From Hiss Golden Messenger to Billy Strings, here are the 10 best country and Americana songs to hear now
Inspired by a night of stoned conversation and deep thoughts at the Hotel Boulderado in Colorado, “Stockholm” finds Penny and Sparrow in a contemplative mood. Come for the duo’s gorgeous, signature harmonies; stay for the finger snaps, light keyboards and acoustic guitars that help turn “Stockholm” into the soundtrack for a rainy day spent at the window, watching the outside world blur.
The fretwork is top-notch and traditionally minded, but it’s the unexpected quirks — particularly the sound effects during the final verse, which mimic the sound of wartime artillery — that push Strings’ bluegrass into progressive territory.Hailing from Queens and possessed by the same blue-collar rock & roll spirit that haunts fellow New Englanders like Bruce Springsteen and Jesse Malin, Hollis Brown gets sinewy and sinister with the dark, driving “Do Me Right.
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