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Les Gruff & the Billy Goat Create a Vivid Honky-Tonk Ballad with "Evil Dancers" (premiere)

Les Gruff & the Billy Goat bring a distinctly rural, soulful sound that feels as timely as it does emotionally vindicating in the way they so powerfully deliver songs such as "Evil Dancers".

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Like a 'Dust Devil' Kevin Welch Keeps Moving On

There is an aura of timelessness around these songs on Dust Devil, but eight years is too long a wait between records for someone as talented as Kevin Welch.

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When Things Get Really Bad: Salim Nourallah Connects Life to Art, and Art to Hope

PopMatters catches up with Salim Nourallah at a landmark moment in his career, after a decade of personal and musical change.

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Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters Go 'All Damn Day' (album stream) (premiere)

Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters' new album is full of introspective, yet forward-looking, Americana stories vividly told through a soul-laden musical lens.

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True to Form, Jason Isbell Delivers an Exhilarating Set on 'Live from the Ryman'

Culled mostly from a series of sold-out 2017 Nashville shows, Live from the Ryman confirms Jason Isbell's status as a mesmerizing performer, and will likely convert new fans.

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Becky Warren Delivers 'Undesirable' With Write Touch, Street Smarts

In a town filled with singer-songwriters, Nashville neophyte Becky Warren follows up her consciousness-raising debut album about a couple torn apart by war with more true and incisive stories that hit between rock and a hard place.

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William Elliott Whitmore Covers the Cosmos on 'Kilonova'

William Elliott Whitmore has just released his first album of covers. Kilonova features ten renditions of well-known and obscure songs that have never sounded as organic as they do here.

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Will Hoge Delivers a Focused and Angry Protest with 'My American Dream'

Singer-songwriter Will Hoge's My American Dream is a timely protest album with the 2018 mid-terms in view by confronting mass shootings, gun control, and politics of modern American society.

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Folk Soul Revival Celebrate the Tour Life with "That's Life" Video (premiere)

Americana outfit Folk Soul Revival's latest single is a riotous celebration of their fans and the connections they've made over the past decade of making music together.

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Murder by Death Create a Space Western That Features Plenty for Diehard Fans and an Entry Point for New Ones

On The Other Shore, two star-crossing lovers find hope in the dark. And Murder by Death finds a new direction.

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Newport Folk Fest: Jon Batiste Leads Superb Finale

Another weekend at the Newport Folk Festival provides some amazing musical memories, especially the Jon Batiste-led star-studded finale.

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Jason Isbell's Early Solo Days Are Revisited on the Re-Issue of 'Sirens of the Ditch'

One of the most talented voices in Americana today, Jason Isbell's debut solo album Sirens of the Ditch receives a proper reissue.

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Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - "Blueberry Jam" (track review)

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy's "Blueberry Jam" is a drug-induced, fruit-fueled criticism of the world we live in today.

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Robbie Fulks and Linda Gail Lewis Go 'Wild! Wild! Wild!'

Robbie Fulks turns Linda Gail Lewis' life story into an oracle to see the past as it really was—when Southern rock was down and dirty and set the prim nation on its head.

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On 'Wide Awake', Rayland Baxter Makes a Masterful Play for the Pop-rock Middle

Rayland Baxter's third album on ATO is all semi-sunny 1960s rock recalling Dr. Dog, Fruit Bats, and Beck.

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Amanda Shires Creates a Complex World in 'To the Sunset'

Singer/violinist Amanda Shires avoids easy lessons and genre expectations in crafting a catchy and challenging new album.

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