Josh Rennie-Hynes has an excellent new album out on the 27th of this month, called ‘Patterns‘ (read the full review here) which the Australian borne musician has recorded in his new home of Nashville. It’s got a country feel, but it also has a good sized portion of Neil Youngesque guitar fireworks. This song, ‘Home to You‘, is something of an anomaly on the album – it’s far more lo-fi, has a wonderful intimacy and shows off another side to Josh Rennie-Hynes. And it’s also a duet with Erin Rae.
Americana Highways presents this premiere stream of Sofia Talvik’s album Paws of a Bear, due to be released September 27th, Paws of a Bear. Paws of a Bear is Sofia Talvik on acoustic guitar, piano and vocals; Tim Fleming on pedal steel and dobro; Marcus Högquist on electric and acoustic guitars; Janne Manninen on bass; and Joakim Lundgren on drums and percussion.
The album was produced by Sofia Talvik, mixed and mastered by Hans Olsson Brooks. With a crystal clear, chillingly wavering vocal, Talvik will break your heart on every song on this album. From a nostalgic plea to take me home, through soothing guitar, pedal steel and dobro, looking to the sky for assurance and wondering what it’s all about, this album is solid gold from start to finish.
Signe Marie Rustad’s third LP ‘When Words Flew Freely‘ is released on November 1st and “Something Easier” is the second single from the album which we’re exclusively premiering today ahead of the single being released on September 27th. Signe Marie Rustad is Norwegian-American and is happy to find herself to be a strong part of the Nordicana sub-genre of Scandicana. God, but we love our sub-genres.
Widely known for possessing one of Norway’s greatest country voices as the lead singer of Lucky Lips, Malin Pettersen’s career has been a whirlwind since the release of her debut solo album, References Pt.1 in the spring of 2018. Critically lauded in Norway and recent winner of a Spellemann award (Norwegian Grammy), as well as nominated for an Ameripolitan award, the record launched Pettersen’s immensely promising solo career with widespread touring as a result.
Phoebe Hunt’s mystical meditations lie at the core of the music that she makes with the Gatherers. Searching for a spiritual poignancy in the emotional sentiments of folk storytelling, Phoebe Hunt & the Gatherers are acutely aware of the human condition, its triumphs and setbacks, and the divides set between us. As Hunt herself testifies, “The thread that runs through our upcoming album, Neither One of Us Is Wrong, is the thread of reconciliation.”
Glide is thrilled to premiere “Runaway Stare” a spot on rocker combining late 70’s Petty and Seger wood paneling tavern tones and a courageous Drive-by Truckers anthemic mission.
Invisible Lines makes an apropos title for the solo debut from JM Stevens. The Austin-based songwriter who fueled Moonlight Towers through 15 years, four albums and thousands of miles criss-crossing the country on shoestring tours has a knack for tapping the intangible elements of pop songcraft that elevate the enduring from the ephemeral. When he’s not playing solo or recording artists at his studio EAR, you might find him playing guitar with Craig Finn on the Hold Steady frontman’s European tour, or filling in for his brother, Blind Melon guitarist Rogers Stevens, on some dates in South America.