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June 18, 2026
Scott Foley, purveyor of dust
Lost Art Recordings is blessing us with a splendidly appointed tribute to Blaze Foley, due on digital shelves by August 7. In addition to the requisite Lucinda Williams cut, the collection includes stuff from John Moreland, Lucy Dacus, Angela Autumn, and so much more. We await word on why, given all of Blaze's great songs, the LP features two (2) takes on "If I Could Only Fly". Promise we'll share singles as they are released on our weekly Spotify ROUTES-casts.
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T Hardy Morris appears on a video blog with the charming name Overeducated & Underemployed. The former Dead Confederate chats about tik tok brain, shyness, and his day job in architectural design.
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Bandcamp features a piece about a 60s Tallahassee band called 2nd Coming that dallied in Southern rock before it was a thing. While the article is far more interesting than the music, members of the band would eventually contribute to better known purveyors of roots-adjacent music like Tom Petty, Lucinda Williams, and a band with the unforgivable name The Load.
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Lucinda Williams rouses some rabble on the pages of Spin, where she addresses the relevance of protest music, running into Jason Isbell at Whole Foods, and joining Thievery Corporation on stage.
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Pleaser Magazine delivers an intro and interview with a Bucko, a band that hasn't fallen on too many radars yet. We debuted their Casinos & Landfills album on this week's Episode of our ROUTES-cast, and would strongly recommend a listen for fans of Ratboys and Florry.
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Last year's left-field collab between Alan Sparhawk and Trampled By Turtles yielded some of our favorite moments for 2025. Looks like it's presently just on Bandcamp, but TBT have shared a terrific Live At the Ryman, recorded (checks notes) live at the Ryman in March. In addition to longtime live favorites, the band are joined on stage by guests like LeAnn Rimes and Wild Horses, and they perform the world's shortest cover of Pink Floyd's "Breathe".
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Some of the best news of the week comes from the Left Arm Tan camp. Following 2024's Marfa Lights project, the full band have convened for new music and a tour. Watch their Facebook page as they share info.
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With songs like "The Ballad Of Big Balls" and "Join ICE", Jesse Welles doesn't exactly cloak his lyrics in mystery. But just in case, the folksongwriter joins Consequence of Sound to explain the meaning behind his new work.
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Spoiler: Zoh Amba's Eyes Full is one of our favorites for the first half of 2026. We expect their guitar has six strings, and that's about as far as we go regarding technical stuff. Guitar.com interviews the artist, getting all wonky about guitar FAQs.
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This week has been rather busy on A Routes & Branches Guide To Feeding Your Monster, our spasmodically updated new release calendar. Sera Cahoone's last full-length happened almost a decade ago. Her return to recording is appropriately titled I've Missed You All These Years (Sub Pop, Aug 27). Neko/kd/and laura are celebrating the tenth anniversary of their case/lang/veirs collaboration with a September 4 expanded package (Anti). Following a couple promising topical singles, Katie Pruitt has declared a September 18 shelf date for Fools For the Fleeting, again on the Rounder label. While details are slim, Nicole Atkins took to Instagram to share a September 18 release for her next project, titled Drama. Finally, Lily Seabird's Trash Mountain seems light years away from what's we're hearing so far of her new collection, Lightspheres On Their Way (Lame-O, Oct 2).
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