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Audio Agitation: New takes on the classic Americana sound

Susannah Lohr | © 2024

St. Louis has so many Americana acts that choosing three to highlight is almost a joke. There are perennial  favorites like Pokey LaFarge and the Bottle Rockets.  There are the alt-country "grandfathers" Uncle Tupelo.  But here are a couple of © 2024 ’s current favorites. Thanks to  Tim Lloyd, one of the hosts for , for pointing Audio Agitation in the right direction.

Jon Hardy and the Public: JH is a solid songwriter who’s stomped around the city for a number of years.  His last release took a slightly different approach, incorporating a more ‘80s production vibe. For fans of Josh Ritter.

Cara Louise Band: Fronted by Cara Wegener, this band takes a pretty stripped-down approach while Wegener applies some of Patsy Cline's and June Carter’s vocal stylings to her melodies.

Jack Grelle: Big Muddy Records signee Jack Grelle hews close to the country side of Americana and aims for a sound reminiscent of “70’s Texas outlaw” music.

Audio Agitation is a recurring six-song playlist culled from recent releases or shaped by events on St. Louis' ever-changing music scene. If you're from the STL area or Missouri and you're putting out a record you think we should hear, send a heads up toɲԴDZ尪ٱܲ徱.ǰ.