The public at large hasn’t heard much from John Fullbright since his critically lauded album Songs; a chasm of eight years that seemed unthinkable for someone with so much hype—including a GRAMMY nod, an Americana Music Association Emerging Artist nomination and awards from ASCAP and the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame—surrounding his early career. Why did it take so long?

Shape-shifting producer and multi-instrumentalist Marvel Years paints pictures within his blues-inspired, bass-heavy soundscapes. This evocative, genre-melding sound has cultivated the New York-based, Vermont-born artist a fervent fanbase and led to multiple performances at Red Rocks alongside the likes of ZHU, STS9, and Pretty Lights.

Synth-Wave Rock Band, Doom Flamingo, have announced the release of their debut live album, In The Rain, for next Friday, October 7. The album pulls from explosive summer shows this summer, which, by bizarre coincidence, were all affected by the elements, especially the rain.

On their new EP, If Not For You (Bob Dylan Songs Vol. 1), out today on all streaming platforms, brother duo The Cactus Blossoms reimagine four songs from the Bob Dylan songbook. Vol. 1 draws from Dylan’s early catalog and filters his work through the lens of the brothers’ signature harmonies and lush arrangements, adding new layers to these familiar classics.

LISTEN/STREAM IF NOT FOR YOU (BOB DYLAN SONGS VOL. 1) HERE

The first annual BeachLife Ranch Country & Americana Festival debuted September 16-18 with thousands in attendance for the music and lifestyle extravaganza held on the beautiful Pacific Ocean waterfront in Redondo Beach, CA.

Four-time Grammy-winning, genre-defying musical collective Snarky Puppy’s highly anticipated new album Empire Central is out now via the band’s own GroundUP Music imprint. The album is available to purchase/stream HERE.

Montreal-based jazz singer Nikki Yanofsky today releases her distinctive version of “West Coast Blues” via MNRK Music Group,  serving as an ode to the original writer, Wes Montgomery, and the mark that he’s left on jazz musicians and listeners worldwide. Yanofksy has always loved artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder and continues to pay homage to artists alike by putting her own style on some of her favorite standards.

Groundbreaking jazz group The Bad Plus has announced today’s release of THE BAD PLUS, the band’s 15th studio recording and eponymous debut album in their current iteration as a dynamic new quartet. THE BAD PLUS is available everywhere now via Edition Records.

Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?, the highly anticipated new album from Tyler Childers and his longtime band The Food Stamps, is out today on Hickman Holler Records/RCA Records. Stream/purchase here. Conceptualized as a three-part project, the eight songs on the album are presented in a trio of distinct sonic perspectives—Hallelujah, Jubilee and Joyful Noise.

On the heels of a string of tour dates across the US, the four-piece, Nashville-based progressive bluegrass band Sicard Hollow has announced their new, full-length album ‘Brightest Of Days,’ out November 11th. Merging pop-punk melodies, psychedelic instrumental breaks, and existential songwriting — performed by a bluegrass quartet dressed in tattoos and tie-dyes — the band’s sophomore full-length brings new energy to a timeless style, with a combination of fearless improvisation and instrumental prowess.