Eilen Jewell, Jordie Lane & Clare Reynolds

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(2018 pick) Americana singer-songwriter Eilen Jewell eschews original songs on her latest album, Down Hearted Blues, for a chance to put her stamp on a set of songs by blues and R&B artists. Longtime listeners will know the blues has always been a part of how Jewell mixes up her own folk-based songs (along with country and rock as needed), and these new recastings of vintage songs will set the joint afire.

press release Described as "one of Americana's most intriguing and creative voices" (American Songwriter), Jewell has written 11 new songs for Gypsy and is calling it her favorite album yet: new sounds, old sounds, electric guitar-driven rockers, classic country, and tender ballads. Gypsy continues to solidify Jewell's reputation as one of the most distinctive and potent voices in the Americana world today.

JORDIE LANE with CLARE REYNOLDS

Born to a comedian & a clown, Nashville based Australian Indie-Roots artist, Jordie Lane spent his early years in a traveling circus. His nomadic touring lifestyle and knack for comedic storytelling confirm the theory one is a product of their upbringing, but when you watch Jordie perform live it is his incredible voice and unique rhythmic guitar playing that seem like they come from another place and another time.

It is a voice that has taken him around the world, performing major festivals in the US, Canada, UK and Australia, and touring with the likes of international legends, Gotye, Billy Bragg, Old Crow Medicine Show, Neko Case, Cat Power, The Weakerthans, Ruthie Foster, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and The Moody Blues.

Meeting co-writer, producer and multi instrumentalist Clare Reynolds was where a truly magical sound for the ages was formed.

A vocal and instrumental harmonic quality matched by few other partnerships, their symbiotic connection has been likened to floating somewhere between Gillian Welch & David Rawlings and Shovels & Rope.

Their latest EP, ‘Lost’ features legendary drummer Jim Keltner (Traveling Wilburys, John Lennon) and mixed by local Jordan Lehning (Rayland Baxter, Josh Headley). It has seen big love from Spotify & Amazon with adds to ‘Fresh Folk’, ‘Coffee & Chill’ and ‘Fresh Folk & Americana’,

along with National play-listing on Australia’s ABC & Double J Radio networks.

The new EP, ‘Lost’ is out now on Blood Thinner Records / Tone Tree Music