featuring the very best of americana, alt.country and roots music
July 20, 2025
Scott Foley, purveyor of dust
In consideration for this week's One Record were a Bandcamp-released celebration of Michael Hurley from Jolie Holland & Max Knouse, a live reminder of Dougie Poole's strong catalog, and Alex G's superb Headlights. While Mr Giannascoli's new project might be the week's best choice, it's always our intention to present as diversified a selection as possible. Towards that end:
IF YOU ONLY LiSTEN to ONE RECORD THiS WEEK
This year we've been suitably distracted by a lot of the alt.country and indie folk stuff that's been floated our way. Last Revel's Gone for Good (Hassle House) reorients us at least temporarily in the roots music wilderness. Marking the outfit's sixth full-length, Gone is produced by fellow Minnesotan Dave Simonett, frontman for Trampled by Turtles. While there are differences and originalities, Last Revel share Trampled's fiddle-fueled energy. At the hands of Vinnie Donatelle, there is a fiery intensity to even the more restrained cuts. The sessions are delivered with a decidedly live and unhewn vibe, an impressive feat given the trio's super-natural harmonies and instrumental interplay. There is a bluegrass accent to Ryan Acker's banjo and Lee Henke's guitar, though Last Revel aren't a genre-bound act. Vocalist Henke wraps his delivery in a grit and a rasp that ensure his band's well-earned alt- , matching the cohort's instrumental passion and emotional investment.
ROUTES-cast July 20, 2025
^ Last Revel, "Solid Gone" Gone for Good (Hassle House, 25)
- Whiskey Myers, "Midnight Woman" Whomp Whack Thunder (Wiggy Thump, Sep 26)
- Margo Price, "Don't Wake Me Up (ft Jesse Welles)" Hard Headed Woman (Loma Vista, Aug 29)
- Steve Earle & Reckless Kelly, "Bad Girls" single (Earle Kelly, 25) D
- Jason Isbell, "Should I Go Missing" Something More Than Free (10 Year Anniversary Edition) (Southeastern, 25)
- Daniel Donato, "Better Deal Blues" Horizons (Retrace, Aug 22) D
- Brothers Comatose, "25 Miles" Golden Grass (Swamp Jam, Sep 12)
- Caroline Spence, "Fun at Parties" Heart Go Wild (Spence, Aug 29)
- Dougie Poole, "Beth David Cemetery" At Tubby's (Wharf Cat, 25)
- John Prine, "Hey Ah Nothin'" Lost Dogs + Mixed Blessings (Deluxe Edition) (Oh Boy, Sep 12) D
- Dean Johnson, "Death of the Party" I Hope We Can Still Be Friends (Saddle Creek, Aug 22)
- Janet Simpson, "Tonight" single (Cornelius Chapel, 25)
- Amanda Shires, "A Way It Goes" Nobody's Girl (ATO, Sep 26) D
- Billie Marten, "Planets" Dog Eared (Fiction, 25)
- Natalie Bergman, "My Home Is Not In This World" My Home Is Not In This World (Third Man, 25)
- Julianna Riolino, "Seed" Echo in the Dust (MoonWhistle, Oct 24)
- Wood Brothers, "Above All Others" Puff of Smoke (Honey Jar, Aug 1)
- Hermanos Gutierrez, "Elegantly Wasted (ft Leon Bridges)" single (Easy Eye, 25) D
- Curtis Harding, "Time" Departures & Arrivals: Adventures of Captain Curt (Anti, Sep 5)
- St Paul & Broken Bones, "Sushi and Coca-Cola" St Paul & Broken Bones (Oasis Pizza, Oct 10) D
- Yola, "Amazing" single (S-Curve, 25) D
- Alex G, "Oranges" Headlights (RCA, 25)
- Boo Boos, "Total Thunder" Young Love (Play it Again Sam, Sep 19)
- Fruit Bats, "Creature From the Wild" Baby Man (Merge, Sep 12)
- Whitney, "Dandelions" single (Whitney, Nov 7) D
- Anna St Louis, "Summer Song" single (St Louis, 25) D
- Jeff Tweedy, "Enough" Twilight Override (dBpm, Sep 26) D
- Carson McHone, "Downhill" Pentimento (Merge, Sep 12)
- Autumn Defense, "The Ones" Here and Nowhere (Yep Roc, Oct 10) D
- Kyle Morgan & Tamar Korn, "Anthem (ft Wyndham Baird)" Darkening Green (Jalopy, Aug 15)
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