ROUTES-cast October 25, 2026

ROUTES & BRANCHES

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

October 25, 2026

Scott Foley, purveyor of dust

Every Sunday we answer the question, What's new? Scouring the unseemly corners of the 'net, we coax precisely thirty (30) brand new cuts into a Spotify playlist. In the event of a self-standing single, or the first track of an album release, we'll mark the song with a D, which stands for Debut. Following our ROUTES-cast playlist, you'll find a preview of the thing that will also transport you to the appropriate Spotify page, where you can enjoy it in its entirety. While there, you can also follow the ROUTES & BRANCHES page, and find much, much more, including our weekly Lookback Machine playlists and year-end favorites from the past several years. It's all pretty overwhelming, but it'll be just the thing for those who are looking to be overwhelmed. 

ROUTES-cast October 25, 2026

^ JP Harris, "Sweet Talk" Shaving a Dead Man  (Bloodshot, 26)

-  Shovel Dance Collective, "Jowl Jowl and Listen Lads" Everything In Readiness  (Glibberbeat, 26)

- Giant Drag, "Song For My Funeral" single  (Full Psycho, 26)  D

- Chaparelle, "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On" single  (Chaparelle, 26)  D

- Dowsers, "Dogwood" single  (Gar Hole, 26)  D

- Pug Johnson, "Tucson" From a Beaumont Bar  (Break Maiden, 26)

- Hunter Watts, "Not Anymore" I'm Lost Without You EP  (Valentine, 26)

- Kacey Musgraves, "Weekend In Texas" Middle Of Nowhere Vol 2: Tex Mex Tapes  (Lost Highway, Jan 15)  D

- Marfa, "Waco" We'll All Be Okay EP  (Big Machine, 26)

- Jay Farrar & Kelly Willis, "Turn It Around" The Other Bob: Tribute To Bob Neuwirth  (Transmit Sound, 26)

- Foot Ox, "Rubberband" Topanga Canyon  (Lauren, 26)

- Jeffrey Silverstein, "Drop Of a Dime" Doggone  (Full Time Hobby, 26)

- Michaela Anne, "Maybe I'm the Toxic One" single  (Georgia June, 26)  D

- Lake Street Dive, "What About Flamingos" What About Flamingos  (Dive Not Drive, Feb 19)  D

- Michael Nau, "Lost Station Hideaway" Popfly  (Suicide Squeeze, 26)

- Alex Izenberg, "Bon Voyage" Everybody's Got a Song To Sing  (Mexican Summer, 26)  D

- My Wonderful Boyfriend, "Chip City" single  (New West, 26)  D

- Grumpy, "Last Of Your Kind" Unfindable Ring  (Bayonet, 26)

- Small Pond, "Background Noise" Soft Burn  (Small Pond, 26)

- Lamplight, "Ring Stains" Lick the Spoon Let It Soften  (Western Vinyl, 26)

- Caroline Rose, "Valery (Please Don't Be Mad At Me)" Gentling the Horse At the Walt Whitman Mall  (SUCK, 26)

- Dead Gowns, "Hardcore Or Wellness" Vegas  (Mtn Laurel, 26)

- James Felice, "Midflight" Homeworld Blue  (Million Stars, Nov 13)

- Hannah Frances, "Circadian Heart" single  (Fire Talk, 26)  D

- Whait, "Falling Down" Sympathy At Home  (Night School, Feb 12)  D

- Muireann Bradley, "I Want You" Blackwood Pew EP  (Verve, 26)

- Donovan Woods, "Happy Belated (ft Charlotte Cornfield)" single  (Meant Well, 26)  D

- Arlo McKinley, "All Night Long" Untitled  (Oh Boy, Nov 20)  D

- Adeem the Artist, "Hard To Get" Christians For Goliath  (Four Quarters, Dec 11)  D

- Ags Connolly, "Come Back Around" Yesterady's Man  (SofaBurn, Oct 30) 

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To enjoy any Spotify ROUTES-cast, just open Spotify and search for "routesandbranches" to access this most recent playlist, as well as many others from past months.  Or click here for a preview: