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Pre-order to get your copy early! Release Date Aug. 28, 2026
With an internationally-acclaimed career that spans career spans nearly 25 years, 10 Blues Music Awards, and a Grammy nomination, Danielle Nicole has turned the blues into a launchpad for a broader, bolder sound. That sound reaches a new height with her fourth solo record, Fireflies. Recorded with producer Tony Braunagel in Nicole's hometown of Kansas City, it's not just a record about roots — it's about the growth that occurs when reflection, resilience, and real artistry all combine. From nostalgic tracks like "Take Me Back" (featuring North Mississippi Allstars' Luther Dickinson) to empowered anthems like "Gaslight" and "Tug of War," Fireflies burns bright, deepening Danielle Nicole's exploration into soul, R&B, and the rich tapestry of American roots music.
Pre-order to get your copy early! Release Date May 29, 2026
JP Soars has spent over two decades building his reputation the way roots music was meant to be built: onstage, night after night, delivering a high-energy, blend of roots music that moves effortlessly through blues, rock & roll, Latin grooves, country, and gypsy jazz—never confined by genre, always guided by feel.
That musical vision comes fully into focus on Gypsy Blue Revue, a project with acclaimed violinist Anne Harris (Keb Mo & Taj Mahal, Otis Taylor, Cracker): a blend of songwriting styles and instrumental chops, set to a backdrop of Southern soul, roadhouse blues and rock, and eclectic folk music, recorded “all in one room, playing together. We just wanted it to sound like we do live.”
Pre-order to get your copy early! Release date April 24, 2026
Dale Watson is a living legend of American roots music. With Texas-sized defiance and drive, he's spent four decades flying the flag for his own brand of honky-tonk, outlaw country, western swing, and rockabilly. That signature sound has a name — "Ameripolitan" — and its originator is Watson himself: a singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, actor, cultural architect, and rule-breaking traditionalist for the modern world, championing the traditions that fly in the face of the homogenous mainstream.
With Unwanted, he fires another double-barreled shotgun blast of country twang and honky-tonk bang fueled by the heartaches, hard-won lessons, and high-speed thrills of a life largely logged on the road. Singing with a booming voice that could cut through the chaos of a packed dancehall, Watson runs the show like a roots-rock ringleader. He salutes his vices on the galloping "Willie Waylon and Whiskey," reflects upon a lifetime of loss with the gorgeous ballad "If You Really Loved Me (Outlive Me)," and gets wistfully contemplative on "Life is Like a Song." Entirely written and produced by Watson, Unwanted is the sound of an Ameripolitan diehard with plenty of life left in the tank, speeding toward a horizon of his own making.
Product will be shipped the week of release, March 20, 2026
Over the course of his phenomenal career in music, Mike Finnigan was known primarily as a sideman, the acknowledged master of the Hammond B3 organ as heard on his work with Jimi Hendrix, Stephen Stills, CSNY, Bonnie Raitt, Joe Cocker and many, many other household names. The fact is that apart from his instrumental virtuosity, he was a gifted vocalist, a magnificent blues singer in his own right. Now, more than four years after his passing comes the eponymous ‘Mike Finnigan’ album, his final musical will and testament that features appearances by Stephen Stills, Smokey Robinson, Joe Bonamassa and son, Kelly Finnigan, as well as a who’s who of the key players on the LA recording scene. In truth, until now no record has ever properly showcased Finnigan’s mastery of the blues genre like this musical tour-de-force.
Available on CD or Digital Download. CDs will ship the beginning of December.
They sleighed the charts with their debut (#1 SiriusXM Outlaw Country, #21 Americana, #1 Roots Music Report) — now The Doohickeys are back to deck the halls with their new, all original Christmas EP Merry Happy Whatever.
Duo Haley Spence Brown and Jack Hackett were bored of the Christmas classics and thought: “You know what this world needs? More Christmas music.”
The EP features five original tracks that put an irreverent spin on Christmas cheer — from the title track “Merry Happy Whatever” featuring the Wolves of Glendale, to the sun-soaked “Sunny and 72” with The Goldbergs’Hayley Orrantia (The Masked Singer), to tunes that are a little naughty AND nice like “Santa Needs a Beer” and “Santa is a Stoner.” And when the holiday bills start piling up? They’ve got you covered with “Put It On Credit.”
The EP boasts an incredible assortment of Los Angeles musicians, including guitarist Jacob Brown (Jesse McCartney, Aly & AJ), multi-instrumentalist Jordan Bush (Hearty Har), bassist Adam Arcos (Whitey Morgan, Leroy From The North), drummer/sleighbell-handler Kevin Brown (Carter Vail), fiddler Eleanor Whitmore (Elvis Costello, Steve Earle), and Sasha Smith on organ (Ariana Grande, Tori Kelly). At the reins was multi-Grammy-nominated producer Eric Corne, who kept the reindeer in line and in time.
Merry Happy Whatever: it’s festive, it’s funny, it’s a little bit naughty — and it’s certainly a great stocking stuffer.
The Doohickeys have amassed 75k followers on instagram and 39k on tiktok, receiving more than 20 million views for their tongue-and-cheek videos. In 2024, they played “Santa Needs A Beer” on Pauly Shore’s PMS Podcast Show, complete with a chorus of confetti cannons. They’ve been featured on acclaimed platforms like Jam in the Van, Rock N’ Review with Eric Dahl, Whiskey Jam, and Bluebird Cafe’s songwriter night. They have also opened for major acts like Jim Jefferies, Shinyribs, and Jesse Daniel.
***Reminder: The Doohickeys still aren’t dating. Please stop asking.
Forty Below Records proudly announces the signing of acclaimed blues, soul, and Americana vocalist Shemekia Copeland.
An eight-time GRAMMY® nominee and recipient of numerous Blues Music Awards, Copeland has spent more than two decades expanding the possibilities of contemporary blues. Her commanding voice and fearless storytelling bring passion, grit, and conviction to songs that draw from blues, soul, gospel, rock, and Americana.
It’s hard to to find a more real deal performer than Dale Watson. Country, Ameripolitan, whatever you want to call it, you can be assured that Dale Watson’s new album called Unwanted will be twangy, hard-charging, and true to itself when it’s released on April 24th via Forty Below Records. The twelve tracks all self-produced and written by Dale comes as his first new music since 2023’s Starvation Box.
Unwanted is now available for pre-save/pre-order.
The Bondsman: Hell And Back is a collection of songs written from the point of view of Kevin Bacon’s and Jennifer Nettles’ characters. Several of the songs appear in the show.
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Stream/Download Charlie’s new single “Storm Warning” Now!
Blues legend Charlie Musselwhite has signed with Forty Below Records, and announced a forthcoming release this spring. Musselwhite previewed his latest project with a single, “Storm Warning,” which will be his first release with the LA-based label.
"The Doohickeys are really just a great time all around if you’re into country music." - American Songwriter
“If you enjoy the intersection of traditional country and side-splitting humor, The Doohickeys will be right for you.” - Saving Country Music
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With heavy hearts we mourn the loss of the legendary John Mayall. John’s contributions to blues and roots music are boundless and his musical influence exponential, rippling further with each generation.
Human Decency is Rayford's most consistent outing. His discipline as a singer is unimpeachable, and his willingness to take chances with phrasing and range are exhilarating. The growth revealed here in Rayford's abilities elevates him from a very fine singer to perhaps becoming a great one.
Jake Shimabukuro and Mick Fleetwood have come together to preview their joint single, a take on the blues standard, “Rollin’ N Tumblin’.” The cover represents the duo’s initial sonic deliverable off their impending full-length fall release, which will arrive via Forty Below Records.
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One year after conjuring up the American frontier with The Way The West Was Won — a collection of mythic cowboy songs and vintage Texas twang, boosted by a four-star review in MOJO and heavy radio airplay for its lead single, "Read ‘Em And Weep" — Dallas Burrow shifts his attention back to the present with Modern Day Vagabond. Recorded with a roster of Texas all-stars, it refocuses the spotlight on a sound that's brought him Top 20 success in both the UK and America. This is timeless country music for today's world, inspired by the travels of a wandering troubadour and anchored by the love, faith, and family bonds that continue to call him back home.