ROUTES & BRANCHES
featuring the very best of americana, alt.country and roots music
May 26, 2024
Scott Foley, purveyor of rust
Last Episode of the month means that we'll be setting forth our favorite songs for the thirty days passed. As with most such lists, we'd be off base if we didn't acknowledge the role that personal preference plays in what appeals to us. It's one of the tenets of R&B, that we don't mess around with this is good or this is no good. Instead, we're all about hey, look over here!! In that spirit, we've arrayed the following in order of today's preference. We call it
WHAT's SO GREAT ABOUT MAY?!!
1. American Aquarium, "Crier" Fear Of Standing Still (Losing Side, Jul 26)
2. Bonny Light Horseman, "Old Dutch" Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free (Jagjaguwar, Jun 7)
3. Amanda Anne Platt & the Honeycutters, "Pocket Song" The Ones That Stay (Mule Kick, Aug 9)
4. Melissa Carper, "Lucky Five" Borned In Ya (Mae Music, Jul 19)
5. Good Looks, "Can You See Me Tonight" Lived Here For a While (Keeled Scales, Jun 7)
6. Monsters Of Folk, "Disappeared" Monsters Of Folk (Deluxe) (ATO, Jun 14)
7. Blitzen Trapper, "Ain't Got Time To Fight" 100s Of 1000s Millions Of Billions (Yep Roc, May 17)
8. Will Stewart, "Real Drag (Live)" Live In Sweden (Cornelius Chapel, Jun 7)
9. Alex Izenberg, "Only the Moon Knows" Alex Izenberg & the Exiles (Domino, Jul 26)
10. Waverley Pickers, "#croptopnroll" Early Hits (Anderson, 24)
ROUTES-cast May 26, 2024
- Bill Mackay, "Radiator" Locust Land (Drag City, 24)
- Oliver Wood, "Yo I Surrender" Fat Cat Silhouette (Honey Jar, Jun 14)
- Steve Dawson, "Oh California" Ghosts (Pravda, Jun 7) D
- Futurebirds, "Colorados" Easy Company (Dualtone, Aug 9)
- Spencer Thomas, "Woman Who Smokes Cigars" Joke Of Life (Strolling Bones, 24)
^ Joe Kaplow, "Sympathize With Killers" Posh Poodle Krystal & Toe (Fluff & Gravy, 24)
- Jeffrey Silverstein, "Head Cleaner" Roseway EP (Arrowhawk, Jun 14)
- Goodnight Texas, "Ghost Of DB Cooper" Signals (2 Cent Bank Check, Jul 19)
- Joe Ely, "Odds Of the Blues (ft Bruce Springsteen)" Driven To Drive (Rack 'Em, Aug 2) D
- Orville Peck, "Hurtin' Kind (ft Midland)" Stampede Vol 1 EP (Warner, 24)
- Jack Shit, "Six Feet Of Snow" Long Distance Love: Sweet Relief Tribute To Lowell George (Flatiron, 24)
- Jesse Daniel, "That's My Kind Of Country" Countin' the Miles (New West, Jun 7)
- Wynonna, "Refugee (ft Lainey Wilson)" Petty Country (Big Machine, Jun 21)
- Zach Bryan, "Pink Skies" Great American Bar Scene (Belting Bronco, 24) D
- Chris Stapleton, "Think I'm In Love With You (ft Dua Lipa)" single (Mercury, 24) D
- Mavericks, "Guitar and a Bottle Of Wine" Moon & Stars (Mono Mundo, 24)
- 49 Winchester, "Fast Asleep" Leavin' This Holler (New West, Aug 2)
- Red Clay Strays, "Wanna Be Loved" Made By These Moments (RCA, Jul 26) D
- AJ Lee & Blue Summit, "He Called Me Baby" City Of Glass (Signature Sounds, Jul 19)
- Kim Richey, "Goodbye Ohio" Every New Beginning (Yep Roc, 24)
- Will Kimbrough, "Southern Wind" For the Life Of Me (Daphne, 24)
- Tim Easton, "Dishwasher's Blues" Find Your Way (Black Mesa, 24)
- Sammy Kay, "How Fast To Run" July 1960 (Sell the Heart, Jul 19) D
- Avett Brothers, "Cheap Coffee" Avett Brothers (Ramseur, 24)
- Blitzen Trapper, "Hesher In the Rain" 100s Of 1000s Millions Of Billions (Yep Roc, 24)
- Jade Jackson, "Come Back" single (Bitchin', 24) D
- Nathan Bowles Trio, "The Ternions" Are Possible (Drag City, Jul 26) D
- Dead Tongues, "Dirt For a Dying Sun" Body Of Light (Psychic Hotline, Jun 14)
- Carson McHone, "I Couldn't Say It To Your Face" Odes EP (Merge, Jul 19) D
- Leif Vollebekk, "Moondog" Revelation (Secret City, Sep 27) D
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