COUNTRY/ FOLK

In “Laissez-Faire Love (Animal Farm Version),” Lucas Pasley delivers a tender and quietly radical ballad that manages to be both timeless and sharply relevant. The Appalachian singer-songwriter, known for his deep roots in the musical traditions of Alleghany County, North Carolina, returns with a warm, softly defiant ode to love…

You Are Never Alone by Bicentennial Drug Lord is a slow-burning, frostbitten Americana dream with ten tracks of indie warmth and winter introspection wrapped in equal parts humor, heartbreak, and raw humanity. Recorded at Asheville’s Drop of Sun Studios with producer Alex Farrar (MJ Lenderman, Wednesday), the album gets behind…

With “Get Me There to Church,” Michellar makes a heartfelt entrance into the country music scene, delivering a heartwarming release. Released on June 27, 2025, the track conveys how living together isn’t quite the same as sealing love in a vow, inspired by experience. Written by Michelle Bond, who records…

Brendan Pegg’s “I Can Tell” is a late-night confession you’ve been waiting all day to hear. Clocking in at under two and a half minutes, the song opens the door to a dimly lit room of unspoken tension and lets you sit in it. With gentle guitar strums as its…

Digney Fignus’ latest single, “The Emperor Wears No Clothes,” released June 20, 2025, is a cleverly crafted protest anthem wrapped in Americana gold. Pulled from his upcoming album Black and Blue – The Brick Hill Sessions, the track takes a legendary fairy tale and spins it into a sharply relevant…

Libby Ember’s debut single “Alibi” arrives like an intimate and raw late-night voicemail you never expected to receive. The 19-year-old Montreal singer-songwriter taps into the heartbreak that retells how it feels to be loving someone you’re not allowed to love out loud. With delicate acoustic strums, soft electric textures, and…

Matt Saxton returns with a tender, heart-laid-bare new single, “Rough Patch,” released June 27, 2025, offering listeners a moment of honesty wrapped in rich instrumentation. The East Sussex-based multi-instrumentalist has carved a unique space for himself, combining melancholic folk and classic rock sensibilities with a soft electronic shimmer. With “Rough…

Released on June 15, 2025, “AggenAnonAggen Pt.2” by the Neil C. Young Trio is a beautifully introspective offering that stands apart from the trio’s usual electric-fusion leanings. Featured on the forthcoming EP AggenAnonAggen, this version trades in heavy FX for acoustic warmth, grounding the track in folk textures and spiritual…

“The Wedding Dance” by Dave Packham is a slow-burning, soul-drenched return from an artist who clearly never lost the rhythm in his bones. Released on April 11, 2025, this debut album sounds like it’s been lived in for years, forged in smokey bars, shaped by life’s curveballs, and polished by…

In “It’s All Blue,” Nathaniel Paul strips music to its purest form with one man, one guitar, one harmonica, and one sacred space. Captured in a single, uninterrupted take at the legendary Leighton Concert Hall in South Bend, Indiana, this acoustic performance is a spiritual experience. No filters, no overdubs,…