With the current divisions tearing America apart, the Dive-By Truckers latest offering, American Band, isn’t just a bloody good album, it’s a bloody important one too.

Lead Me To The Water is Todd Carter’s second album and while not an immediate hook, the more you listen to it, the more it makes you want to drink deep.

Reaching back to their raw and energetic sessions for “Gets Loaded”, a critically lauded revisiting of the seminal The Velvet Underground album, Hollis Brown have re-teamed with Don DiLego for their brand new single, ‘Run Right To You’, due to be released on 7” vinyl on 28th October. On Tour now.

Jack Cheshire Band have announced their new single Visitations, which will be released on 25th November and is also our Song of the Day. A spiralling, multi-layered hallucination, it alludes to various themes; echoes from the past, transience, dreams & the supernatural.

In Widdershins, Highland airs, jigs, and reels are treated to a Nordic twist and the rebellious tendencies of both players are given free rein to delightful effect. It is an astounding album that deserves wide exposure, and a work for which Sarah-Jane Summers and Juhani Silvola should be resoundingly praised. Rarely is music such an overwhelming joy.

Daoirí described True Born Irishman as a continuation of his first album but the choice of songs, the intricacies, and energy of the arrangements, the quality of the recording all go to make it so much more…a force to be reckoned with on the Irish music scene.

Read our in-depth interview with Jim Moray as he talks about his past challenges and new album ‘Upcetera’… “Throughout our conversation, he repeatedly makes it clear that in his own mind, his previous career as a solo artist is now closed. ‘Upcetera’ is something different; a fresh start…a ‘New Chapter.’”

Zachary Lucky demonstrates that he has no need to mess with winning and timeless formula on this his fourth album – a collection of (mainly) road songs, but also an explicitly Canadian album.

Two events combine to make a great day: UnampliFire Festival – a festival of listening and music appreciation featuring Martin Carthy, Cosmo Sheldrake, Seckou Keita, Ríoghnach Connolly and more. Plus the Song Collectors Collective Gathering – a celebration of the art of song collecting with insightful talks and more.

A rich and eclectic mix of styles and accomplished musicianship, with fine harmonies and song-writing of a high standard. The energy and skill that radiates from the album will surely translate into a superb live show.

The Lucky Strikes may come from Southend but their music is firmly rooted in the Southern Americana as they demonstrate on their fifth album The Motion and the Moving On.

Following the UK release of their debut album Stadium Cake back in August, Melbourne-based Indie-Folk duo Oh Pep! return to the UK next week with a full tour. Check their live video for Crazy Feels, our Song of the Day.