RY X/ ‘Dawn’/ Loma Vista
After years of honing his songwriting skills with The Acid and Howling, the Australian composer channels his Berlin electronic house roots with minimalist undercurrents for an intimate debut LP.
Contact: Bryant Kitching
CalendarAlbum Releases
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May 2016
06 May
13 May
Hard Working Americans/ ‘Rest In Chaos’/ Melvin Records/Thirty Tigers
Todd Snider's poems formed the basis for 12 American rock tracks recorded with band members Dave Schools, Neal Casal, Duane Trucks, Chad Staehly and Jesse Aycock on the road and in six studios over two years. Plus, there's a Guy Clark cover.
Contact: Max Lefkowitz
13 May
Michaela Anne/ ‘Bright Lights and the Fame’/ Kingswood Records
Country’s "saving grace” (noisey) seamlessly weaves heartache and harmony with the “emotional vocals of Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris” (Rolling Stone Country). Her latest collection of roots-rockers and honky-tonk tunes packs an Americana/alt-country punch.
Contact: Andrea Evenson
13 May
The Okee Dokee Brothers/ ‘Saddle Up: A Western Adventure Album’/ Okee Dokee Music
Through outdoor exploration and inspirational lyrics, the Grammy-winning family folk duo’s third-in-series adventure album brings to life their 30-day horseback journey along the Continental Divide.
Contact: Jaclyn D. Carter
13 May
Rob Baird/ ‘Wrong Side of the River’/ Hard Luck Recording Company
Soul-hungry for creativity, this Memphis-born storyteller left Nashville, took a one-way ticket to Austin and rediscovered his roots on this 10-track autobiography, produced by Brian Phillips (David Ramirez, Penny and Sparrow).
Contact: Jaclyn D. Carter
20 May
The Quaker City Night Hawks/ ‘El Astronauta’/ Lightning Rod Records
This gang of sci-fi-obsessed ZZ Top superfans goes rogue and careens into a weird, uncanny valley of slide guitars and bottom-heavy distortion pedals on its 9-track blues-fueled electric-rock LP.
Contact: Jaclyn D. Carter
27 May
Bonnie Bishop/ ‘Ain’t Who I Was’/ Thirty Tigers/RED
The Grammy-winning Austin native is a self-proclaimed road dog whose signature rasp drives a dynamic live show. Her sixth album – produced by Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton) – is her most transparent, soulful album to date.
Contact: Andrea Evenson
27 May
Leyla McCalla/ ‘A Day For The Hunter, A Day For The Prey’/ Jazz Village/Harmonia Mundi
A former Carolina Chocolate Drops member, the New York-born, New Orleans-based cellist and singer takes her album's title from a book about the intersection of politics, power and music in Haiti. In addition to her original tunes, McCalla interprets traditional songs from Creole, Cajun, Haitian and American folk and jazz canons.
Contact: Wendy Waseige