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ROUTES & BRANCHES
featuring the very best of americana, alt.country and roots music
February 27, 2022
Scott Foley, purveyor of dust
WHAT's SO GREAT ABOUT FEBUARY?!!
Last month we began a new tradition, sharing our ten favorite cuts from the month (we'll highlight favorite records at the quarter-year marks). February brought good albums from Shovels & Rope, Hurray For the Riff Raff, Massy Ferguson and more, none of which appear below. The List is a cruel mistress.
1. Big Thief, "Red Moon" Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You (4AD, Feb 11)
2. Sarah Borges, "Something To Do (feat. Eric Ambel)" Together Alone (Blue Corn, Feb 18)
3. Orville Peck, "Daytona Sand" Bronco (Columbia, Apr 8)
4. Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, "Stranger" Nightroamer (Abeyance, Feb 18)
5. Sophie & the Broken Things, "Dashboard" Delusions of Grandeur (Petaluma, Feb 25)
6. Banditos, "On My Way" single (Egghunt, Feb 1)
7. Jo Schornikow, "Visions" Altar (Keeled Scales, May 20)
8. Erin Rae, "Can't See Stars (feat. Kevin Morby)" Lighten Up (Good Memory, Feb 4)
9. Good Looks, "Vision Board" Bummer Year (Keeled Scales, Apr 8)
10. Kill County, "West Is Won" All That Remains (573668, Feb 1)
... and onto our weekly ROUTES-cast:
- Sophie & the Broken Things, "Dashboard" Delusions of Grandeur (Petaluma, 22)
- Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, "Believer" Nightroamer (Abeyance, 22)
- David Quinn, "I Just Want To Feel Alright" Country Fresh (Down Home, Apr 15)
- Torres, "Making Memories of Us" single (Merge, 22) D
- Joseph Huber, "Dog Days" The Downtowner (Huber, May 12) D
- Freakons, "Chestnut Blight" Freakons (Fluff & Gravy, Mar 25)
- Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder, "I Shall Not Be Moved" Get On Board (Nonesuch, Apr 22)
- Joe Purdy, "Heartache in the Key of Roger Miller" Coyote (Purdy, Mar 4) D
- Lowest Pair, "Holy Ground" single (Delicata, 22) D
- Band of Heathens, "Walls (feat. Robert Ellis)" Remote Transmissions Vol 1 (BoH, 22)
- Erisy Watt, "Big Sky" Eyes Like the Ocean (American Standard, Apr 1)
- David Ramirez, "Friends Forever (live)" Rules and Regulations EP (Sweetworld, 22) D
- Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, "Dooley's Farm (feat. Billy Strings)" Crooked Tree (Nonesuch, Apr 1)
- Carson McHone, "Someone Else" Still Life (Merge, 22)
^ Twain, "King of Fools" Noon (Keeled Scales, Fall 22) D
- Black Diamond Heavies, "Take a Ride With Me" All to Hell: Their Baddest and Greatest (Alive Naturalsound, 22) D
- Swamp Dogg, "Darlin' Darlin' Darlin'" I Need a Job ... So I Can Buy More Autotune (Don Giovanni, 22)
- Ceramic Animal, "Valerie" Sweet Unknown (Easy Eye, Mar 4)
- Brad Armstrong, "Everyone Lost" Heart Like a Sigil (Flower Moon, Mar 11)
- Eli Paperboy Reed, "I'm Bringing Home Good News" Down Every Road (Yep Roc, Apr 29)
- JD McPherson, "Lust for Life / Sixteen" single (New West, 22) D
- Beau Jennings & the Tigers, "I'm Reaching Lord" Heavy Light (Black Mesa, Mar 25)
- Erin Enderlin, "Give My Love to Rose" single (Black Crow, 22) D
- Duquette Johnston, "Whiskey and the Wine" Social Animals (Single Lock, 22)
- Volebeats, "Diamond Ring" Lonesome Galaxy (Mad Bunny, May 20) D
- Daniel Rossen, "Unpeopled Space" You Belong There (Warp, Apr 8)
- Dead Tongues, "Dust" Dust (Psychic Hotline, Apr 1) D
- Builders & the Butchers, "West Virginia" Hell & High Water (Badman, May 6)
- All Them Witches, "Fall Into Place" single (ATW, 22) D
- Daniel Norgren, "Going To the City" single (Superpuma, 22) D
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