The Best Americana of May 24, 2024: Lynne Hanson, Abigail Lapell, Sarah Gayle Meech, and More!

The Best Americana of May 24, 2024: Lynne Hanson, Abigail Lapell, Sarah Gayle Meech, and More!

ByRachel CholstMay 24, 2024

Listen to my favorite tracks off each album on my Spotify playlist! Updated weekly with all the best new country, Americana, and whatever else I feel like — this is music like your life depends on it. Abigail Lapell —…

PREMIERE: Rachel McIntyre Smith Takes Her Time on “Grow Up Slow”

PREMIERE: Rachel McIntyre Smith Takes Her Time on “Grow Up Slow”

ByRachel CholstMay 23, 2024

With her lyrically driven songs, Rachel McIntyre Smith’s comfort twang music reminds listeners of the classics while also adding a relevant and fresh perspective. The Boot writes that she is “part [Kacey] Musgraves, part Phoebe Bridgers, all sincere storytelling and heartstring…

The Best Americana of April 19, 2024: Leyla McCalla, Eliza Hardy Jones, Creature Comfort, and More!

The Best Americana of April 19, 2024: Leyla McCalla, Eliza Hardy Jones, Creature Comfort, and More!

ByRachel CholstApr 19, 2024

Listen to my favorite tracks off each album on my Spotify or Tidal playlists! Updated weekly with all the best new country, Americana, and whatever else I feel like — this is music like your life depends on it. Eliza…

HEY! LISTEN: Will Bennett’s Got a Ten-Speed and Spotify Pyramid Scheme

HEY! LISTEN: Will Bennett’s Got a Ten-Speed and Spotify Pyramid Scheme

ByRachel CholstApr 18, 2024

Will Bennett, first of all, is a champeen songwriter and a guardian of heartland rock. On his new split, Bennett returns to his roots with “Golden, Colorado,” a mid-tempo rocker that tells the true story of his parents’ romance, painting…

PREMIERE: Nichole Wagner Won’t Return Your “Plastic Flowers”

PREMIERE: Nichole Wagner Won’t Return Your “Plastic Flowers”

ByRachel CholstApr 18, 2024

Nichole Wagner navigates loss on her meditative new song “Plastic Flowers,” the title track from her upcoming album. The song unfurls with a confident riff and folk rock swagger, as Wagner declares that she is finally dropping some dead weight.…