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Readers’ Pick: Watchouse – Rituals

Sunday, June 08, 2025 By Tom Osborne

Watchouse – Rituals (cover art)

You picked Watchouse – Rituals as your favorite new release for the week of May 30, 2025.

Poll Results

What is your favorite new release for week of May 30?

  • Watchouse – Rituals (25%, 12 Votes)
  • The Shootouts – Switchback (19%, 9 Votes)
  • Alan Sparhawk – With Trampled by Turtles (15%, 7 Votes)
  • Anderson East – Worthy (8%, 4 Votes)
  • Mt. Joy – Hope We Have Fun (6%, 3 Votes)
  • David Lowery – Fathers, Sons and Brothers (6%, 3 Votes)
  • The Minus 5 – Oar On, Penelope! (6%, 3 Votes)
  • Shelby Means – Farm Girl (4%, 2 Votes)
  • Moonrisers – Harsh & Exciting (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Josiah Flores – Doin’ Fine (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Foxwarren – 2 (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Reed Turchi – World on Fire (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Imogen Clark – Choking on Fuel (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Clover – Atlas (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Ava McCoy – Dragonfly (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Louis Michot – SEAUXLEAUX (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 48

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New Releases

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Readers’ Tops Spring 2025

  1. Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners – Before The Fall (48 votes)
  2. Ward Hayden & The Outliers – Little by Little (31)
  3. Turnpike Troubadours – Price of Admission (14)
  4. Webb Wilder – Hillbilly Speedball (13)
  5. Shinyribs – Leaving Time (13)
  6. Watchouse – Rituals (12)
  7. I’m With Her – Wild and Clear and Blue (12)
  8. Carolyn Wonderland – Truth Is (10)
  9. The Shootouts – Switchback (9)
  10. Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ – Room On The Porch (9)
  11. Little Feat – Strike Up The Band (8)
  12. Esther Rose – Want (9)
  13. Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson – What Did The Blackbird Say to The Crow (9)
  14. Gurf Morlix – A Taste of Ashes (9)
  15. Valerie June – Owls, Omens, and Oracles (8)
  16. Brown Horse – All The Right Weaknesses (8)
  17. Alan Sparhawk – With Trampled by Turtles (7)
  18. Eliza Gilkyson – Dark Ages (7)
  19. Charlie Musselwhite – Lookout Highway (6)
  20. Willie Nelson – Oh What A Beautiful World (6)
  21. Ally Venable – Money & Power (5)
  22. Galactic & Irma Thomas – Audience with the Queen (5)
  23. Anderson East – Worthy (4)
  24. Caitlin Cannon – Love Addict (4)
  25. Julien Baker & Torres – Send a Prayer My Way (4)
  26. Taylor Rae – The Void (4)
  27. Marlon Williams – Te Whare Tiwekaweka (4)
  28. Will Johnson – Diamond City (4)
  29. Seth Walker – Why The Worry (4)

Keep them coming. Your votes in our weekly Readers’ Pick poll help create these rankings. Many thanks! Also, check out our weekly Twangville 360 playlist.


About the author:  Washington, D.C. area creative by day. Music is my muse. I host Twangville’s weekly Readers‘ Pick.


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