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March 27, 2022
Scott Foley, purveyor of dust
In the next couple days we'll be committing to both our favorite songs for the month and preferred albums for the first quarter of 2022. The road between here and June is paved with some promising releases, all thoroughly documented on A Routes & Branches Guide To Feeding Your Monster. The reliably relevant Paradise of Bachelors label is set to reissue an essential pair of Terry Allen's early 1980s projects. On May 6, we'll see deluxe packages for both Bloodlines and Smokin the Dummy - vinyl aficionados will want to track down the label's superb LP packages. Delta Spirit has shared information about their next release. One Is One arrives May 20 (the busiest release date this year!) courtesy of New West Records. On the heels of last year's Hold Steady return, Craig Finn returns to the solo sphere with A Legacy of Rentals (Positive Jams, May 20). One of the biggest buzzes in progressive country music circles, Zach Bryan has been peppering us with singles for months. The Oklahoma phenom has set May 20 (of course) as the date for his debut studio project, American Heartbreak (Belting Bronco). Finally, Michaela Anne will be waiting til June for her next album. Set an alarm for June 10, when Oh to Be That Free lands wherever music matters (Yep Roc).
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- Ian Noe, "Strip Job Blues 1984" River Fools & Mountain Saints (Lock 13, 22)
- Corb Lund, "Pasa-Get-Down-Dena" Songs My Friends Wrote (New West, Apr 29)
- Wednesday, "Feast of Snakes" single (Secretly Canadian, 22) D
- Freakons, "Phoebe Snow" Freakons (Fluff & Gravy, 22)
- Kurt Vile, "Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)" (watch my moves) (Verve, Apr 15) D
- Adia Victoria, "Ain't Killed Me Yet" single (Canvasback, 22) D
- Walter Martin, "Easter" The Bear (Family Jukebox, 22)
- Bright Eyes, "St Ides Heaven" Companion EPs (Dead Oceans, May 27)
- Jonah Tolchin, "Black Hole" Lava Lamp (Yep Roc, Jul 15)
- Delta Spirit, "What's Done is Done" One is One (New West, May 20) D
- Miko Marks & the Resurrectors, "Feel Like Gone Home" single (Redtone, 22) D
- Glenn Jones, "Away" Vade Mecum (Thrill Jockey, Jun 24) D
- Joshua Hedley, "River in the Rain" Neon Blue (New West, Apr 22)
- Erisy Watt, "Nowhere Fast" Eyes Like the Ocean (American Standard, Apr 1)
- Chris Bathgate, "Bruises" Significance of Peaches (Quite Scientific, May 13) D
- Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder, "Pick a Bale of Cotton" Get On Board (Nonesuch, Apr 22)
- IV & the Strange Band, "Inbred" Southern Circus (Black Country Rock, Jun 17) D
^ Bailey Bigger, "South Dakota" Coyote Red (Madjack, 22)
- Victor Mucho, "the List" Moonlight in Visby (Mucho, May 13) D
- Thomas Dollbaum, "God's Country" Wellswood (Big Legal Mess, May 20) D
- David Quinn, "Country Fresh" Country Fresh (Down Home, Apr 15)
- Michaela Anne, "I'm Only Human" Oh To Be That Free (Yep Roc, Jun 10) D
- Bryon White, "Punxsutawney Rambler" Solo Album (White, May 20) D
- Maren Morris, "I Can't Love You Anymore" Humble Quest (Sony, 22)
- Zach Bryan, "Highway Boys" American Heartbreak (Belting Bronco, 22)
- Whiskey Myers, "Antioch" Tornillo (Wiggy Thump, Jul 29)
- Caroline Spence, "The Gift" True North (Rounder, Apr 29)
- Mapache, "They Don't Know At the Beach" Roscoe's Dream (Innovative Leisure, Jun 10)
- Craig Finn, "Messing With the Settings" A Legacy of Rentals (Positive Jams, May 20) D
- Aldous Harding, "Fever" Warm Chris (4AD, 22) D
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