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Milwaukee singer-songwriter Trapper Schoepp returns this fall with Osborne, his most raw, revealing, and radically different album to date — a blazing 11-track journey through addiction, recovery, and rebirth. The album’s lead single, “Loaded,” is available now on all streaming platforms, marking the first chapter in a deeply personal new era for the 34-year-old artist.
- 29 May, 2025
Texas Headhunters—the blistering new band uniting Lone Star guitar heroes Ian Moore, Jesse Dayton, and Johnny Moeller—unleash their debut single "Maggie Went Back to Mineola" today, with their full self-titled album Texas Headhunters to follow on August 22 via Jesse's Hardcharger Records label imprint.
- 08 May, 2025
Prepare to be transported. Soul-pop auteurs Young Gun Silver Fox — the transatlantic duo of UK soul powerhouse Andy Platts (Mamas Gun) and Kansas-born groove wizard Shawn Lee (Ping Pong Orchestra) — are back with Pleasure, their highly anticipated fifth album, and first release with Blue Élan, out today, May 2, 2025.
- 02 May, 2025
Janiva Magness is thrilled to announce Back For Me, her most poignant collection to date. Produced by her longtime friend, producer, and collaborator Dave Darling, the album is a powerfully engaging, emotionally rich collection from a dynamic artist who continues to renew and redefine her widely celebrated relationship with the blues. Janiva's far-ranging search for songs has unearthed a treasure chest of lesser-known gems by well-known artists (Bill Withers, Ray LaMontagne, Allen Toussaint, Doyle Bramhall II, Tracy Nelson, Irma Thomas) and deep-dive discoveries that connect with the rich feelings embodied in her voice and music, cherished by her fans. "I have always been into the B-sides," she says. "There's a freshness to doing a B-side rather than a well-known hit. I love the idea of shining a light on material that people are not familiar with."
- 28 March, 2025
The storied Echo Hill Ranch, where Kinky Friedman lived for over 40 years, is the birthplace of his final masterpiece, Poet of Motel 6. This posthumous album, released today - March 21, 2025, showcases the wit, heart, and unflinching humanity that defined Kinky Friedman as one of America’s most iconic storytellers.
- 21 March, 2025