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Producer Adrian Quesada introduced us to the rich technicolor sounds of late ‘60s and early ‘70s Latin American psychedelia and baroque pop three years ago with Boleros Psicodelicos. He now has a second volume of classic covers and new songs, featuring contributions from Hermanos Gutierrez, Angelica Garcia, co-producer Alex Goose, and others.

Reflecting a strong sense of the band’s maturation and conviction, the 11 songs that make up Flowers delight in the softer side of soul and disco. "All of these songs touch on such mature topics, things that we never got to sing about before," says Jones. "We are all in our 30s, have all been through ups and downs in our personal lives and professional lives, and flowers are a sign of maturity, growth, spring, productivity."

Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, and Sara Watkins are back with their first album since their breakout debut seven years ago. Produced by Josh Kaufman (of another trio, Bonny Light Horseman), the close-knit bond of these three musicians can be heard in their tight harmonies and exquisite acoustic performance. The new songs here address reaching into the past, navigating a chaotic present, and bravely moving forward into the unknown.

We start the week with new singles from three of Americana/country music’s best-known names these days. Childers’ new album, Snipe Hunter, comes out on July 29th and includes 13 tracks, including this first single, which he has been performing live for a few years now. Childers has also contributed a bit to Price’s album Hard Headed Woman, which comes out 8/29. It’s her first album recorded in Nashville, her home for 20 years, which she credits for creating a space for independent and insurgent country music to thrive alongside more mainstream acts. Asleep at the Wheel pays tribute to, unsurprisingly, the Lone Star State: Ray Benson front-man says “It’s been fifty-five years for Asleep At The Wheel as a band, and fifty of them have been spent in Texas.”

Written during his treatment for stage 3b colon cancer, the album's beach-country songs were born from fantasies of ocean breezes and sandy beaches, dreamt up while the longtime road warrior was confined to his home while undergoing chemotherapy. Tropicana trades honky-tonks for hammocks, offering a rallying cry of resilience wrapped in tropical twang. "I was at home for a year, without the ability to play shows or even take a vacation," Walker explains. "Since I couldn't leave town and go see a palm tree in real life, I started writing about them."

"Three years ago these Irish lads were not even a band. Now they’re on Warner Records, following up an attention-grabbing debut EP with a 14-song album that’s poised to break them worldwide. Their aesthetic is pretty simple and straightforward: Amble plays pastoral indie-folk drawing inspiration from Ireland’s natural beauty, with impressionistic and often melancholy lyrics that draw power from lead singer Robbie Cunningham’s arresting baritone voice."

He’s 92, and this is his 77th solo album… Celebrate another wonderful new one from The Red-Headed Stranger! Willie has been mighty prolific lately, with help from producer Buddy Cannon, a few family members, and a whole world of Willie fans. He’s released a few albums over the years that were entirely the works of other songwriters: Lefty Frisell, Kris Kristofferson, and Harlan Howard. He’s done so again now, with fellow Texan Rodney Crowell.

A union hymn, a cowboy ballad, assorted apocalyptic vignettes, a Richard Thompson cover… Welcome to the latest album from Willi Carlisle! One of the most memorable songwriters to come out of Kansas, Arkansas, and to some extent Peculiar, Missouri these past few years, Carlisle’s previous peculiar hits include “Vanlife” and “Critterland.”

Canadian native Tami Neilson has another powerful album of Americana styles with this tribute to the larger-than-life statue “towering over Broadway like the patron saint of heartbreak in downtown Nashville as she smiles coyly over her shoulder in red cowboy boots.”