I hope you get a chance to look through the August 2025 New Contemporary Blues Albums and upcoming releases list that I have compiled. Traditionally, August is a very slow month for new recordings but this year we have a bunch of great ones from Shirley Johnson, John Fogerty, Eric Gales and more. AND I can’t wait to get my hands on some of the upcoming music to be released in September by some of the heavyweights of the contemporary blues!!
Recordings Out Now – Albums (with Spotify Links)
Shirley Johnson – Selfish Kind of Gal [Delmark Records]
Chris Vincent – Good Crook [Delta Groove Music]
Misty Blues – Other Side of Blue
The Black Keys – No Rain, No Flowers [Warner Records]
The Name Droppers – Cool Blue Shoes [HMG Recordings]
Bywater Call – Sunshine (Live)
Rory Block – Heavy on the Blues [M.C. Productions]
Chambers Deslauriers – Our Time to Ride [Forty Below Records]
Robert Jon & the Wreck – Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes [Journeyman Records]
John Fogerty – Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years [Concord Records]
Jon Batiste – Big Money [Verve Recordings]
Texas Headhunters – Texas Headhunters [Blue Elan Records]
The Imaginaries – Fever
Eric Gales – Tribute to LJK [Provogue]
Tom Hambridge – Down the Hatch [Quarto Valley Records]
Out in September 2025
Walter Trout – Sign of the Times (September 5th)
Warren Haynes – The Whisper Sessions (September 12th)
BB & The Bullets – High Tide (September 12th)
Tedeschi Trucks Band and Leon Russell – Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited Live at Lock’n (September 12th)
Candice Ivory – New Southern Vintage (Sept 12th)
The Blood Brothers – Help Yourself (September 19th)
Robert Plant – Saving Grace (September 26th)
Mud Morganfield – Deep Mud (September 26th)
Marcus King – Darling Blue (September 26th)
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – Hard Road (September 26th)
Ana Popovic – Dance to the Rhythm (September 26th)
King King – Light Up the Sky (September 29th)
Out in October 2025
*Al Basile – Blues In Hand (October 9th)
*Roomful of Blues – Steppin’ Out (October 10th)
*Manu Lanvin – Man on a Mission (October 10th)
*Laura Evans – Out of the Dark (October 17th)
*Dave Keyes – Two Trains (October 24th)
*Dion – The Rock ‘N’ Roll Philosopher (October 24th)
Out in November 2025
*Emanuel Casablanca – Jubilee (November 7th)
*The Lucky Losers – Arrival (November 7th)
Upcoming releases in 2026
Anthony Geraci – Enigma (Spring 2026)
*The Reverend Shawn Amos – Dance Party (Early 2026)
*Ben Reel – Spirit’s Not Broken (January 23, 2026)
Other Websites with Contemporary Blues/Blues Rock News
Blues Music Fan Blues Beats Blog – https://www.bluesbeats.com
Rock & Blues Muse https://www.rockandbluesmuse.com/
Blues Rock Review https://bluesrockreview.com/
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