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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.

Caitlin Rose, “Whatchoo”

It’s been seven years since Caitlin Rose’s previous full-length album The Stand-In, so it’s exciting to see her releasing something new. Written with fellow singer-songwriter Tristen, “Whatchoo” is a quiet, conversational number laced with atmospheric guitar...

U.K. singer-songwriter Jade Bird hit the stage at The Tonight Show to perform her acoustic rock single “I Get No Joy.” The lively performance of track, which comes off Bird’s self-titled debut album, underscored its message of trying to remember to enjoy the moment.

In the clip, Bird sings and plays acoustic guitar alongside her live band, really giving the vocals her all as she wails the chorus. She transforms her voice into a impassioned howl on the lines “All the words my mother said/can’t seem...

The day after the Academy Awards, Jade Bird has taken her own stab at the realities of cinematic creation, embodying the role of a tireless stuntwoman in the new video for her song “I Get No Joy,” from her forthcoming self-titled debut LP. In bright red coveralls and silver go-go boots, Bird repeatedly hops behind the wheel of a Pontiac Firebird and intentionally wrecks it, a makeup crew tidying up the blood that runs down her nose before sending her back into the car to do it all over again.

After announcing the official arrival date for her debut album earlier this month, Jade Bird has released a new track from the anticipated LP, which is set for release on April 19th via Glassnote Records.

To coincide with the self-titled album’s announcement, the up-and-coming British singer-songwriter has unveiled “I Get No Joy,” an upbeat rocker that Bird says is about “the stream of thought that runs through your head at all times as an overthinker.”

“Psychotic, hyponotic, erotic, which box is your thing?” the 21-year-old sings in rapid succession halfway through,...

“I’m just an ordinary 20-year-old girl,” Jade Bird says with a shrug. “There’s nothing you can’t connect with about that.”

A quickly-growing audience seems to agree. The English singer-songwriter’s debut Ep, Something American, arrived last July on Glassnote Records, the indie label that launched Mumford & Sons, Phoenix and Chvrches in the U.S. Her recent single “Lottery,” a heartfelt romantic plea (“You used to tell me that love is a lottery…Are you still betting on me?”), hit Number 1 on Billboard‘s Adult Alternative Songs chart in April,...

In 2012, a few months after his band, the Lumineers, released its eponymous debut album, Wesley Schultz was unsure he had the willpower to continue pursuing his dream of being a successful musician. “I remember joking with the band: ‘I’m almost 30, and I’m hauling around this Aerobed that keeps popping,'” recalls the singer-songwriter, who months earlier had been supporting himself as a busboy when not on the road with his still-fledgling band. “I don’t know if this is going to work when I’m 40. Something’s gotta give here.