featuring the very best of americana, alt.country and roots music
October 5, 2025
Scott Foley, purveyor of dust
^ Caitlin Canty, "High On a Lie" Night Owl Envies the Mourning Dove (Canty, 25)
- Clover County, "Anywhere" Finer Things (Undercover Lover, 25)
- Molly Parden, "Another Friend" Semi Permanent EP (Parden, 25)
- Hanging Stars, "Sister of the Sun" single (Loose, 25) D
- Nicki Bluhm, "Bay Laurel Leaves" Rancho Deluxe (Bluhm, 25)
- Red Clay Strays, "People Hatin'" single (RCA, 25) D
- Sophie Gault, "Pocket Change (ft Mando Saenz)" Unhinged (Torrez, Jan 23) D
- Ole 60, "Smokestack Town" Smokestack Town (Three Twenty Four, 25)
- Ward Davis, "Wouldn't Wanna Be Me Right Now" single (MNRK, 25) D
- Greensky Bluegrass, "In Control (ft Lindsay Lou)" XXV (Big Blue Zoo, Oct 31)
- Micah P Hinson, "Walls" Tomorrow Man (Ponderosa, Oct 31)
- Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence, "All Fifty States" single (Warner, 25) D
- Luke Bell, "Roofer's Blues" The King is Back (All Blue, Nov 7)
- Brennen Leigh, "Reason to Drink" Don't You Ever Give Up On Love (Signature Sounds, 25)
- X-Rated Cowboys, "AM Gold" Hang 'em High (X-Rated, 25) D
- Al Nicol, "Only Hoping (ft Hiss Golden Messenger)" Only Hoping (Nicol, 25) D
- Deep Dark Woods, "Golden Petals" Circle Remains (Victory Pool, 25)
- Amanda Shires, "Strange Dreams" Nobody's Girl (ATO, 25)
- Cordovas, "Higher Every Time" Back to Life (Yep Roc, Jan 30) D
- Cataldo, "Clutch" Two Way Mirror (FIIJDIM, Oct 10)
- Julianna Riolino, "Like a Rembrandt" Echo in the Dust (MoonWhistle, Oct 24)
- Mavis Staples, "Sad and Beautiful World" Sad and Beautiful World (Anti, Nov 7)
- Neko Case, "Match-Lit" Neon Grey Midnight Green (Anti, 25)
- Jeff Tweedy, "Forever Never Ends" Twilight Override (dBpm, 25)
- Michael Nau, "Hallway Overtone" single (Colemine, 25) D
- Benjamin Booker, "A Place For You" Passages: Artists in Solidarity With Immigrants (Western Vinyl, Dec 5) D
- Weirs, "Lord Randall" Diamond Grove (Dear Life, 25)
- S Carey, "Daylight" Watercress EP (Jagjaguwar, 25)
- Alan Sparhawk, "No More Darkness" Passages: Artists in Solidarity With Immigrants (Western Vinyl, Dec 5)
- Jesse Sykes & Sweet Hereafter, "Dead End Pools" Forever I've Been Being Born (Southern Lord, Nov 28)
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