Americana

First time in print since 2009!áOriginally released in 2008, Mariee Sioux's Faces in the Rocks immediately elevated the songwriter to the vanguard of a burgeoning California folk revival alongside Joanna Newsom, Devendra Bahnart, Vetiver, and Alela Diane...

First international release for a raw and heavy Guinean Jazz session from "Maestro" Kwi Bamba, leader of the 60s State-funded orchestra Nimba Jazz, the precursor to Bembeya Jazz National. The album was recorded in the forested region of Northern Guinea...

First Blue Series Release of 2017. 'Gone' b/w 'You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go' is the fi rst new release from My Bubba following last year's acclaimed Big Bad Good. The Scandinavian folk duo - Icelander Gu?bj÷rg T?masd?ttir (a.k.a. Bubba) and...

First album to be written, recorded and released by artist and activist Jos? Afonso after the 1974 25th of April revolution in Portugal, "Com as Minhas Tamanquinhas" chronicles the post-revolution experience in the cities and countryside of Portugal,...

First album by Jos? Afonso recorded and published after the 25th of April, "Coro dos Tribunais" is a truly timeless record, yet another tour-de-force that clearly demonstrates that musical experimentation, the crossover approach between Portugal and...

Fionn Regan's new album Cala starts as it means to continue: "Wear this crown of light for you on this August moon." The opening line of Cala's opening song, Collar Of Fur, combines elemental and romantic imagery with an equally luminescent melody and...

Featuring "Thinking' Bout Love" "If Fleetwood Mac had a 2020 version, it would be Wild Rivers." - American Songwriter "Sure to calm your soul and center your mind, the band invites listeners to get lost in their harmonious melodies and profound...

Experience the captivating and hypnotic sounds of Joyama No Narazumono - a rare gem of Japan's 70's folk scene! A genre-bending album by duo Shigeki Kobayashi and Yasuo Yamada, who drew inspiration from songs by local boatmen and British folk like...

Expanding from the sleepier, acoustic-driven bedroom territory of his debut (2019's 'Good To Know You'), 'These Northwood Blues' finds singer-songwriter Jack M. Senff exploring the 70's-inspired realm of folk-rock Americana. Drawing influence from Neil...

Existing in the liminal space between Bon Iver, James Blake, and Imogean Heap, "Beamorose" builds upon the signature shapeshifting vocals of Penelope Antena (heir to the famed synthpop band Antena and Marc Moulin's "Placebo") by twisting Americana,...

Everybody in your life will write his or her own chapter in your story. Take a step back, and you'll see the influence of your loved ones, mentors, and friends in your decisions. Shook Twin's refer to these folks in the title of their fourth album, Some...

Esther Rose was in perpetual motion when she wrote How Many Times. In the span of two years, she moved three times, navigated the end of a relationship, and began touring more than ever. The New Orleans-based singer-songwriter used that momentum while...