Recensie: Tim Foley Group - Street Dog

Recensie: Tim Foley Group - Street Dog. Release: 20 November 2026 Met zijn nieuwste album Street Dog levert Tim Foley een muzikaal meesterwerk af dat moeiteloos alle hoeken van het roots-spectrum verkent. Het is een plaat geworden die letterlijk alle wegen bewandelt: van rauwe blues en soulvolle roots tot gelaagde jazz en aanstekelijke funk. Foley smelt al deze invloeden samen tot één verrukkelijk en coherent geheel.

Big Train and the LOCO Motives - Shotgun Shack

Artiest/Band:  Big Train and the LOCO Motives New Album: Shotgun Shack Release: Out Now Label: Self Format: LP/CD/ Digital Genre: Blues/Bleusrock Zelf omschrijft de band hun stijl treffend als “Red Dirt Blues”. Het nieuwe album bevat negen originele nummers die in de afgelopen twee jaar zijn geschreven. Hoewel de songs nieuw zijn, bouwen ze voort op de bluesklassiekers waarmee de bandleden zijn opgegroeid en die nog altijd een belangrijke inspiratiebron vormen.

Reed Turchi - “Can’t Be Satisfied”

Artiest/Band:  Reed Turchi New Track  Can’t Be Satisfied New Album: EP Atomic Sound Sessions Release: 11 December 2026 Label: Gitcha Records Format: LP/CD/ Digital Genre: Garage Blues-Rock & Roots For fans of RL Burnside, GA-20, and The Record Company.  Reed Turchi’s upcoming EP Atomic Sound Sessions is the 2026 follow-up to the official re-release of his 2011 album Road Ends in Water, out now via Gitcha Records and featuring blues legend Luther Dickinson of North Mississippi Allstars on three songs.

Release: Benny Turner - My Brother’s Blues From Texas To Chicago.15 January 2027

Artiest/Band:  BennyTurner New Album: My Brother’s Blues | From Texas To Chicago. Release: 15January 2027 Label: Nola Blue Records  Format: LP/CD/ Digital Genre: Blues  Album Commemorates 50th Anniversary Of Freddie King's Death Features Special Guests Including Bobby Rush, Jimmie Vaughan, Derek O'Brien, Billy Branch And Carolyn Wonderland Bandcamp Pre-Release Begins December 28

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - The Roaring Silence

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - The Roaring Silence  1 LP Liquid Vinyl 2933557CML / barcode: 5060051335570 label: Creature Music release: 27-11-2026 1976 and 1977 were two very pivotal years in the life of Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

Montreal Blues and Gospel Singer Hagiel - “Fight for Your Life” and Debut EP ‘I Am Enough of a Woman’

Artiest/Band:  Hagiel  New Track/Single: Fight for Your Life New Album: I Am Enough of a Woman Format: LP/CD/ Digital Genre: Singer-Songwriter/Soul/Gospel/Blues  Hagiel’s very first memory is a dance. She was a little girl wrapped in her mother’s arms, swaying around the living room to whatever happened to be spinning on the radio or the record player. That moment sparked a lifelong love affair with music

Electric Soul Company – ELECTRIC SOUL COMPANY | Delmark 899 (2026)

Electric Soul Company – ELECTRIC SOUL COMPANY Delmark 899 (2026)  Delmark het debuutalbum van ELECTRIC SOUL COMPANY , de langverwachte en zeer bijzondere blues- en soulcollaboratie tussen twee gevestigde bluesbandleiders, BREEZY RODIO en WILL JACOBS. (beiden werden in Chicago begeleid door collega-kunstenaar Linsey Alexander , die inmiddels is overleden!)

Sue Foley - Alone (Together) A Holiday Companion,

Artiest/Band: Sue Foley New Track  Ride On New Album: Alone (Together) A Holiday Companion Release: 30th October 2026 Label: FOMZ Records Format: LP/CD/ Digital Genre: Blues/Rock "'Ride On' is klassieke AC/DC uit het Bon Scott-tijdperk, maar in de kern is het pure blues.

TG COPPERFIELD – SUPER RAW 13 | 23.10.2026 | Rock |

Artiest/Band: TG Copperfield New Track/Single: Die In The Cold New Album: Super RAW 13 Release: 23.10.2026 Label:  Timezone Records Format: 12 inch vinyl Genre: Rock Het geluid van "Super Raw 13" werd aanzienlijk gevoed door twee nieuwe instrumenten: een baritongitaar van €200 en een nieuwe fuzzbo

• Fox – Natchez, Mississippi 10 AM

Artiest/Band:  Fox New Two Singles on Spotify (staan hier onder) New Album: Natchez, Mississippi 10 AM Release: 10.12.2026 Label: Self Format: LP/CD/ Digital Genre: Blues,Americana Natchez, Mississippi 10 AM is geïnspireerd door een road trip door New York, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee en Georgia.

Ottawa’s LH Express are back with their most groove-driven, soulful, and adventurous album yet.

Artiest/Band:  The LH Express New Album:  Born In A Cyclone  Release: October 3, 2026 Label: Self Format: LP/CD/ Digital Genre: Blues • Soul • Funk • R&B • Roots  Born In A Cyclone (October 3, 2026) is the fifth studio album from Ottawa’s LH Express, following the acclaimed Painting Stars, which debuted at #1 on the Roots Music Report Canadian Blues chart in 2023.

Release: Tim Foley Group - Street Dog 20.11.2026

Artiest/Band: Tim Foley Group New Track  Street Dog New Album:  Street Dog Release: 20 november 2026 Label: Self Format: LP/CD/ Digital Genre: Blues,Funk,Roots “With an uptown jazzy groove, Foley and company deliver a well-rehearsed set of tunes for sophisticated listeners.

Recensie: Sherman Holmes - 'One Step Ahead of The Blues'

Albumtip: Sherman Holmes  levert pure bezieling op 'One Step Ahead of The Blues'  Ben je op zoek naar een album dat je raakt in de vezels van je ziel? Zoek niet verder. Op One Step Ahead of The Blues brengt blueslegende Sherman Holmes een meesterlijke mix van rauwe blues, warme soul en opzwepende gospel.

New Single: Lady ADRENA -" Evil "

Artiest/Band: Lady Adrena New Track  Evil Release: Out Now Label: Sweet Success Records Format: Digital Genre: Blues Mississippi-born vocalist brings a fresh interpretation to the blues Born Adrienne “Lady Adrena” Palmer in Jackson, Mississippi, Lady Adrena began singing at age five at County Line Baptist Church.

Out Now: Brandon Isaak - Lookin' Out My Window

Artiest/Band: Brandon Isaak New Album: Lookin' Out My Window Release: Out Now Label: Self Format: LP/CD/ Digital Genre:  Recorded at - Modern Primitive Studios Producer / Engineer - Brandon Isaak Horns blazing, piano rolling and a big, generous heart at the centre of it all, Brandon Isaak is back with "World's Got the Blues," a rousing new single from his eighth solo album, 'Lookin' Out My Window,' both out now on Modern Primitive Records.

Release: Randy lee Riviere - New Blue Mexico

Artiest/Band:  Randy lee Riviere New Album: New Blue Mexico Release: October 23, 2026 Label: Self Format: LP/CD/ Digital Genre: Blues Producer Tom Hambridge New Blue Mexico blends blues rock, Americana, country, and roots music into a vivid journey through the American West. Produced by Grammy-winning Tom Hambridge, the album draws on Randy Lee Riviere’s life as a songwriter, wildlife biologist, and student of history

• Junkhouse Chase the Summer Glow on Sizzling New Single "Hot Hot Sun

Artiest/Band:  Junkhouse New Track  Hot Hot Sun Release: Out Now Label:  High or Hurtin Format: LP/CD/ Digital Genre:  "Hot Hot Sun," the first new single of their exciting 2026 chapter, released on High Or Hurtin. Gritty, groove-soaked and radiating summer heat, the track finds singer, songwriter and guitarist Tom Wilson in thrilling form, leading one of the country's most celebrated rock acts into a bold new era of fresh songs and fierce energy.

One Step Ahead of the Blues, the new album from 87 year-old Sherman Holmes (of The Holmes Brothers), drops FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9

Artiest/Band: Sherman Holmes (of The Holmes Brothers) New Track  One Step Ahead of the Blues  New Album: One Step Ahead of the Blues Release: 9 October 2026 Label: Nola Blue Records Format: LP/CD/ Digital Genre: Blues Produced by Andreas Werner   Blues Music Award winning producer Andreas Werner first met The Holmes Brothers at a concert in Zurich, Switzerland in 2004. Years later, he reconnected with Sherman Holmes at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis

New Album: Peter Ward - Hanging On To The Blues

Artiest/Band: Peter Ward New Album: Hanging On To The Blues Release: Out Now Label: Natural Records/ Coast To Coast Natural Records | Cat nr: NR 26-013 Format: CD/ Digital Genre: Blues Rooted firmly in the blues tradition but recorded with a fresh, dynamic sound, Hanging on to the Blues puts Ward’s excellent songwriting and guitar playing front and center. The album brings together an extraordinary lineup of musicians who have played a significant role in the American blues scene

Recensie: Mark Sanders – Luck of the Draw

Recensie: Mark Sanders – Luck of the Draw Label: Dream Time Records Uitgebracht: 2026 Genre: Blues / Roots Rock Met zijn nieuwste album Luck of the Draw onderstreept de doorgewinterde gitarist en zanger Mark Sanders opnieuw waarom hij een van de meest authentieke stemmen in de hedendaagse blues scene is