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January 2, 2025
Scott Foley, purveyor of dust
File this under Nobody Got Us a Wall Calendar for Christmas. A close follower of the blog mentioned to us in passing that the one-quarter mark of the century falls at the end of 2025, as opposed to the beginning. While this scuttled our plans to share our top thirty albums of the past twenty-five years, it simply means we have a great head start. This also explains why nobody else seemed to be sharing quarter-century lists.
We mentioned earlier of our plans to rearrange our weekly schedule of postings in order to accommodate new vocational commitments. Here is our new publication program:
Sunday: ROUTES-castTuesday: longform reviewFriday: What So Great About This Week (favorite songs)Saturday: A Routes & Branches Guide to Feeding Your Monster (weekly news)
We'll add other stuff as our time permits, and we may trim something as necessary, but this seems to be a sustainable rhythm. We'll violate our new schedule immediately by offering the new installation of A Routes & Branches Guide to Feeding Your Monster.
Pop Matters recently connected with singer-songwriter Heather Maloney, who spoke about the inspiration behind her forthcoming Exploding Star album.
In answer to widespread prayers, it looks like seminal alt.country act Blue Mountain are back on the road. Fronted by Cary Hudson and Laurie Stirratt, here's a recent live tear through their classic "Jimmy Carter", originally on 1995's Dog Days.
We're working on a review of a forthcoming record by Pigeon Pit. Motel Void offers a short interview with the band's Lomes Oleander about the birth of Crazy Arms.
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With rumors/hopes of a new Wednesday album in 2025, Stereogum caught both MJ Lenderman and Karly Hartzman covering <checks notes> Counting Crows' "A Long December" at their respective shows. The popular opinion sides with Hartzman's rendition.
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Twangville shares video from Jesse Malin's truly star-studded return to the stage following a spinal stroke. In addition to inspiring numbers from Malin himself, friends and fans like Lucinda Williams, J Mascis, and Elvis Costello gave tribute. And Adam Duritz performed "A Long December". A loop of videos follows the story.
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We shared an appreciation of Ben Chapman's Downbeat just prior to the holiday shutdown. No Depression has published an interview with the Georgia artist.
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The Gourds played their last show in 2013. Glide writes that the band has announced a one-off reunion concert in April.
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Among the stuff we're eagerly anticipating for these dawning days of 2025 is a country-flavored collaboration between Julien Baker and TORRES. The duo recently played their initial single, "Sugar In the Tank" on the Tonight Show. Bluegrass Situation shares the video.
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Cracker recently released a retrospective of demos, live tracks, re-recordings and more. David Lowery sits down with Americana Highways to talk about the band's long road to Alternative History: A Cracker Retrospective.
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We already have nearly one-hundred forthcoming records and cassettes for 2025 on A Routes & Branches Guide to Feeding Your Monster, our festively updated new release calendar. Courtney Patton will be celebrating the New Year appropriately. She's scheduled a January 24 date for Carry You With Me. Nashville songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Miss Tess is joined by Brittany Haas, Joey Savoy, and more on her next full-length. Cher Reve releases February 7. Jayhawks frontman Gary Louris is readying his third solo effort. Expect Dark Country in your inbox by February 14 (SHAM). Kentucky's Justin Wells is looking to share his next record on February 20. Inspired by his wife, and named for the town in which they met, Cynthiana is produced with Duane Lundy. Finally, we're pleased to announce the return of John Howie Jr. His April 18 album is appropriately titled Return of John Howie Jr & Rosewood Bluff (Schoolkids).
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