Music
GracieHorse: “Run Ricky Run”
A smoky, alt country number with just enough reverb to take the edge off.
Rachel Baiman: “Bad Debt”
The Nashville-based, Chicago-transplant brings a twist to familiar country flavors.
Charlotte Le Lievre: “If I'd looked with my heart”
Melbourne’s Charlotte Le Lievre sings with the honky tonk soul of a thousand heartbreaks.
Dougie Poole: “The Rainbow Wheel of Death”
A lot country, a little bluegrass, all spin by and by on the wheel of death.
Iris DeMent: “Mahalia”
Sweet keys build up to a sonorous and salty country twang from Iowa’s Iris DeMent.
Sunny War: “No Reason”
Los Angeles and Nashville both serve as headquarters for Sunny War.
Girl With a Hawk: “Same Stars”
The backstory to our highlighted track “Same Stars” will break your heart.
John Fizer: “Sleeping Gooddess”
Pride of Tulsa John Fizer delivers clean country licks with finger-picking flair.
H.C. McEntire: “Dovetail”
This is Research Triangle Americana, so expect a brainier balladry.
Sunshine Riot: “Parole Board”
There’s a broken lilt to Sunshine Riot’s “Parole Board” that charms as it churns.