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Climax Blues Band – “You Make Me Sick” // “Shake Your Love” (Live // Vinyl)
‘FM Live’
Sire – 1973
*Climax Blues Band – “You Make Me Sick” // “Shake Your Love” (Live // Vinyl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqVlzr5yUmY // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kxOXFsOtZI // https://www.discogs.com/release/6665982-Climax-Blues-Band-FM-Live // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climax_Blues_Band // https://www.mottainaisantafe.com/ Casbot just found this 1974 pressing at Mottainai (Mottainai is a Japanese term that expresses a sense of regret over waste or the wasteful use of resources.) in Santa Fe in the free bin! Climax Blues Band (originally known as The Climax Chicago Blues Band) are a imperialist British blues rock and pop band who wanted to be American. ‘FM/Live’ (October 1973), a double set recorded at a July 1, 1973 concert at the Academy of Music in New York and it peaked at #107 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart.*
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Kelsey Waldon – “Tiger Lilies”
‘Every Ghost’
Oh Boy Records – June 20, 2025
*Kelsey Waldon – “Tiger Lilies” https://soundcloud.com/arrowbrokenarrow/tiger-lilies // https://ohboy.lnk.to/TigerLilies // From ‘Every Ghost,’ the upcoming album by Kelsey Waldon, due on June 20th via Oh Boy Records.*
Tami Neilson – “You’re Gonna Fall” (w/J.D. McPherson)
‘Neon Cowgirl’
Outside Music – July 11, 2025
*Tami Neilson – “You’re Gonna Fall” (w/J.D. McPherson) https://tamineilson.bandcamp.com/track/youre-gonna-fall // https://ffm.to/youregonnafall // From ‘Neon Cowgirl,’ the upcoming album by Tami Nielsen, due on July 11th via Outside Music.*
Kacey Musgraves – “Lost Highway” (Leon Payne Cover)
Digital Single
Lost Highway Records – April 30, 2025
*Kacey Musgraves – “Lost Highway” (Leon Payne Cover) https://youtu.be/1ley-SwUG-I // https://kaceymusgraves.lnk.to/LostHighway // Here’s the new single by Kacey Musgraves, who is celebrating being the first artist to sign with the reborn Lost Highway Records label. The song was written and recorded by blind country singer-songwriter Leon Payne in 1948. The single is available now via the recently-resurrected, Lost Highway Records – because the country cash-in is on! Musgraves was the final artist signed by Lost Highway Records in 2011, before the label was made part of the portfolio of Universal Records and absorbed by Mercury Nashville. That’s when they moved her to the Pop category on the Grammys, as well, because you’re part of an agenda now. You, too, Blandie Carlile!*
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Julien Baker & TORRES – “Bottom Of A Bottle”
‘Send A Prayer My Way’
Matador Records – April 18, 2025
*Julien Baker & TORRES – “Bottom Of A Bottle” https://julienbakerandtorres.bandcamp.com/track/bottom-of-a-bottle // https://julienbakerandtorres.bandcamp.com/album/send-a-prayer-my-way // https://www.brooklynvegan.com/julien-baker-torres-cancel-remainder-of-spring-tour-dates/ // From ‘Send A Prayer My Way,’ the just-released album by Julien Baker & TORRES, available now via Matador Records.*
Will Clark – “Battle Of Blair Mountain”
Digital Single
Mountain Fever Records – April 29, 2025
*Will Clark – “Battle Of Blair Mountain” https://soundcloud.com/willclark-music/battle-of-blair-mountain // https://mtfvrrec.lnk.to/wc-BoBM // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountain // The new single by South Carolina mandolin player, Will Clark, shines a light on the 1921 battle of 10,000 union coal miners versus 3,000 law enforcement officers, strikebreakers and citizens of Logan County, West Virginia. Available now via Mountain Fever Records.*
Kathy Mattea – “Turn Off the News (Build a Garden)” (Live Lukas Nelson Cover)
Digital Single
Thirty Tigers – March 4, 2022
*Kathy Mattea – “Turn Off the News (Build a Garden)” (Live Lukas Nelson Cover) https://youtu.be/Y9phRHspjEo // https://open.spotify.com/album/44Fm3w72JVjJbblxaMeuEA // Fine cover of Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real (2019) performed live at Mountain Stage by Kathy Mattea, released back in 2022 via Thirty Tigers.*
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Bryan McDowell – “Hold Me Like I’m Leaving”
Digital Single
Mountain Fever Records – April 21, 2025
*Bryan McDowell – “Hold Me Like I’m Leaving” https://soundcloud.com/syntaxcreative/bryan-mcdowell-hold-me-like-im-leaving // https://mtfvrrec.lnk.to/BM-hmlil // Here’s the just-released solo single by singer, songwriter and acoustic multi-instrumentalist, Bryan McDowell. Available now via Mountain Fever Records.*
The Kody Norris Show – “In The Circle”
Digital Single
Rebel Records – April 18, 2025
*The Kody Norris Show – “In The Circle” https://thekodynorrisshow.bandcamp.com/track/in-the-circle-single // https://www.thekodynorrisshow.com // The new single by the Kody Norris Show pays homage to The Grand Ole Opry, available now via Rebel Records.*
The Swell Season – “Stuck In Reverse”
‘Forward’
Masterkey Sounds / Plateau Records – June 13, 2025
*The Swell Season – “Stuck In Reverse” https://soundcloud.com/the-swell-season/stuck-in-reverse // https://tss.lnk.to/stuckinreverse // The lead single to preview ‘Forwardm’ the upcoming first new album in 16 years by The Swell Season, the duo of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. Due on June 13th via Masterkey Sounds / Plateau Records.*
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Red Simpson – “Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves”
‘Diesel Smoke And Dangerous Curves: Big Rig Bustin’ Hits (1962-1976)’
The Omni Recording Corporation / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility – 2025
*Red Simpson – “Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves” https://youtu.be/ti2M6e3A_m4 // https://www.discogs.com/release/33068220-Various-Diesel-Smoke-And-Dangerous-Curves-Big-Rig-Bustin-Hits-1962-1976 // This song by country singer-songwriter Red Simpson was originally the A-side of a Capitol Records 7″ released in 1966, here featured on the various artists compilation album ‘Diesel Smoke And Dangerous Curves: Big Rig Bustin’ Hits (1962-1976),’ available now via The Omni Recording Corporation / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility.*
Dolly Parton – “Baby Sister”
‘Just Because I’m A Woman’
RCA Victor, Sony Music Commercial Music Group – 2023
*Dolly Parton – “Baby Sister” https://youtu.be/UJlpiR8coOE // https://www.discogs.com/release/27649773-Dolly-Parton-Just-Because-Im-A-Woman // This song, written by Shirl Milete, appears on the 2023 remastered reissue of Dolly Parton’s 1968 sophomore album ‘Just Because I’m A Woman,’ available now via Vinyl Me, Please.*
Waylon Jennings – “Delia’s Gone”
‘Hillbillies In Hell: The Endless Sleep (1958-1973)’
The Omni Recording Corporation / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility – April 12, 2025
*Waylon Jennings – “Delia’s Gone” https://youtu.be/ndq_kBAkIS8 // https://www.discogs.com/release/33068052-Various-Hillbillies-In-Hell-The-Endless-Sleep-1958-1973 // This song, written by Waylon Jennings and Tommy Jennings, was the non-album B-side of an RCA Victor 7″ released in 1969, here featured on the various artists compilation album ‘Hillbillies In Hell: The Endless Sleep (1958-1973)’, available now via The Omni Recording Corporation / The Iron Mountain Analogue Research Facility.*