Here are some of the music releases for the week of February 9th, 2010. The artist’s names link to their websites or MySpace pages and the CD title links go to either Amazon or CD Baby for easy ordering.
MEG HUTCHINSON - The Living Side (Red House)
Lyric-based, contemporary acoustic songwriter. Liken her sound to David Gray or Beth Orton with a poet’s sensibility like Joni Mitchell. Originally from rural western-most Massachusetts, now living in Boston. One of my favorites of the genre.
k.d.lang – Recollection 2 CD Set and Recollection Boxset (Nonesuch)
In addition to the standard version’s 2 cds, this deluxe version includes a third cd featuring never before released live tracks as well as the never before recorded, ‘The Right to Love’ The DVD features 11 videos of rarely seen footage, 10 of which have never before been available for purchase.
THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND – Way Out West: Live In San Francisco 1973 (Shout Factory)
Taped at legendary venue Winterland, and featuring a killer mix of songs from the band’s first two albums (the second of which was yet to be recorded), this release captures MTB at a career peak, stretching out on stage and letting the music flow.
ALLISON MOORER – Crows (Rykodisc)
Ms. Steve Earle lets go of any hints of her Country history and focuses on a strictly pop sound for this one. I prefer her earlier stuff.
MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY – Buckaroo Blue Grass II – Riding Song (Rural Rhythm)
expanding on the passions of the first Buckaroo Blue Grass album, creating fully acoustic Bluegrass versions of songs about the region to which “Murph” has been deeply connected for a lifetime – the American Southwest. He reprises many of his classic songs performed with a stellar cast of top musicians and singers that includes; Carrie Hassler (“Wildfire”), Sam Bush, Rob Ickes, Ronnie McCoury, Pat Flynn, Charlie Cushman, and Andy Leftwich.
RECKLESS KELLY – Somewhere in Time (Yep Roc)
This is a record we have been talking about making for over ten years and are so excited to have finally gotten it done. These ”Hardcore Cowboy” songs are what Willy and I grew up listening to and were some of the first tunes we learned as Reckless Kelly. This record truly took us back to our roots and reminded us how cool ”true country music” can be. This record is a tip of our hats to Pinto Bennett and The Famous Motel Cowboys for teaching us to be true to our music and ourselves.” Reckless Kelly
Coming soon… LAURIE LEWIS, JOE PUG, BACKYARD TIRE FIRE, JOHNNY GIMBLE, WILL KIMBROUGH, CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS, JOHNNY CASH, CLEM SNIDE … more new releases.
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Here’s a link to this week’s Americana Music Association Americana Airplay Chart
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