Warm and lovely album of a talented jazz singer.  But notice also the piano playing. Just beautiful as a whole!

New York-based singer-songwriter Charles Ellsworth has now released his highly anticipated fifth album, ‘Cosmic Cannon Fodder’, released on Burro Borracho Records. The album encapsulates Ellsworth’s refined alt-country sound. The 11-track album takes the listener on a lyrical journey of musical elasticity, occupying what it means to be human in the modern world. Ellsworth’s perspective and fearless pursuit of truth ensures that nothing is hidden in this forthcoming collection of songs. 

Matt Andersen is once again taking a completely different musical direction from the dynamic blues albums that have earned him countless awards and prizes. The introverted singer-songwriter exuded a relaxed atmosphere in the studio, and he also radiated that during the sessions that would eventually take place in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Highly recommended! 

The vocals are clear and the lyrics are more than gripping here. The release ‘The Other Me’ is a release with eleven songs that are steeped in some great folk habitus and that’s  deserves a lot of recognition.

Delicate Italian singer-songwriter who surfs on lamenting emotions

Porcelain Angel is Rees Shad's 17th solo effort in which he returns to his Americana roots with fresh tales and some of the most memorable characters yet revealed. Porcelain Angel marks a refining of Rees Shad’s recipe for blending various musical genres with entrancing narratives where we are introduced to captivating characters. A number of wonderful guests join Rees and his band The Conversations on this album. Eleanor Dubinsky, Kemp Harris, Wanda Houston, Rick Ruskin, R.B. Stone, Dario Acosta Teich, and Natalia Zukerman are all featured here, and are the fine filigree in the stories that Rees weaves. 

Jennifer Porter is a critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, and pianist known for her distinctive voice and vibrant performances. With a career spanning decade, Porter has established herself as a prominent figure in the world of Blues and Roots music. Jennifer Porter’s Sun Come and Shine Redux, was released on Valentine’s Day, and is a reissue of her 2021 album. With her smooth voice and top musicians, she delivers a timeless masterpiece. The mix is refined, the arrangements sublime and the music breathes pure class.

What a peaceful debut from this Brussels trio.  Strong in apparent simplicity.  Love it!

Gary Nicholson has produced one of his most contrasting LPs. From genuine rockers it goes quickly to blues and samp, sad ballads and some country. Highly recommended.

‘Lighthouse on the Shore’ and ‘East Jesus’ explore dual musical personalities. Music has two personalities, a duality frequently characterized by quiet introspection and power-driven proclamation. If you were a photographer, it would be light and dark. If you were a painter, it would be black and white. For a musician, it’s acoustic and electric.

Chicago-based singer-songwriter Steve Dawson has announced the release of his latest album ‘Ghosts’ on Pravda Records on 14th June 2024. The album’s ten songs were largely written between 2017 and 2023, and combine “intimate confessions and tightly constructed narratives where there are no clear answers to violent changes. 

‘Wanderer’ is the long-awaited new solo album from Canadian singer-songwriter Ruth Moody, founding and current member of Billboard charting and JUNO award winning folk trio, The Wailin' Jennys. Recorded at Sound Emporium in Nashville, the self-penned album was co-produced by Moody and Dan Knobler Her first release since the acclaimed 2013 album ‘These Wilder Things’ and her celebrated collaborations with Mark Knopfler, ‘Wanderer’ is a transcendent collection of ten deeply powerful and personal songs that reflect Moody's inner world and wanderings. 

Bring in the Light, is a collection of songs that I hope you will enjoy listening to and feel moved by. I’m compelled to sing these songs during a time of so much painful conflict and division in what appears at times like a very broken world. It can feel impossible to find the courage to face the problems, injustice and suffering in society, the darkness and madness of it all can be overwhelming. I think working as a musician and a music therapist can certainly enhance these feelings however, I’m always grateful for and uplifted by the many special moments when music – creating it, singing it, dancing and listening to it, and making it with others provides a source of light and brings joy to life.

Driftless Girl’ is produced by the multi-talented Jolie Holland, with whom DeLisle connected via social media over the Covid period. Holland brought in Buck Meek (Big Thief) with whom she had worked as co-writer and performer on their respective 2023 releases.  She also involved  Nikki Grossman (The Sapsuckers) and guitarist and mixing engineer Adam Brisbin. Eight of the eleven tracks are DeLisle originals.  This is delicious and seductive country….

Singer-songwriter, Giulia (Julia) Millanta, is a native-born Italian from Florence who now calls Austin, Texas home. A creative and prolific artist, she has been touring nationally throughout the USA and internationally (Europe, UK) for the past 10 years. She is about to release her 9th record "Only Luna Knows". 

Singer-songwriter Mira Goto originates from Santa Cruz, California. Even before she migrated to Nashville, country music was already flowing through her DNA. Now there is the wonderfully long-awaited EP 'Before', five tracks recorded in the heart of Nashville at Prime Recording Studios, under the watchful eye of producer Derek Garten. Album opener 'Enough To try', like the rest of the album, is a combination of pop beat with wonderful and light country tunes. Mira's fragile voice is an instrument that immediately gives us a lot of goosbumps. Check it out, highly recommended! 

McCabe's long-awaited solo album features exciting songwriting and a lot of musical potential. Highly recommended! 

Bert Deivert is one of the few contemporary blues mandolin artists, drawing mainly from the traditions of Yank Rachell and Carl Martin. Bert's favorite instrument is already speaking on his new album. We position ourselves on a front porch in the deep south and enjoy Bert's virtuosity. The album 'Pony Blues' is authentic blues. Highly recommended! 

​On See The Big Man Cry Waller delivers covers of pop and rock from Bobby Rydell and the Walker Brothers to Bram Tchaikovsky and Bruce Springsteen. It also includes country and Americana songs from Charlie Louvin and Freddie Hart to Gene Clark and Rank & File. There’s even an original by Waller and Hawks bassist Paul Marshall penned to meld with the style of the covers. Highly recommended! 

The album is raw. I’ve visited raw before but not like we did on Starlight Tour. Most of that unvarnished quality comes from the songs themselves but there was also something unusual that happened in the actual recording. We hit on a rhythmic element I’ve rarely explored. It came naturally and instinctive.

​With songs that explore life’s murky corners and shadowy characters, Ben de la Cour’s music occupies the intersection between gothic Americana and dark, gritty folk. It’s a sound fueled by the stories and struggles of its creator, a lifelong searcher who’s never been afraid to shine a light on his own demons. A dark, soulful middle ground between Nick Cave and Steve Earle, Ben de la Cour pulls no punches and always manages to dig deep into the most battered firmament with a voice that sounds like the American Heartland witnessed through the window of a car going 80 mph.

​Oriane Lacaille, compositrice et chanteuse d’origine réunionnaise, publie un premier album. Avec la douceur de comptines ou l’ardeur de la transe, elle chante ses joies et ses colères en français et en créole. 

​Enjoy the poetic songs with contemporary canvas from this French  ‘Nouvelle Scène’ singer-songwriter.

​Western North Carolina singer-songwriter Malcolm Holcombe is a survivor. Recently he overcame cancer, canned his 18th album, an album that is colored with his brilliant and expressive musicality. Shortly after his diagnosis in 2022, he and Jared Tyler decided to record these songs. And that is exciting and rough earthy folk music and a good portion of countryblues.

​Kyle Culkin mixes country, rock, and blues with a witty sense of humor and the struggles of life into every song. His critically acclaimed albums put a new mix on an instantly familiar sound that uses taste, tone and timing to season his lyrics with the right amount of flavor. Now Culkin features some of the best musicians on the planet for his new album "Shotgun Ridge"!