Ah, the murder ballad. From “Tom Dooly” to “Stagger Lee” to “Pretty Polly” to more modern takes like “Caleb Meyer,” the category has permeated folk music the world over with its dark narratives and moral high grounds. Grammy-winning quintet The SteelDrivers are no strangers to the genre, their catalog full of songs like “If It Hadn’t Been For Love” and “Shallow Grave,” garnering tens of millions of streams and becoming fan favorites at live shows.

In celebration of their 35th anniversary, Leftover Salmon, the legendary bluegrass-rooted jam band, is thrilled to announce their new studio album, Let’s Party About It - due out on May 9 via Compass Records.

New York-born, Tamil Nadu-raised singer and transdisciplinarian ganavya – “among modern music's most compelling vocalists” — (the Wall Street Journal) today announces a new album, Nilam, out May 23th.

Today, alt-rock icons the Spin Doctors released new album Face Full of Cake, their first LP in 12 years and their first on Capitol Records.

Emerging from the deep musical soil of the Western North Carolina mountains, The Asheville Mountain Boys have arrived on the national bluegrass scene with a powerful first studio single, “Rollin’ On.” Hailing from Asheville, North Carolina—a city long steeped in roots music tradition—this new band isn’t just playing traditional bluegrass; they’re breathing new life into it. While not a tribute band, they honor the pioneers of bluegrass and the mountain culture that shaped it.

British blues-rock phenom Joanne Shaw Taylor digs deep on her latest single, “Look What I’ve Become”—a haunting reflection on addiction, isolation, and the moment of choosing whether to fight or let go.