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 -
Steve Earle
The Low Highway '2013 -
Peter Karp
Shadows And Cracks '2007 -
Jerry Alfred & The Medicine Beat
Etsi Shon '1996 -
Randy Rogers Band
Burning The Day '2010 -
Johnny Cash
Bitter Tears - Ballads Of The American Indian '1964 -
BoDeans
Indigo Dreams '2011 -
Pint & A Half
Boomtown Ghosts '2017 -
Justin Townes Earle
The Saint Of Lost Causes '2019 -
Wrinkle Neck Mules
Apprentice To Ghosts '2012 -
James Mcmurtry
Just Us Kids '2008 -
Chelsea Williams
Boomerang '2017 -
Doc & Merle Watson
Never The Same Way Once - Live At The Boarding House. Chapter 3 May 4, 1974 '2017 -
Tom Russell
October In The Railroad Earth '2019 -
Sean Rowe
New Lore '2017 -
Tommy Emmanuel & John Knowles
Heart Songs '2019 -
Audrey Auld Mezera
Lost Men And Angry Girls '2007 -
Tara Nevins
Wood And Stone '2011 -
Angela Perley & The Howlin' Moons
Hey Kid '2014 -
Various Artists
Putumayo Presents - Americana '2007 -
24BITHiss Golden Messenger
Forward, Children: A fundraiser for Durham Public Schools students '2020 -
Rosanne Cash
The List '2009 -
Rosanne Cash
The River & The Thread '2014 -
Foy Vance
Joy of Nothing '2013 -
Mary Gauthier
Filth & Fire '2002 -
Steve Azar
My Mississippi Reunion '2020 -
24BITMargo Cilker
Pohorylle '2021 -
Lera Lynn
Have You Met Lera Lynn? '2011 -
Robyn Ludwick
Little Rain '2014 -
Blackie & the Rodeo Kings
Swinging From the Chains of Love '2008 -
24BITUncle Lucius
Like It's The Last One Left '2023 -
Railroad Earth
2018-08-17 Boulder Theater,Boulder, CO '2018 -
Danny Vera
The Outsider '2016 -
Sean Rowe
Madman '2014 -
Carolyn Wonderland & The Imperial Monkeys
Bursting With Flavor '1997 -
Anna Moss
Amnesty '2024 -
Henry Jamison
Tourism '2020 -
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Sings Greatest Palace Music '2004 -
Grayson Capps
The Lost Cause Minstrels '2011 -
Joanne Shenandoah
Covenant '2003 -
The Stimulators
Travelogue '2023 -
Levi Parham & Them Tulsa Boys & Girls
Its All Good '2018 -
24BITAvi Kaplan
I'll Get By '2020 -
Katy Guillen & The Girls
Remember What You Knew Before '2017 -
Ryan Bingham
Junky Star '2010 -
Kendel Carson
Alright Dynamite '2009 -
Brent Cobb
Keep Em on They Toes '2020 -
Heart of Pine
Southern Soul Revival '2024 -
Loes Swinkels
Nothing As I Know '2015 -
Tara Dente
Truth in the Mud '2020 -
John Hiatt
Bring The Family '1987 -
Jorma Kaukonen
Live At The Bottom Line '2023 -
Javi Garcia
The Great Controversy '2013 -
Tell River
Worn out Ghost '2020 -
Elephant Revival
Petals '2016 -
Phil Lee
So Long, It's Been Good To Know You '2009 -
Randy Rogers Band
Nothing Shines Like Neon '2016 -
Nikki O'Neill
World is Waiting '2020 -
Carrie Rodriguez
Live In Louisville '2009 -
Ginger Wildheart
The Pessimists Companion '2019 -
Guy Clark
My Favorite Picture Of You '2013 -
Ry Cooder
I, Flathead {u.s. Pressing} '2008 -
The Black Lillies
Whiskey Angel '2009
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.