Church, Gill, Clay Street Unit drop new music
"Down At The Borderline" is the fourth installment of the year-long EP series "50 Years From Home" from Vince Gill via MCA. The title track features a collaboration with Lainey Wilson. This is the follow-up to "I Gave You Everything I Had," "Secondhand Smoke" and "Brown's Diner Bar." The series commemorates the 50th anniversary of Gill leaving Oklahoma to pursue a career in music.
Colorado-based roots sextet Clay Street Unit dropped their debut album "Sin & Squalor" via Leo33. Produced by Chris Pandolfi of The Infamous Stringdusters, the band incorporates folk and country. Clay Street Unit is Sam Walker (lead vocals/guitar), Scottie Bolin (mandolin/vocals), Jack Cline (banjo), Brad Larrison (pedal steel), Brendan Lamb (drums), Jack Kotarba (bass), as well as new touring member Dan Andree (fiddle).
Adrian Nunez is out with the EP "Don't Wanna Go Home." The six-song release includes "Lights Back On" and "Cry For You." Originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., Nunez made his name as an NCAA basketball player for the University of Michigan before turning to country. He released the "Low Road" EP last year.
Twenty years into their career, bluegrass outfit, The Infamous Stringdusters, are celebrating by releasing their 20-track album, "20/20," via Americana Vibes, including "Working Man Blues," "Dead Man Walking," "Up from the Bottom," "Light at the End of the Day" and "Dancing on the Moon."
The Lone Bellow released their "What a Time to be Alive" via Soundly/Thirty Tigers. Recorded in Muscle Shoals, Ala., the trio recorded the album collaboratively for the first time with the band's full touring ensemble. The trio consists of Zach Williams, Brian Elmquist and Kanene Pipkin. Drummer Julian Dorio and multi-instrumentalist Tyler Geertsma were part of the process on the 12-song record.
Larry Fleet returns with "Another Year Older" on Stellar Way Records/EMPIRE. He self-produced the 11-track record. The Nashville native released three albums on Big Loud Records.
Jeremy Ivey, who is married to and been in Margo Price's band, goes solo with "Its Shape Will Reveal Itself" on Soggy Anvil Records.
Singer/songwriter Caroline Jones releases "Good Omen" on Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment. Jones is a member of the Zac Brown Band. The record has 12 songs.
South Dakota-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Tyler Halverson released "In Defense of Drinking Album" via CMDSHFT. The album features previously released tracks "Beer Garden Baby" featuring Parker McCollum, "More Hearts Than Horses," "Smoke You Out," "Fort Worth Losing" and "Like The Rodeo" featuring Wade Forster." The album features six new unreleased songs.
Brothers Osborne mark a decade of their album, "Pawn Shop," with the release of "Pawn Shop (10 Year Anniversary Edition)" on MCA. Originally released in 2016, "Pawn Shop" introduced John and TJ Osborne's blend of country, rock, and soul with the songs "Stay A Little Longer," "21 Summer," "Rum," and "It Ain't My Fault." The anniversary project arrives on vinyl alongside three limited-edition 7-inch collector releases, each pairing newly released recordings, demos, or live versions from the "Pawn Shop" era.
More news
- 02/09/26: Gill goes "Down At The Borderline"
- 01/23/26: Church looks to "Give Me Back My Hometown"
- 01/17/26: Gill receives Ken Burns Prize honor
- 01/12/26: Gill sets summer tour
- 01/09/26: Bryan, Gill, Jennings unveil new music
- 01/09/26: Clay Street Unit goes for a "Drive"
- 12/05/25: The Infamous Stringdusters are "Dancing on the Moon"
- 11/13/25: Jones has a "Good Omen"
CD reviews
Twentieth anniversary celebrations for progressive bluegrass bands don't frequently occur. Retaining four original members from 2007's "Fork in the Road" debut, The Infamous Stringdusters continue with "20/20," an expansive, 20-track and 70-minute exploration of the music that have made them one of the more vibrant and popular bands populating the 'grassicana borders.
There are many moments within "20/20" where The Infamous Stringdusters embrace ...
Like many modern bluegrass bands, the Infamous Stringdusters tend to tap tradition, but only as far as it helps navigate their way towards the mainstream. Granted, the basic accoutrements are there - as evidenced in the confluence of fiddles, banjos, resonator guitar, mandolin and high harmonies - but this band, like such storied contemporaries as the Steep Canyon Rangers, Town Mountain, Punch Brothers, the Sam Bush Band and the like, place more of an emphasis on melody than simply on their ...
While Eric Church has set the bar high with his previous studio albums, "Desperate Man" is right up there with his best and may just be his most accomplished effort to date. Church continues to write memorable songs in a wide variety of styles, and even when he's not singing over country musical elements, his lyrical voice is always undeniably a country one.
He also knows how to have a little fun, especially with "Hanging Around," a soulful, funky tune mixing together ...
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