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Morgan Nagler - Grassoline (Official Music Video) YouTube video by Morgan Nagler

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REVIEW: Morgan Nagler “I’ve Got Nothing to Lose, and I’m Losing It” • Americana Highways Morgan Nagler has a new album "I’ve Got Nothing to Lose, and I’m Losing It." We reviewed it. Enjoy our quality music coverage.

New Music Friday! The debut album from Morgan Nagler is out today, and it includes an early contender for Song of the Summer. Check out "Grassoline" below, and read my review on Americana Highways. #listenbetter americanahighways.org/2026/03/11/r...

Fontaines D.C. – Black Boys on Mopeds (Visualiser) – HELP(2) YouTube video by War Child UK

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REVIEW: War Child's various artists "HELP (2)" • Americana Highways We reviewed the new album by War Child relief organization "HELP (2)." Enjoy our quality music reviews and coverage on Americana Highways.

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New Music Friday! War Child UK has a timely new benefit album out, with proceeds going to help kids in war zones. Plenty of new songs on it, but my pick is a stunning Fontaines D.C. cover of one of my favorite Sinéad O'Connor songs. Listen below & read my review on Americana Highways. #listenbetter

Yeah, I've been there a few times - unfortunately, not for this performance.

Magoo - "The Road" (Live from Fort Greene in Denver, CO) YouTube video by Magootheband

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REVIEW: Magoo "What A Life" • Americana Highways Magoo has a new album "What A Life." We reviewed it. Enjoy our quality music reviews and coverage on Americana Highways.

New Music Friday! This week, it's the debut LP from Colorado's next great jamgrass band, Magoo. Check out a live version of "The Road" below, and read my review on Americana Highways. #listenbetter americanahighways.org/2026/02/25/r...

Closed Down the Bar - Lighting Stills (Official Video) YouTube video by Lightning Stills

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REVIEW: Lightning Stills self-titled • Americana Highways Lightning Stills has a new self-titled album. We reviewed it. Enjoy our quality music reviews and coverage on Americana Highways.

New Music Friday! This week, it's the debut LP from Omaha's Lightning Stills, which tells us that drinking is fun, right up until it ain't. Check out "Closed Down the Bar" below, and read my review on Americana Highways. #listenbetter americanahighways.org/2026/02/18/r...

To those planning on turning over to watch that "other" event during halftime - country music was not invented so that you could kowtow to the government, you ignorant fucking MAGA dolts.

REVIEW: Ratboys “Singin’ to an Empty Chair” • Americana Highways Ratboys have a new album "Singin’ to an Empty Chair." We reviewed it. Enjoy our quality music reviews and coverage on Americana Highways.

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REVIEW: Ratboys “Singin’ to an Empty Chair” • Americana Highways Ratboys have a new album "Singin’ to an Empty Chair." We reviewed it. Enjoy our quality music reviews and coverage on Americana Highways.

New Music Friday! One of America's best rock bands, Ratboys, is back with a collection of tight pop songs and extended, guitar-y jammers. Check out "Anywhere" below and read my review on Americana Highways. #listenbetter americanahighways.org/2026/02/04/r...

2026 GRAMMYs - Who Will, Who Should • Americana Highways 2026 GRAMMYs – Who Will, Who Should “Music’s Biggest Night” is upon us. Well, if you’re reading Americana Highways, it’s more like “Music’s Biggest Early Afternoon.” The “GRAMMYs Premiere Ceremony” wi...

Before tonight's GRAMMYs (note - no apostrophe) telecast, check out Americana Highways for my predictions on who will (and who SHOULD) win in the country, Americana and roots categories. #listenbetter americanahighways.org/2026/02/01/2...

Bre Kennedy - Good Grief (Official Music Video) YouTube video by 𝑩𝑹𝑬 𝑲𝑬𝑵𝑵𝑬𝑫𝒀

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REVIEW: Bre Kennedy "The Alchemist" • Americana Highways Bre Kennedy has a new album "The Alchemist." We reviewed it. Enjoy our quality music reviews and coverage on Americana Highways.

New Music Friday! The latest from Nashville's Bre Kennedy is out today - check out the enlightening sadness of "Good Grief" below, and read my review on Americana Highways. #listenbetter americanahighways.org/2026/01/28/r...

Mon Rovîa - Heavy Foot (Official Music Video) YouTube video by Mon Rovîa

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REVIEW: Mon Rovîa “Bloodline” • Americana Highways Mon ​Rovîa has a new album “Bloodline.” We reviewed it. Enjoy our quality music reviews and coverage on Americana Highways.

New Music Friday! First one of '26, and it's a good one. The debut album from Mon Rovîa is a beautiful, tragic travelogue from his childhood in war-ravaged Liberia to an America equally full of promise and failings. Listen to "Heavyfoot" below, and read my review on Americana Highways. #listenbetter

Show Review: Greg Freeman at Denver's Globe Hall • Americana Highways Greg Freeman played a show at Globe Hall in Denver. We were there to review. Enjoy quality music reviews & coverage on Americana Highways.

Music Friday! My last(?) piece of the year ended up being one of my favorite concerts of 2025. Read my Americana Highways review of Greg Freeman's show at Globe Hall below. #listenbetter americanahighways.org/2025/12/17/s...

Using taxes (tariffs) levied on businesses to pay for a bonus for one group of people. Wouldn't that be... redistribution of wealth?

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45 RPM (Reasons to Purchase Music) for 2025 • Americana Highways Enjoy our reviewer's "45 RPM (Reasons to Purchase Music) for 2025." Andy Gulden lists his top favorite songs, albums, and more.

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45 RPM (Reasons to Purchase Music) for 2025 • Americana Highways Enjoy our reviewer's "45 RPM (Reasons to Purchase Music) for 2025." Andy Gulden lists his top favorite songs, albums, and more.

New Music Friday! It's time for my annual Americana Highways 45 RPM (Reasons to Purchase Music) List, celebrating the best music of 2025. Give it a read to see if your favorites are on it (or to find some new ones), and check out the playlist at the end. #listenbetter

Dove Ellis - Love Is (Official Audio) YouTube video by Dove Ellis

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REVIEW: Dove Ellis "Blizzard" • Americana Highways Dove Ellis has a new album "Blizzard." We reviewed it. Enjoy our quality music reviews and coverage on Americana Highways.

New Music Friday! December always yields at least one must-listen album, and Dove Ellis' debut record is an absolute gem. Listen to one of my favorite songs of 2025, "Love Is," below, and read more on Americana Highways. #listenbetter americanahighways.org/2025/12/04/r...

Today marked 30 years in television news for me, and I've never felt a greater gap between what it needs to be and what it's becoming.

Plug in the Tree YouTube video by Melissa Carper - Topic

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REVIEW: Melissa Carper “A Very Carper Christmas” • Americana Highways Melissa Carper has a new album "A Very Carper Christmas." We reviewed it. Enjoy our quality music coverage and reviews on Americana Highways.

New Music Friday! Kick off your Christmas season with my favorite holiday album in quite a while from Melissa Carper. Start with (what else) "Plug in the Tree" below, and read my review on Americana Highways. #listenbetter americanahighways.org/2025/11/25/r...

Bitch Year [Official Video] - LANEY JONES AND THE SPIRITS YouTube video by Laney Jones

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REVIEW: Laney Jones and the Spirits self-titled • Americana Highways Laney Jones and the Spirits I’d like to have you believe that music criticism involves some sort of innate ability to divine, seemingly out of thin air, the next notable band. Trade secret – just as o...

New Music Thursday! It's the debut LP from Nashville's Laney Jones and the Spirits, and it might be my favorite rock record of 2025. Check out "Bitch Year" below, and read my review on Americana Highways. #listenbetter americanahighways.org/2025/11/19/r...