Jarrod Dickenson Does More Than Talk the ‘Big Talk’
Jarrod Dickenson points the way to a better world over a country rock soundtrack. His music suggests we can all boogie to wherever life takes us.
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Whitehouse Find What’s Funny in Shedding Tears on ‘I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying’
On Whitehorse’s I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying, they wear their hearts on their sleeves, tears in their beers, and tongues in each other’s cheeks.
Myron Elkins Rocks the Rural Landscape of ‘Factories, Farms & Amphetamines’
It’s refreshing to hear someone get down and dirty. Myron Elkins lets his guitar do most of the talking, and that’s a good thing to hear.
Whitehorse Keep Their Canadian Cool to Discover Country Concept for New LP
Whitehorse duo Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland go their separate ways to write songs, especially for an emotional album like I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying.
H.C. McEntire Finds the Poetic in ‘Every Acre’
H.C. McEntire seeks salvation on Every Acre, but these songs suggest it can be found in how one approaches the world rather than in some supernatural entity.
Margo Price ‘Strays’ Down Many Musical Paths in Search of Meaning
Strays shows Margo Price’s willingness to try new things and seek new ways of experiencing the world, and her strong talents as a musician and a human being.
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The 15 Best Americana Albums of 2022
The best Americana albums are a multicultural, polysexual, mixed-gender, cross-genre lineup of music that fits somewhere under the big backyard of Americana.
Adeem the Artist Announces With ‘White Trash Revelry’ That It’s Their Country Too
White Trash Revelry offers no elegy for hillbillies. Through deeply empathetic songwriting, Adeem the Artist has made one of the best country albums of 2022.
John Fogerty in Concert: Still a Dynamic Jackrabbit at 77
Elder rock statesman John Fogerty puts on one of the most rocking, boogying shows this stodgy reviewer has seen in quite some time.
Oregonian Margo Cilker Offers a Gem with ‘Pohorylle’
Margo Cilker’s debut album Pohorylle is brilliant. Every one of the nine songs sparkles with wit, emotional depth, and a winsome sense of humor.
Americana’s Caitlin Rose Tracks Life’s Changes on ‘CAZIMI’
CAZIMI is Caitlin Rose’s first new full-length LP in almost ten years and it’s filled with people overwhelmed by changing circumstances and uncertainty.
Rayland Baxter Explores New Ideas on ‘If I Were a Butterfly’
The sonic expansion in Rayland Baxter’s If I Were a Butterfly makes for exciting and curious listening, but it also leads to a record that feels scattered.
