On 'this moment is gone,' The Last Optimist handles the issues of mental health with care.
Amo Jr. confirms the title of his latest single, "Emotions," with a genre-crossing song and a delicate, emotional delivery.
On his latest album 'Themselves,' al Riggs is able to successfully (and with excellent results) navigate through six different personalities.
With 'Welcome to the River', Westrock deliver something great that could be called 'strictly outdoors' Americana.
On 'Good and Green Again' Jake Xerxes Fussell is not only able to revive tradition but make it sound completely fresh.
Unknown and enigma seem to remain keywords about Nick Drake, a name on many lips of the ever-growing numbers of his fans, yet when Drake’s three, now acclaimed, albums came out, they never sold more than a few thousand copies.
While Laura Nyro’s name may raise eyebrows even with some of the most ardent followers of music, her peers (many of whom covered her songs) and critics count her among the best to ever do it.
Nikki Matsumoto and his group, Rock of Asia, deliver an inventive take on Asian roots/prog rock fusion.
It's been 50 years since Joni Mitchell released what many consider to be her defining album, 'Blue'; defining not only her as an artist but what the singer-songwriter genre could be as a whole.
Will Oldham is a true avant-garde pioneer. Whether it's been through acting, poetry, photography, or the multitude of different music representations, he's always pushed the boundaries of what it means to be an "artist."
On May 10, 2022, Tulsa, Oklahoma will officially be opening the Bob Dylan Center, a permanent three-story museum honoring the...
On her self-titled debut album, Renée Reed combines folk, cajun, and French pop with ease, displaying her immense potential as an artist.
‘Searching For Flowers’ shows that DG Adams has both the talent and inventiveness to qualify as a bona fide singer-songwriter.
After a break of some twenty years, Stevie Cornell comes back to music with some enjoyable, subtle roots pop.
With 'River Fools & Mountain Saints, Ian Noe delivers some exemplary Americana with some shades of Creedence Clearwater Revival.
"Town Without Soul" oozes with Fred Wickham Caravan's raw, poetic lines, unadulterated singing, and the (signature for the genre) slide guitars that sound like a summer childhood memory.
On 'Dreams on the Moon,' William Patrick Owen scores big points for ambient folk.
While 'Fixed Memory', Glenn Echo doesn't necessarily break any new ground in the alt-folk realm, it easily matches the quality of some of the highest regarded acts in the genre.
Folk rock isn't an easy combo to pull off, but Trick Shooter Social Club do it in style with their emotional single "Don't Settle Me Down."
With ‘Radiations’ Allen doesn't re-invent the singer-songwriter wheel, but he certainly makes it shine in its best light.
Sam Filiatreau's self-titled debut album promises and delivers timeless Americana music.
With 'Songs from the Briarpatch', Will Jackson delivers an album of good to excellent songwriting, that will please any discerning Americana fan.
As was the case with his son Jeff, Tim Buckley had both an incredible songwriting talent and an even more incredible, multi-octave voice. Also like his son, he's become a cult icon in his own right.
At age 39, Samaneh Mahmoudi (Naria) is an up-and-coming artist who, by law, cannot sing solo in her home country of Iran. She speaks of a lifetime of obstacles she's had to endure to pursue a career in music as a solo vocalist.