Christine Steele

Clancy Jones – Rise With the Sun Out May 10, is a new EP by Oklahoma/Texas soulful badass, Clancy Jones, Rise With the Sun. These three new tunes are songs that dig deep down to his working man roots. The lyrics speak of struggles and regret, hard…

Noel McKay – You Only Live Always Veteran country singer-songwriter, Noel Mckay, has a new release, You Only Live Always, out today. McKay has been writing songs and playing honky tonks and festivals since before he formed a band with his younger…

Amigo the Devil – Yours Until the War is Over Out today on Liar’s Club Records/Regime Music Group, Amigo the Devil’s third album, “Yours Until the War is Over,” is a unvarnished, perscussive-heavy collection of storyteller’s songs. With musical hints…

Cristina Vane — Make Myself Me Again Rising Americana, finger-style and slide guitar star Cristina Vane’s much-anticipated second album, Make Myself Me Again, out now on Red Parlor Records, is a fantastic collection of songs that showcase her wide…

Clancy Jones: Found My Way Southeast Texas born-Oklahoma ranch hand and former oil and gas boilermaker Clancy Jones makes a helluva splash with his first collection of songs, Found My Way, which will be released May 13. It’s said he shares DNA with…

Sometimes, going down a rabbit hole on the internet can lead you to something special. In this case, it led me to the Hill Figs. What are Hill Figs, you ask? Well, as they tell it, a Hill Fig is a “person of sweet flesh hidden beneath a dark,…

Sam Weber — Get Free Canadian singer songwriter Sam Weber’s latest album, Get Free, released Feb. 4, on Sonic Unyon, is packed with emotional songwriting and ethereal songs, with the lyrics of a troubadour who has seen a lot in his 28 years, with…

Janis Ian — The Light at the End of the Line The legendary songwriter Janis Ian never shied away from tough subjects in her songwriting and her latest album is no exception. But the beauty of her songwriting is in its simplicity and ability to…

Jason Boland and the Stragglers — The Light Saw Me While many singer-songwriters went internal with their songwriting during the pandemic, digging deep into emotions surfaced from time away from the road, Jason Boland went external —extraterrestrial,…

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats — The Future Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats’ 3rd studio album, The Future, released Nov. 5, on Stax Records, covers a lot of ground in its 11 songs — and sometimes all in one song. Recorded at Broken Creek…

Bruce Cockburn’s Greatest Hits (1970 – 2020) Out Dec. 3 on True North Records, legendary Canadian singer songwriter Bruce Cockburn’s Greatest Hits is a masterpiece 2-CD collection of 30 songs spanning his 50-year career. The release coincides with…

David Tribble — Golden Junk Texas singer-songwriter David Tribble’s new album, Golden Junk, is full of honest, beautiful, songs that draw you in and have you listening to them again and again. Tribble describes the songs on this album—his third—as…

Lilly Hiatt — Lately Lilly Hiatt’s fifth album Lately, released Oct. 15 digitally and through New West Records, is heavy on the brevity with single word song titles and simple, stripped down lyrics and accompaniment. But don’t let the simplicity fool…

Hard Luck Love Song If you have ever wanted to inhabit a Todd Snider song, step into a dark movie theater and sit down with your popcorn and take a ride into the life of Jesse (Michael Dorman), a perpetually down-on-his luck singer songwriter with a…

Emily Scott Robinson — American Siren The songs on singer songwriter Emily Scott Robinson’s third release, the aptly named American Siren, will comfort you, make you cry, and have you dancing in your seat. Produced by Jason Richmond (The Avett…

Mary Lou Fulton — We’ll Tell Stories Mary Lou Fulton’s debut album, We’ll Tell Stories, which will be released on Oct. 15 on Infinidad Records, is packed with rich storytelling ballads. Produced in Los Angeles by musician and songwriter Rob Seals,…