a warm, organic space. The latter is a graceful full-band track, recalling an earlier abandon: You and I in a truck bed / High off our asses. The newly adopted maturity arrives in the form of forgiveness: I still hold space for you / Even with all you put me through. 

Loose Future has already earned Courtney Marie Andrews a new level of review attention from sources that only occasionally flirt with roots music. The record's soulful rhythms and engaging juxtaposition of organic and processed sounds lend the project a lure of contemporary relevance. Andrews' origin story tells of her earlier stints with indie artists Jimmy Eat World and Damien Jurado, reminding us that this is not new territory for the artist. What might be less familiar is her comfort with the unpredictable. She sings in retrospect: I'm not used to feeling good ... I keep looking for new ways to be let down. On the album's bluesy closer, "Me & Jerry", she is carried headlong into her future on whorls of processed strings and an only somewhat distorted vocal chorus: I'm falling down the rabbit hole / And he makes me wanna strip down to my soul ...

ROUTES-cast OCTOBER 9, 2022

ROUTES & BRANCHES

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

October 9, 2022

Scott Foley, purveyor of dust

Remember that time when we used to post regular reviews? Yeah, me too. What ever happened to that guy? From what I've heard, he still listens to a lot of music, and he still has a bunch of opinions about what he listens to. But given a limited amount of time, he'd rather spend that precious time listening to new music rather than writing about it. 

Can't you do both? Or can't you just write shorter reviews? No. No, it appears I can't. Which isn't to say that we've abandoned reviews forever. They'll just crop up when you least expect them, much like mushrooms in the front yard... Until more hours are removed from the day, we'll continue to share our Spotify ROUTES-casts and Lists and release calendar and such. 

Which reminds me of stuff that we've added this week to A Routes & Branches Guide To Feeding Your Monster. Contemporary folker Greg Brown was one of our gateway artists to roots music. Avett Brother Seth is paying tribute to the under-celebrated songwriter with Sings Greg Brown (Ramseur, Nov 4). Speaking of under-celebrated, Jeb Loy Nichols continues to release very good records that blend country, folk and soul. His next volley will happen November 11, with United States of the Broken-Hearted (On-U Sound). Jerry Joseph's 2020 Beautiful Madness earned the topmost spot on our year-end favorites list. The Portland legend's just announced Tick, a selection of outtakes and demos featuring Joseph backed by The Stiff Boys (Drive-by Truckers) (Dial Back Sound, Nov 11). Pony Bradshaw's first couple projects proved better than they needed to be. His next full-length is North Georgia Rounder, due January 27, distributed by Soundly. And finally, it's never a bad time for a new Lucero album. February 24 seems a long time away, but we'll have to wait til then for Should've Learned by Now (Liberty & Lament). 

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^ Delines, "Golden State" Lost Duets EP  (El Cortez, 22)  D

- Truth & Salvage Co, "Silver Lining" Atoms Form  (Blackbird, 22)

- Pony Bradshaw, "Foxfire Wine" North Georgia Rounder  (Soundly, Jan 27)

- Ashley McBryde, "Gospel Night at the Strip Club (ft Benjy Davis)" Lindeville  (Warner, 22)

- Honey Harper, "Hard to Make a Living" Honey Harper & the Infinite Sky  (ATO, Oct 28)

- Courtney Patton, "Dog Gettin' Blues" Electrostatic  (Patton, 22)

- Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, "O Glory Lost Those Blues Again" O Glory  (Divine Industries, 22)  D

- Goodnight Texas, "Sleep" single  (2 Cent Bank Check, 22)  D

- Panhandlers, "Chilton Song" West Texas is the Best Texas EP  (Panhandlers, 22)  D

- Courtney Marie Andrews, "Thinkin' On You" Loose Future  (Fat Possum, 22)

- Tyler Childers, "Way of the Triune God - Hallelujah Version" Can I Take My Hounds To Heaven  (Hickman Holler, 22)

- Alex Williams, "Old Before My Time" Waging Peace  (Lightning Rod, Oct 21)

- Emily Scott Robinson, "Double Double" Built On Bones EP  (Oh Boy, Oct 28)

- John Fullbright, "Stars" The Liar (Blue Dirt, 22)

- Hellbound Glory, "Wednesday's Women" Nobody Knows You  (Black Country Rock, 22)

- Half Gringa, "Miranda" Ancestral Home EP  (Half Gringa, Jan 27)  D

- Gold Dust, "Lark Swarms a Hawk" Late Great Gold Dust  (Centripetal Force, Nov 4)

- Cass McCombs, "Vacation From Thought" single  (Wharf Cat, 22)  D

- Deer Tick, "Main Street (band acoustic)" Divine Providence (11th Anniversary Edition)  (Partisan, Nov 11)

- Lucero, "One Last FU" Should've Learned By Now  (Liberty & Lament, Feb 24)  D

- HC McEntire, "Soft Crook" single  (Merge, 22)  D

- Prescriptions, "Not the Issue" Time Apart  (Single Lock, Nov 18)  D

- Rayland Baxter, "Rubberband Man" If I Were a Butterfly  (ATO, Nov 4)

- Have Gun Will Travel, "Our Fair City" Silver Sounds EP  (Burke, 22)

- Nora O'Connor, "Grace" My Heart  (Pravda, 22)

- Passion Fruit Boys, "Silver Scar" Passion Fruit Boys  (Telefono, 22)

- Bonny Light Horseman, "Fleur de Lis" Rolling Golden Holy  (37d03d, 22)

- Will Sheff, "Spiral Season" Nothing Special  (ATO, 22)

- Caleb Caudle, "Through My Hands" Forsythia  (Soundly, 22)

- Phosphorescent, "Corpus Christi Bay" Full Moon Project  (Phosphorescent, 22)

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ROUTES-cast OCTOBER 2, 2022

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October 2, 2022

Scott Foley, purveyor of dust

The leaves have hardly begun to change here in my corner of Our Faire Square State, but I'm told Fall is well underway. September has witnessed some excellent new songs, and by god we're gonna opinionate about them. Every month we'll put our judgy hat on and identify our ten favorite songs from the past thirty days. We call it:

WHAT's SO GREAT ABOUT SEPTEMBER?!!

1. Plains, "Abilene" I Walked With You a Ways  (Anti, Oct 14)

2. Hallelujah the Hills, "God Is So Lonely Tonight" single  (Discrete Pageantry, 22)

3. Tyler Childers, "Angel Band - Jubilee Version" Can I Take My Hounds To Heaven  (Hickman Holler, Sep 30)

4. Rhett Miller, "Heart Attack Days" The Misfit  (ATO, 22)

5. Julianna Riolino, "Queen of Spades" All Blue  (You've Changed, Oct 14)

6. Courtney Marie Andrews, "These Are the Good Old Days" Loose Future  (Fat Possum, Oct 7)

7. Wild Pink, "See You Better Now" ILYSM  (Royal Mt, Oct 14)

8. Bill Callahan, "Coyotes" YTILAER  (Drag City, Oct 14)

9. Melissa Carper, "Ain't a Day Goes By" Ramblin' Soul  (Mae Music, Nov 18)

10. Sarah Lee Langford & Will Stewart, "Robby" Bad Luck & Love  (Cornelius Chapel, Nov 18)

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- War on Drugs, "Slow Ghost" I Don't Live Here Anymore (Deluxe Edition)  (Atlantic, 22)

- Wilco, "I'm the Man Who Loves You - Live in Studio" Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Deluxe Edition)  (Nonesuch, 22)

- Archers of Loaf, "Aimee" Reason in Decline  (Merge, Oct 21)

^ Pony Bradshaw, "Safe in the Arms of Vernacular" North Georgia Rambler  (Soundly, Jan 27) D

- Shannen Moser, "Foul Ball" Sun Still Seems to Move  (Lame-O, 22)

- Tallest Man on Earth, "Fairest of the Seasons" Too Late For Edelweiss  (Anti, 22)

- Erin Rae, "Rich Man" single  (Good Memory, 22)  D

- Bill Callahan, "Natural Information" YTILAER  (Drag City, Oct 14)

- Bonny Light Horseman, "Someone To Weep For Me" Rolling Golden Holy  (37d03d, Oct 7)

- Jeb Loy Nichols, "Big Troubles Come In Through a Small Door" United States of the Broken Hearted  (On-U Sound, Nov 11)  D

- First Aid Kit, "Turning Onto You" Palomino  (Columbia, Nov 4)

- Seth Avett, "Good Morning Coffee" Sings Greg Brown  (Ramseur, Nov 4)  D

- M Lockwood Porter, "I Went Out To Find the Answer" Sisyphus Happy  (Black Mesa, Oct 14)

- Paula Cole, "Ricochet (ft Jason Isbell, John Paul White)" single  (Cole, 22)

- Have Gun Will Travel, "Melancholy Moon (Everything Dies)" Silver Sounds EP  (Burke, 22)

- Tyler Childers, "Purgatory - Hallelujah Version" Can I Take My Hounds To Heaven  (Hickman Holler, 22)

- Ashley McBryde, "Bonfire at Tina's (ft Caylee Hammack, Brandy Clark, Pillbox Patti)" Presents: Lindeville  (Warner, 22)  D

- George Strait, "Willy the Wandering Gypsy and Me" Live Forever: Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver  (New West, Nov 11)

- Hellbound Glory, "Reeling Down" Nobody Knows You  (Black Country Rock, 22)

- Amelia White, "Fighting" Rocket Rearview  (White Wolf, 22)

- David Beck, "Same House' Bloom & Fade  (Parade Ground, 22)

- Cactus Blossoms, "If Not For You" If Not For You (Bob Dylan Songs Vol 1) EP  (Walkie Talkie, 22)

- John Fullbright, "The Liar" The Liar  (Blue Dirt, 22)

- Trampled by Turtles, "A Lifetime To Find" Alpenglow  (Banjodad, Oct 28)

- White Buffalo, "Not Today" Year of the Dark Horse  (Snakefarm, Nov 11)  D

- Brody Price, "It Was You" Win a Trip to Palm Springs  (Niles City, Oct 28)

- Caitlin Rose, "Nobody's Sweetheart" CAZIMI  (Pear Tower, Nov 18)

- Tommy Alexander, "Something Light" Feelings  (Fluff & Gravy, Oct 28)

- Melissa Carper, "Ramblin' Soul" Ramblin' Soul  (Mae Music, Nov 18)

- Lambchop, "Whatever Mortal" The Bible  (Merge, 22)

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