Blending a hint of country and a pinch of psychedelia with spacious grungy alt-rock, Confederate Dead’s Wrecking Ball is both gloomy and glorious at once.

Jack Rose and the Black Twig Pickers play pure unsullied old-school Americana, with nary an ironic wink in sight. You might be surprised how much you like it.

If you don’t buy and love New Moon Hand by Willem Maker, I’m going to park a festival PA outside your house and play it on repeat until you do.

Former bandmates who made it big and a movie to make a record for haven’t saved Isa & The Filthy Tongues from making “New Town Killers” a character-free dirge.

It’s country-rock by the numbers on The Thief & The Heartbreaker EP from new Noel Gallagher favourites Alberta Cross.

New York post-folkers O’Death have, with excellent timing, penned the ideal soundtrack to the Next Great Depression in the form of Broken Hymns, Limbs and Skin.

Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea – if you think Americana is boring, you’ve never grinned your way through an album by The Silver Jews.

Australian power-trio Even provide twelve tracks of hook-laden rhythm and blues on this self-titled album.