Some strong roots-rock albums will arrive over the next few months. Todd Snider’s song/spoken word set sounds interesting and odd, the Drive By Truckers will offer greasy R&B and new stuff by Lucinda Williams and Hayes Carll will start Americana fans vibrating.

January 11
Rusty Bladen – One Live Night – The Hoosier roots-rocker channels his inner Tom Petty with his full band, the Designated Drivers, in a live recording captured at a historic theatre in Scottsburg, Indiana.

January 18
Social Distortion – Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes – Mike Ness growls some rock for ya.

February 1
Todd Snider – The Storyteller – Live songs and musings from the East Nashville boy genius.

February 15
Drive By Truckers – Go-Go Boots – Featuring songs recorded concurrently with last year’s The Big To-Do. DBT’s Patterson Hood told knoxville.com that Go Go Boots has more of an R&B vibe to it than The Big To-Do. I call it our rhythm and blues murder ballads record. Its about as different as it could be and still be the same band. Continue reading “Roots and rock albums on the way: Todd Snider, Lucinda Williams, Drive-By Truckers, more”