New contemporary blues single releases for late April are a cool mix of straight up blues, soul blues and R&B, roots blues, and blues rock. There are also three fabulous instrumentals among the new songs. I hope you get a chance to follow the links OR you can just wait and hear them on Blues Music Fan Radio spun by one of our great DJs!!
New Contemporary Blues Single releases
Straight Up Blues
Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ – My Darling My Dear
Cedric Burnside, Sharde Thomas-Malloy, Tierinii Jackson – Wang Dang Doodle
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- From the new movie SINNERS! which features the blues!!
Boneshakers – I’ll Kick A Brick (For My Man)
Soul Blues and R&B
Durand Jones & the Indications – Flower Moon
Dojo Cuts – Peace of Mind
Bette Smith – I Want to Know What Love Is
Mindi Abair – Oooh-Aah (Catalina) [instrumental]
Roots Blues
John Haydock – Stranger in the Promised Land
Ludlow Creek – Prayer for Joe
Donavon Frankenreiter – Gotta Believe (OurVinyl Sessions)
Elles Bailey – Hate That I Love You – Reimagined
Blues Rock
Joe Bonamassa – Breakthrough
Funkwrench Blues – There Was a Time [instrumental]
When Rivers Meet – Never Change
Robin Trower – Shame The Devil (2025 Stereo Mix)
Jelly Ellington – Glow
Emanuel Casablanca – Mud
Ludwig Goransson – Elijah (ft. Eric Gales) [instrumental]
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- Also a track from the new movie SINNERS!
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