Albums of Americana music
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Johnny Cash
American VI: Ain't No Grave '2010 -
Houndmouth
From The Hills Below The City '2013 -
Wrinkle Neck Mules
Apprentice To Ghosts '2012 -
Pint & A Half
Boomtown Ghosts '2017 -
Justin Townes Earle
The Saint Of Lost Causes '2019 -
Peter Karp
Shadows And Cracks '2007 -
BoDeans
Indigo Dreams '2011 -
Chelsea Williams
Boomerang '2017 -
James Mcmurtry
Just Us Kids '2008 -
Jerry Alfred & The Medicine Beat
Etsi Shon '1996 -
Johnny Cash
Bitter Tears - Ballads Of The American Indian '1964 -
Steve Earle
The Low Highway '2013 -
Randy Rogers Band
Burning The Day '2010 -
Inez
Now '2019 -
24BITDustin Kensrue
Desert Dreaming '2024 -
24BITTed Russell Kamp
California Son '2024 -
24BITArmchair Boogie
Hard Times & Deadlines '2024 -
24BITJessye DeSilva
Renovations '2023 -
Neal Casal
Anytime Tomorrow '2000 -
The Steel Wheels
Sideways '2024 -
24BITMargo Cilker
Pohorylle '2021 -
Rising Appalachia
The Lost Mystique of Being in the Know '2021 -
The Stimulators
Travelogue '2023 -
Foy Vance
Joy of Nothing '2013 -
Dawes
Live from the Rooftop (Los Angeles, CA 8.28.20) '2022 -
24BITJosh Gray
Walk Alone '2023 -
Jorma Kaukonen
Live At The Bottom Line '2023 -
24BITThe Band Of Heathens
Simple Things '2023 -
Riddy Arman
Riddy Arman '2021 -
Shelby Lynne
The Servant '2021 -
24BITSean Rowe
The Darkness Dressed in Colored Lights '2021 -
24BITSean Rowe
The Salesman and the Shark '2013 -
24BITAvi Kaplan
I'll Get By '2020 -
24BITCassandra Lewis
Always, All Ways '2022 -
Brent Cobb
Keep Em on They Toes '2020 -
24BITMelin Melyn
Blomonj '2021 -
Melin Melyn
Blomonj '2021 -
Nikki O'Neill
World is Waiting '2020 -
Steve Azar
My Mississippi Reunion '2020 -
The Nickel Slots
Pack Up All Regrets '2019 -
Tom Russell
October In The Railroad Earth '2019 -
Linnuissa
Vihrea Talo '2019 -
Houndmouth
Golden Age '2018 -
Sean Rowe
Madman '2014 -
Randy Rogers Band
Hellbent '2019 -
Bleu Jackson
Women, Whiskey, Guns And Knives '2013 -
Katie Pruitt
Expectations '2020 -
Houndmouth
California Voodoo '2018 -
George St Clair
Ballads Of Captivity And Freedom '2018 -
Janie Barnett & Blue Room
You See This River '2017 -
Johnny Cash
American VI: Ain't No Grave '2010 -
Brent Cobb
Shine On Rainy Day '2016 -
Heavy Trash
Going Way Out With Heavy Trash '2007 -
Ha Ha Tonka
Death Of A Decade '2011 -
Malcolm Holcombe
A Far Cry From Here '1994 -
Ry Cooder
Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down '2011 -
Eilen Jewell
Sundown Over Ghost Town '2015 -
Malcolm Holcombe
Another Black Hole '2016 -
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Now Here's My Plan '2012 -
Elephant Revival
Petals '2016 -
Carrie Rodriguez
Live In Louisville '2009 -
Robyn Ludwick
Little Rain '2014 -
Randy Rogers Band
Nothing Shines Like Neon '2016 -
Lera Lynn
Have You Met Lera Lynn? '2011
How it began
Americana music is a rare and little-known genre. It is a subtype, and, at the same time, an independent part of the music. Americana music artists gained popularity in the 90s, when the genre branched from the main mass. It was inspired by country-motion. This alternative Americana music has been a real challenge! Many musicians behaved deliberately contrary to the producers’ requirements. They were actively trying to stand out with the help of their songs. And there were quite objective reasons. It was necessary to raise the purchase of CDs and tracks. Producers were opposed exactly till the moment when the music started to gain popularity. Americana music artists, for sure, were aimed at the commercial success. That was the point where they matched their desires.
The most popular motifs of these style songs are:
- reference to Western genres;
- political texts;
- absence of a "smooth" tunes;
- allusions to the country music style.
Roots of Americana lay exactly in country style. Lossless formation of a new genre didn’t make sense. In the opposite case, no one would even have noticed it. Therefore, Americana music became more nationally oriented. Perhaps this is how the term appeared. Indian motifs became popular as predictable continuation of the theme of cowboys. The development of music lasted until the 00's. Since the beginning of the 90, people wanted to buy the new discs, it was a mini-revolution. It was expressed in a protest against the perfect pop tracks. To buy this music and to be a fan of it meant to dive a little deeper. Fans wanted to discard the stereotypes about the purchase of ideal voice and music, where a beat never gets out from the strings.
The current situation
Americana music artists were "new cowboys", and they still are. Despite the fact that the primacy chart positions are not occupied, they firmly hold their place. Fans still do want to buy new albums, go to concerts and the base communities. Some of them are adherents of style since those times; it's been not much time actually – about 15-20 years.
A non-standard and unpredictable style requires for a good lossless quality. Imagine how you can listen to the legendary Bob Dylan, and not to hear all the wonderful melody’s iridescence? You can download Americana music in any form. For the first acquaintance, the best quality format is suitable. By most opinions, the common MP3 format simply does not show the whole tunes’ soul. Author’s and composition’s inner sense was hidden in open and visible imperfections. We recommend Flac format. It is supported by most devices. Flac is an extension that preserves the sound. However, the file size is only twice bigger than in the most modest variant. You can easily find and download Americana music. Many sites offer a wide range of performers. Enjoy your music in lossless quality and you will understand why, even after so many years, it touches people's souls.