Rolling Stone RS Country Music Picks for Week of May 10th
A collab by John Paul White and Rose Cousins, and a hypnotic rebuke of a manipulative lover by Joy Oladokun
By Nolan Knight
Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names.
Rolling Stone Country selects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. (Check out last week’s best songs.)
Donovan Woods and Aoife O’Donovan, “Iowa”
Donovan Woods collaborates with Aoife O’Donovan on the new song “Iowa,” the Canadian singer-songwriter’s first new music since the excellent 2020 album
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Published May 07, 2021
As we head into Mother s Day weekend, make mama proud by getting up to speed on the best new Canadian music of the week. (You ve got to start somewhere, right?)
This week s playlist includes the newly-released opening track of Backxwash s forthcoming album, as well as fresh tracks from Emanuel, Night Lovell, Donovan Woods (featuring Aoife O Donovan), Alex Porat, I M U R, Alyson McNarma and more.
In this eclectic mix, we have covers of some classics from Nap Eyes (Green Day), No Joy (Deftones) and Vanille (The Rolling Stones). You can also hear Charles Spearin s guided meditation-esque transmission to his teenage kids, as well as highlights from the new Fiver, Paul Jacobs, Century Egg and Sam Tudor records.
Orlando concert picks: Aoife O Donovan, Rickolus, Orlando Gay Chorus
This weekend, we have a couple of America-themed events meant for all of us and not just for Karens and Kens. If you go out, respect everyone s distance, for all our sakes.
Rickolus: From his notable work spanning great 2000s band the Julius Airwave on up to the brilliant Hurricane Party, Rickolus is Jacksonville indie royalty. The chameleonic singer-songwriter s sensibility is agile enough to have carved out some unusual pockets in the music landscape among some interesting company. With names like Radical Face, Bleubird and Ceschi, Rickolus list of collaborators runs a studded gamut between the indie and rap worlds.
“We’ll rejoice!” the choir sang. “We’ll rejoice!”And it felt like a night for rejoicing Saturday as members of the Bach Festival Society choir and the society’s orchestra performed “American Folksongs & Spirituals” on the outdoor stage at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, as part of its Frontyard Festival.