Sam Gleaves -- Honest Sam Gleaves gives us songs that are gentle as they are righteous on his excellent album Honest.
Loose Cattle -- Someone's Monster Loose Cattle bring New Orleans' wild party and haunting gothic to country music on their stunning new album Someone's Monster.
Lenny Zenith -- He/Hymn Veteran power pop rocker Lenny Zenith is as real it gets on his new album He/Hymn, surveying life's ups and downs while embracing us with warmth.
Jett Holden -- The Phoenix On The Phoenix, Jett Holden proves he is a distinctive voice in country music -- and is here to stay.
Jeremy Dion -- Bend in the Middle Jeremy Dion makes love the obvious answer, to, well, everything on his new folk rock album Bend in the Middle.
Steve Slagg -- I Don't Want to Get Adjusted to This World Steve Slagg paints epic vistas with breathless intimacy on his new masterpiece I Don't Want to Get Adjusted to This World
Julie Williams -- Tennessee Moon Julie Williams defies Music Row airbrushing on her stunning EP Tennessee Moon.