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Jack White got a new LP Lazaretto hitting the streets June 9. Good news all around. Here´s a taste of whats coming, a instrumental steaming rocker of a bullett called High Ball Stepper. Dig it!

You dig great outlaw-garage-fuzzers as Jeff the Brotherhood, Tweak Bird and Jacuzzi Boys? We sure do. But you aint seen nothing yet. Check out our new fav band Natural Child from Nashville, Tennessee. These guys got the vibe, let WE telleth YOU. Groovy shit for sure.

I was born in the 70´s and this is the American decade experience. Mr Young, Mr Dylan, Mr C Heat; behold. You´ll never ever sit still.

Check out their outstanding 2014-album Dancin’ With Wolves and by Lord, don´t miss the 2012-gem Hard In Heaven. Down below, listen to the almighty live version of Blind Owl Speaks and new song Firewater Liquor. Exit doors!

Mount David is David Andersson, a singer songwriter from Sweden. A man with a voice made of gold. Listening to his music strengthens the sensation of why we love music so bad. A genuine signal in the sound of white noise, a beacon of good feelings and great warmth.

Mount David resides on the same label as I’m Kingfisher Kite Recordings, a Kentuckyseven favorite. And just yesterday, he released a new song… Sit back. Relax. Enjoy.

• We love Shovels and Rope. And when the almighty Caleb Caudle covers the wonderful Carry Ann Hearst-song The Thread. Well, it´s the best of all alt-country worlds we know of. This is pure Lone Star territory, enjoy!

For you who haven´t yet discovered the man Caleb Caudle, please check out his latest album Tobacco Town. It´s stuff to adore!

Photo: Zia Anger

Angel Olsen, a new Kentuckyseven favorite, and also only the greatest indierock artist from Missouri, is this friday’s soundtrack.

Angel has worked with Bonnie Prince Billy in the past and has now a new awesome album out on Jagjaguwar ”Burn Your Fire For No Witness”, and from that same album we present: Forgiven/Forgotten. Stay free.

We love a good cover. But when it comes down to Bob Dylan (to whom we owe it all) it´s hard. There are so many! Some great, some not so great.

Among the top 10 we find beautiful takes as Sufjan Stevens – Ring Them Bells, Hederos & Hellberg – You’re a Big Girl Now, Antony & the Johnsons – Knockin’ on Heavens Door, Buddy Miller – With God on Our Side,  The White Stripes – One More Cup of Coffee, Sixteen Horsepower – Nobody ’Cept You, Nina Simone – The Ballad of Hollis Brown… and off course the almighty Jimi Hendrix – All Along the Watchtower.

But today we give ya’ll a treat. Check out Wendy Bucklew and her swoop at Buckets of Rain. Devastating!

Meet the absolutely amazing band from New Orleans, Louisiana: Hurray for the Riff Raff. It´s americana-folk-blues in shimmering robes. The singer/banjo-player Alynda Lee Segarra had us at the first riff. Or raff.

Check out great song The Body Electric from just-released album Small Town Heroes. It will make your day.

Foto: Erika Andersson

Monday morning! We bring you Northern Swedish (yay-Jämtland) americana by the ever so cool Lumberjack and the Suits. This is a red-hot fury of boot-stomping stuff!

The bands debut-EP is on the go, check out their fine song: House of Cards.

Swedish Honeymilk got the sound. You know, the sound. Something you cannot chase down, something you cannot buy. You got it or you don´t.

Just smell the guitar solo 3:10 into the vid down below. You will get the drift. It is a thing of beauty, a walk in the desert, a night of black hole suns.

In April Honeymilk will launch an campaign in the US together with Brooklyn-based Never Better (Of Montreal, Mogwai, Pixies, Band of Horses) and also tour the UK. April 19 they gig Pet Sounds Bar, Stockholm. Check out new single Red Paper Buildings!

This month of March, Merge Records decided tog make a 20th anniversary reissue of Bloomed, the 1994 debut album from Richard Buckner. The album will include 11 bonus tracks of radio sessions and live performances. Golden stuff.

Richard Buckner, described as ”equal parts Bay Area bohemian and dust bowl traditionalist” is an alt-country wanderer with heartache in every tune. In a comment to the re-issue Mr Buckner says: ”Nothing’s changed. I’m still dodging the sky and busking to strangers.”

Check out the 1994-song Gauzy Dress In The Sun.