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𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐓𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧
“Blue Sky“ ep
Americana
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@luketylershelton
Release; July 18, 2025
@concordrecords
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Luke Tyler Shelton’s Blue Sky lands like a quiet revelation – the kind of debut that doesn’t shout for attention but earns it through honesty, intention, and an instinctive feel for melody. It’s the sound of a young songwriter from the San Fernando Valley stepping into his voice with uncommon ease, backed by a tight, understated band that knows exactly when to push and when to disappear into the frame.

Shelton writes like someone who has learned the value of paying attention – to people, to silence, to the hum of a late-night drive. There’s a wisdom to his music, something steady and unforced, surprising from an artist still in his twenties. His voice carries a calmness, shaped with west coast vibes and the kind of miles you can only rack up wandering with a guitar and a notebook.

The EP leans into the timeless backbone of Americana: warm acoustics, patient rhythms, and melodies that feel inherited rather than invented. But Shelton never sounds like he’s imitating anyone. His touch is subtle but distinct – small lyrical turns, quiet emotional pivots, and images that flicker long after the song fades.

Blue Sky unfolds like a series of Polaroids: back-porch conversations, low-light reflections, long stretches of road where a single thought can shift the shape of a whole day. Shelton doesn’t rush to fill space; he lets the music settle. His band supports that approach beautifully, giving the record a soft, golden-hour glow – drums brushing in like distant weather, guitars shimmering at the edges.

​Shelton isn’t performing at you; he’s offering a seat beside him, letting the stories rise at their own pace. It’s a debut built on humility and craftsmanship – a reminder that sometimes the most powerful moments come from letting a song simply be itself.
– @meanwhile_in_music
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𝐂𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐨𝐧
“100% Cotton“
★
@cotton_clifton
Release; November 18, 2025
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Debut albums show up in all shapes, but they rarely arrive with the kind of mileage and mastery that Cotton Clifton brings to the table. 100% Cotton may be his first full-length release, but it carries the weight of a player who has spent years living on stages around the world, and in your local honky-tonks.

Clifton should be a familiar face to anyone paying attention to the country underground – a blazing guitarist known for shredding and especially for backing the Highway Queen herself, Nikki Lane – as heard on “California Stoned.” With that reputation riding shotgun, it may be surprising that 100% Cotton is his debut. What’s not surprising is how good the record actually is.. Clifton keeps the throttle open almost the entire way.

The album feels like a ride through the sauce of the South – swampy, twangy, and full of grit. Tracks like “New Salvation Blues” and “Dauphine Street” serve as early anchors, beginning at a slow simmer before building to a full boil. Together, they form an eight-minute highlight. It’s a swirl of banjo, big guitars, and swagger – the kind of wild, joyful noise that evokes ZZ Top–style arena rock screaming from a mountaintop farm, where the tractor meets the T-Tops.

Clifton’s background helps explain the ease with which he blends all these sounds. Raised in Louisiana and later rooted in Tennessee – and now hanging his hat in Texas.. he grew up absorbing a stew of country, southern rock, gospel, and metal. Years of touring, collaborating, and leading bands sharpened his instincts and taught him how to hold an audience – lessons that show up everywhere on the new record.

Clifton’s debut doesn’t feel like someone introducing himself – it feels like a long-time player finally stepping into his own spotlight. 100% Cotton is a fully formed statement from an artist who has spent years preparing for this moment, and the road ahead is wide open. Vroom-vroom.
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𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥
“Memories and Empties“
Country & Western
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@colterwall
Release; November 14, 2025
@lahonda.records
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Few voices in modern country music cut as deep as Colter Wall’s. The Saskatchewan native has built a reputation on songs that feels as earnest and unapologetic as the land itself – dusty, unhurried, and honest to the bone. With his deep baritone and stripped-down delivery, Wall continues to blur the line between myth and memory, turning the stillness of prairie life into quiet poetry.

Memories and Empties, his latest release, leaves him right where he belongs – behind the mic, telling his stories. Co-produced with longtime collaborator Patrick Lyons and recorded at Nashville’s legendary RCA Studio A, the record carries the spirit of the greats who came before him. That room once held Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard, and you can feel their presence in the wood and wire. Backed again by his band – the trusted Scary Prairie Boys.

The album opens with “1,800 Miles,” a road-worn reflection that doubles as a quiet protest against the industry machine. Wall is helping keep country music alive with rare authenticity, however, he is quite clear about his disdain for the state it’s in.. and he’s never been fully comfortable with the business surrounding it. That push and pull – the love for the craft and the distaste for its circus – is what gives Memories and Empties its pulse.

Throughout the record, his writing remains as sharp and grounded as ever. Each line feels lived-in, spoken in the language of ranch hands and small-town poets. He has a gift for spinning simple phrases into something meaningful. It’s that real-world charm and unforced character that helps set him apart.

Colter Wall may never chase stardom, but that’s part of his power. He stands as one of the few keeping traditional country and western music breathing in a world that too often forgets its roots. Here’s hoping he doesn’t hang his hat anytime soon. …

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𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚
“Don’t Call Me Baby“
R&B / Soul
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@sabine.annamaryse
Release; November 7, 2025
@gar_hole_records
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Released on Gar Hole Records, Don’t Call Me Baby marks a stunning full-length debut from Sabine McCalla, a record as lived-in as it is luminous.

From the paint-streaked corners of New York’s creative underground to the after-hours hum of New Orleans’ locals-only clubs, McCalla channels a lifetime of influence into something unmistakably her own. Her sound drifts between backroom confession & back-porch jam – steeped in American roots but pulsing with the heartbeat of her Haitian heritage.

She weaves Brazilian samba, Southern soul, & doo-wop into a blend of rhythm & reflection. Each track moves like smoke – slow, whimsical, & full of feeling. Beneath every groove, her voice carries equal parts grace & grit, shifting from fierce independence to quiet heartbreak, then to the soft murmur of rediscovered love.

“This album holds a lot of songs about my disappointment with men,” McCalla admits. “And also how, maybe, I’m disappointed with loneliness. All those feelings of anger, transmuting them into something to give myself some self-love.”

New Orleans, her creative compass, seeps through every note – the thick air, the river’s soul, & the vibrant hum that ties the city together. McCalla gathered a circle of local collaborators including producer/guitarist Sam Doores, Ajai Combelic on guitar, Roy Brenc on bass, & a choir of voices from The Lostines & Sam Gelband. Their layered harmonies build a sense of communal warmth – music that holds you close & spins you around.

Don’t Call Me Baby reads like a love letter to resilience, self-truth, & the city that raised its sound from the soil. McCalla doesn’t ask for your attention, but she deserves it. After years supporting, touring & collaborating, this record finally lets her own light rise.

True to the meaning of her name, Sabine embodies strength & independence, channeling timeless earthiness & grace – a sound rooted in courage, creativity & an unshakable sense of self.
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𝐋𝐮𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥
“The King Is Back“
Country
★
@lukebellofficial
Release; November 7, 2025
@thirtytigers
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There’s something about hearing Luke Bell’s voice again that hits you right in the chest. It’s like walking into a bar you haven’t been in for years and the jukebox just happens to be playing your song. The King Is Back doesn’t try to reinvent or reinterpret who he was – it just lets the music take control, the way Luke did with every room he walked into. You can smell the dust, hear the laughter, sense the long troubled nights, & embrace that easy going spirit he sang with.. sounding both brand new and a hundred years old.

Executive producers are Carol Bell and Brian Buchanan, and also produced by Andrija Tokic, Justin Francis, Stephen Daly, and Luke himself, The King Is Back manages what few posthumous releases ever can – capturing an artist’s full spirit without feeling like an afterthought. It moves from the wide-open charm of his early recordings to the more weathered introspection of his final sessions. It’s a portrait of an artist both at ease and at odds with himself, a man whose music carried a freedom he couldn’t always find in life.

Rolling Stone wrote that Bell “played classic honky-tonk with a wink and a yodel that summons the sleeping ghosts of country better than any voodoo spell ever could.” That spirit still rings true here. The title track could’ve been cut straight out of a 1950s roadhouse, while “Tiger’s Mouth” – recorded in the summer of 2016 – lands like a spaghetti-western farewell, equal parts daring and doomed.

Beyond the music, The King Is Back carries a lasting legacy: proceeds will support the Luke Bell Memorial Affordable Counseling Program, created to provide accessible mental-health care in his home region – a fitting tribute to an artist whose light & pain were often intertwined.

It’s easy to get cynical about posthumous records, but this isn’t that. The King Is Back feels intentional, whole, and alive. It’s Luke’s voice and charisma – the same one that once drifted in & out of honky-tonks across Wyoming, Texas, Tennessee, and beyond.
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𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥
“Decades“
Americana
★
@jeremypinnell
Release; October 31, 2025
@sofaburn_records
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Jeremy Pinnell continues his no-frills songwriting with authenticity & grit – a delivery that can grab you by the heart and punch you in the gut. Decades is heartfelt, raw, and real – it’s compelling.

Teaming up with Shooter Jennings, a producer known for pushing artists beyond their boundaries – the two crafted a record that stretches Pinnell’s sound without losing its soul. Chasing growth and new ways to make the timeless feel alive, Pinnell stands tall in a country landscape that can sometimes sound too polished for its own good. Decades feels like the moment it all comes together – his most complete and confident work yet.

From the honky tonk to the roadhouse and back to church on Sunday, Pinnell runs the gamut with ease – blurring the lines between genres without ever losing his footing. Decades moves from the heartland swagger of “Save You” to the gritty blues-rock of “Too Much Sugar,” and from the gospel fire of “Barabbas” to the tender ache of “Come Home to Me.” His voice, weathered and honest, carries it all – wry, joyful, and a little wild – sometimes all in the same breath.
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