Presenting our annual round up Americana and roots music. 2025 was another great year in music, and we saw some fantastic debuts from emerging artists as well as some excellent releases from seasoned musicians.
Each week on the Across the Tracks I feature almost all new and recent releases from independent and emerging as well as established artists. I played nearly 600 different albums and artists and over 1500 different songs. The favorites are wide and deep, so in lieu of a "best of" list I present a year in review - albums that resonated with me. For a fairly complete list of this years releases, see the "2025 Past" tab on the Upcoming Releases page.
2025 Rewind Show Playlist and Listen Now
In no particular order…
Women Who Rocked the Honky Tonk
- Sunny Sweeney - Rhinestone Requiem
- Margo Price - Hard Headed Woman
- Kelsey Waldon – Every Ghost
- Brennen Leigh - Don't You Ever Give Up on Love
- Sam Stoane - Tales of the Dark West
- Sweet Megg - Never Been Home
- Rosy Nolan - Main Attraction
- Cristina Vane - Hear my Call
- Kat Hasty - The Time of Your Life
- Nikki Bluhm - Racho Deluxe
The Kids are Alright
- Ken Pomerory - Cruel Joke
- JD Clayton - Blue Sky Sundays
- The Wildmans - Longtime Friend
- Olive Klug - Lost Dog
- Leon Majcen – Making A Livin’ (Not A Killin’)
- Clover County - Finer Things
- Briscoe - Heat of July
- Blaine Bailey - Indian Country
- Lance Roark - Bad Reputation
- Willow Avalon - Southern Bell Raisin’ Hell
Musical Vets Keeping it Fresh
- James McMurtry – The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy
- Mavis Staples - Sad and Beautiful World
- Robert Plant - Saving Grace
- Rodney Crowell - Airline HIghway
- Paul Burch - Cry Love
- Shawn Camp - The Ghost of Sis Draper
- Willie Nelson - Oh What a Beautiful World
- Pete Droge - Fade Away Blue
- Joe Ely - Love and Freedom
- Gary Louris - Dark Country
Favorites on Repeat
- Luke Bell - The King is Back
- The Honeydogs - Algebra for Broken Hearts
- Olivia Ellen Lloyd - Do it Myself
- Mattie Schell - Everything Means Nothing
- Forrest VanTuyl - Old Trails
- Valerie June – Owls, Omens, & Oracles
- Pug Johnson – El Cabron
- Caitlin Canty - Night Owl Envies the Morning Dove
- Vandoliers - Life Behind Bars
- Dylan Earl - Level Headed Even Smile
- Jesse Roper - Way Down in the Valley
Popular Picks
- Tyler Childers - Snipe Hunter
- Hayes Carll - We’re Only Human
- Turnpike Troubadours - The Price of Admission
- Jason Isbell - Foxes in the Snow
- Charley Crockett - Lonesome Drifter
- Lukas Nelson - American Romance
- Colter Wall – Memories and Empties
- Marcus King - Darling Blue
- Julien Baker and Torres – Send a Prayer My Way
- Kathleen Edwards - Billionaire
Other Stand Outs
- A Lee Edwards - Interpreting Heart Sounds Vol 1
- Mose Wilson - That’s Love
- Maygen and the Birdwatcher - The Americana Dream
- Miles Miller - Mr. Runaway
- Todd Day Wait - Letters from the Road
- Andrew Duhon - The Parish Record
- John Howie, Jr and the Rosewood Bluff - The Return Of…
- Sterling Drake - The Shape I'm In
- Brent Cobb & The Fixin's - Ain't Rocked in a While
- Case Oats - Last Missouri Exit
- Max Gomez - Memory Mountain
- Muscadine Bloodline - …and What Was Left Behind
- West Texas Exiles - 8000 Days
- David Quinn - Up to Snuff
- Grayson Jenkins - Country Parables
- Willi Carlisle - Winged Victory
- William Prince - Further From the Country
- Jeremey Pinnell - Decades
- Grey Delisle and Various Artists - It's All Her Fault: A Tribute To Cindy Walker