If you’re not familiar with his name, Matthew Cheek has written several albums over the past years and has fronted bands and been part of the rap-influenced bluegrass act Gangstagrass (that’s his banjo you hear on their Emmy-nominated song “Long Hard Times to Come,” which was the theme song to FX’s show based on Elmore Leonard novels, Justified.
We love to share new music with y’all and today we have the exclusive new single from Canadian singer/songwriter B. Knox. His second album Far From Folk — Scheduled for April 8 — blends Cosmic Americana, left-field honky tonk, rugged county-rock and woozy roots music into a unique, melancholic mix. The songs from the album — like “If I Break” — are rooted in modern struggles we all endure with vignettes about romance, estrangement and the long journey towards hope.
With one foot in tradition and one foot into the future, William Russell Wallace is set to release Confidence Man in January of 2022. The narrative of his songs on the album are uniquely his own and it follows his acclaimed album 2019’s Dirty Soul.
Throughout her album Calumet Queen, Kiely showcases dynamic vocals and expressive lyrics over an interesting blend of sonic sounds including country twang, roadhouse blues, swampy rock, and American innovation. READ MORE…
For his third album Escaping Southern Heat, Ross Adams is once again bringing the heat with passionate narrative storytelling, this time backed by the members of Jason Isbell’s 400 Unit band (guitarist Sadler Vaden, bassist Jimbo Hart, keyboardist Derry Deborja, and drummer Chad Gamble) and American Aquarium’s former member Whit Wright on steel guitar. READ MORE…