ROUTES-cast December 22, 2024

ROUTES & BRANCHES

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

December 22, 2024

Scott Foley, purveyor of dust

Surprise. We tracked down enough new stuff this week to share a ROUTES-cast, which we didn't expect. Barring another unplanned burst of creativity on our part, our next Episode should happen on Friday, December 27, when we present our Favorite Albums Of 2024. Until such time, please enjoy your holiday. 

ROUTES-cast December 22, 2024

- Benjamin Tod, "Privilege Of a Man" single  (Tod, 24)  D

- Flatland Cavalry, "A Life Where We Work Out (ft Kaitlin Butts)" Flatland Forever (More)  (Interscope, 24)

- Loose Koozies, "Stuntman" Passing Through You  (Tall Texan, 24)

- Cave Flowers, "Garbage and Gold" Western Spectre  (Hard Bark, Jan 17)

- Nick Gusman & the Coyotes, "American Dream" Lifting Heavy Things  (Gusman, 24)

- Ben Chapman, "Star Of Monterey" Downbeat  (Hippie Shack, 24)

- Zach Bryan, "American Nights (Live From Foxborough)" 24 (Live)  (Belting Bronco, 24)  D

- JR Carroll, "Dark Cloud" Dark Cloud  (JRC, 24)

- Will Hoge, "Your Fool" Carousel (Reissue)  (Hoge, Feb 7)  D

- Joe Kaplow, "Best Friend's Woman" Sending Money and Stems (Deluxe Edition)  (Only One On the Mountain, 24)

- Rev Peyton's Big Damn Band, "Roundin' Up Girls All Day" Honeysuckle  (Family Owned, Feb 21)  D

- War & Treaty, "Carried Away" Plus One  (Mercury Nashville, Feb 14)  D

- Weather Station, "Body Moves" Humanhood  (Fat Possum, Jan 17)

- Julia Jacklin & Faye Webster, "Good Guy" single  (Polyvinyl, 24)  D

- Benjamin Booker, "Same Kind Of Lonely" Lower  (Fire Next Time, Jan 24)

- Brother Elsey, "Wrong Things" Brother Elsey  (River House, Jan 31)

- Jesse Welles, "Autumn" All Creatures Great and Small EP  (Welles, 24)  D

^ Caitlin Canty, "Come By the Highway Home (ft Chris Eldridge)" Come By the Highway Home EP  (Canty, 24)

- Will Stewart, "In Spite Of Me" 90 Acre Farm EP  (Stewart, 24)

- Pinkerton Raid, "Holocene" Jagged Vacance: Winter Songs By Other People Vol 1  (Pinkerton, 24)

- John Calvin Abney, "Shortwaving" Shortwaving EP  (JCA, 24)

- Field Medic, "a book worth reading" Boundless & True  (Field Medic, 24)

- David Wax Museum, "Baby Go" Secret Creature  (Mark Of the Leopard, Dec 27)

- Kathleen Edwards, "Sweetness Follows" Covers  (Dualtone, 2025)  

- Shakey Graves, "Coupe Deville" And the War Came (Tenth Anniversary Edition)  (Dulatone, 24)

- Susanna Hoffs, "Connection (ft Elvis Costello)" single  (Baroque Folk, 24)  D

- Damien Jurado, "Everyone a Star (demo)" Far Out To Where We Were Then: Maraqopa Demos  (Maraqopa, 24)  D

- Phosphorescent, "All Of It All" Oh Canada Soundtrack  (Verve, 24)  D

- Yo La Tengo, "Leaving Home" Old Joy EP  (Mississippi, Feb 28)  D

- Staves, "Sitting By the Fire" single  (Nonesuch, 24)  D

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