Country and Americana

Get ready for an intense ride through both the dark and the light side of Southern culture with Steed Kettles and Jeff Eno.

Ellis Paul is at his best when his artifice exudes sincerity.

The Lost Bayou Ramblers offer high-energy "Cajun punk" on this new release.

This is a captivating release, full of rousing folk rock music and soaring harmonies.

Plus a new children's holiday album from Farmer Jason (of Jason and the Scorchers), a concert DVD from Depeche Mode, and a reissued lost classic from The Byrds' Gene Clark.

Broussard provides open, honest and catchy tunes for a deeply satisfying release.

From Idina Menzel to Earth, Wind & Fire, the season is busting out all over with new Christmas albums for your holiday-party playlist.

'So Far’ is an album for listeners looking for inspiration and hope for the future, while acknowledging the current condition of the world.

The dark lyrics come in sharp contrast to the sometimes quite jaunty tunes, and always to the story of how Witham got into the music industry.

The Howlin' Brothers represent the best of contemporary Americana with this latest release, which is out on Brendan Benson's Readymade Records imprint.