ROUTES-cast June 28, 2026

ROUTES & BRANCHES

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

June 28, 2026

Scott Foley, purveyor of dust

We've been giving some thought to our mid-year favorites, a list we'll likely debut on Friday's usual WSGATW?!! Watch this space. In the meantime, great albums are made up of great songs, which is our focus every Sunday on our Spotify ROUTES-casts. For this week's Episode we had to carry out a lot of pruning in order to arrive at our lean, award-winning playlist below. 

ROUTES-cast June 28, 2026

^ Keenan O'Meara, "Love Like An Ox" Bathe In the Everlasting Light  (Belting Bronco, 26)

- Pieta Brown, "Was the One" Dreamin' Of  (Righteous Babe, Aug 21)

- Samantha Crain, "Pott County Call Return (ft First Aid Kit)" single  (Crain, 26)  D

- Jayhawks, "Keeping Our Heads Above Water" Sanctuary Park  (SHAM, Aug 28)  D

- Ken Pomeroy, "Late For the Sky" Tonight's News EP  (Rounder, Aug 21)

- Johnny Delaware, "Regret Town" On God's Time  (Normaltown, Jul 24)

- Aubory Bugg, "Nosedive" I Think I Had Something Once  (Dualtone, Sep 18)

- Marfa, "Last Time Last" single  (Big Machine, 26)

- Presley Haile, "Silver Promise" Hamilton Honey Pt 1 EP  (Columbia, Jul 17)

- Andrew Sa, "Where It Lands (ft Rosali, HC McEntire)" American Rough  (Bloodshot, 26)

- River Shook, "Beater Car" River Shook  (Blackberry River, 26)

- Riley Downing, "Landfill Poetry" Landfill Poetry  (Oh Boy, Aug 28)  D

- Taylor Hollingsworth, "Boxers Song" Folk N' Roll  (Dial Back Sound, Aug 21)

- Ray Wylie Hubbard, "Dog Or Wolf" Reel 2 Reel 4 Real  (WylieWorld, Aug 20)

- Elizabeth Cook, "Sunset Promenade" Great Television  (Agent Love, Aug 13)

- Sean Burns, "Glory For Me" Better Off In Time  (Department Store, Sep 18)  D

- Lawrence Rothman, "The Meaning" Here Lies Love/Sawdust To Stardust  (KRO, Sep 25)  D

- Turnpike Troubadours, "Feelin' Good Again (ft Sierra Ferrell)" single  (Bossier City, 26)  D

- Mac Cornish, "Barfly" Wayfaring Woman  (Cornish, Sep 25) 

- American Aquarium, "Twin Flames" New Ways To Lose  (Losing Side, 26)

- Le Ren, "Gold In California" Don't Be Funny Without Me  (Royal Mountain, Aug 27)

- Brennan Wedl, "Pretty Little Fantasy" Brennan Wedl  (Anti, Aug 21)

- Sam and Louise Sullivan, "Down On Love" Love & Devotion  (Historic New Jersey, Jul 24)  D

- Nicole Atkins, "When the Night Falls" Drama  (Sun, Sep 18)  D

- Wild Pink, "Box Store" Still Coming Down  (Fire Talk, Aug 21)

- Johanna Samuels, "Blue vs Pinkerton" Sorry Kid  (Odd Man Out, Aug 14)

- This Is Lorelei, "Billy Came Back" The Singer In My Band  (Matador, Sep 11)  D

- Beth Orton, "Cigarette Curls" Ground Above  (Partisan, 26)

- Trampled By Turtles, "Love Is Everywhere (Beware) (ft Jeff Tweedy)" single  (Banjodad, 26)  D

- Muireann Bradley, "Not Going Back" single  (Fontana, 26)  D

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