americana round-up

Having jumped ship from Sugar Hill, lee ann womack

(right) makes her debut on ATO Records with The Lonely, The Lonesome And The Gone at the end of October. Produced by husband Frank Liddell in Houston, it mixes country, soul, gospel and blues and includes a cover of George Jones’ 1959 classic, “Please Take The Devil Out Of Me”. Says Womack: “I wanted to get out of Nashville and tap the deep music and vibe of East Texas.” Following last year’s sterling set of country-soul covers, Introducing Karl

Blau, the Washington multi-instrumentalist returns in November with a bunch of original tunes. Out Her Space, again issued on Bella Union, is the result of Karl blau’s involvement with Matthew E White’s 2012 breakthrough,

Big Inner. White and MegaFaun’s Phil Cook repay the compliment on the new album, which finds Blau navigating funk, soul, jazz, Afro-pop and more. Also due that month is Out Of Range, the fifth offering from LA’s

Gun outfit. It’s a record that promises “warped tales of western civilisation melting into those of the American West”. On a musical level, expect voyaging guitar riffs, cosmic country and the twin vocals of dylan sharp and carrie Keith. In the meantime, US singersongwriter micah p Hinson and his band

tour …Presents The Holy Strangers across the UK from late September. ROB HuGHeS