Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band - New Threats From The Soul Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band

His second album, reckons mightily with the perplexities of human efficacy and agency in an absurd and debased world. This probably sounds hopelessly plodding and severe. It is not—not remotely. It’s a shit-ton of fun. The songs are all earwigs; the arrangements genuinely thrilling, enlivening efforts by the crackerjacks that comprise the sprawling Roadhouse Band. Each trip through the record reveals more of the depth and breadth and tangle of its tapestry.

'New Threats From The Soul' is a masterclass in reducing the sublime to the prosaic, immensity to infinitesimally, and vice versa (the trick can only work both ways).

“One of the best rock albums of 2025” - Rolling Stone

“Arriving at a particularly abundant time for lyric-driven indie rock drawing on folk and country, 'New Threats From the Soul' stands proudly on its own” - Pitchfork - Best New Music (8.7)

“What an incredible, head-spinning trip this album is” - Uncut (9/10)
"a mesmeric exploration of the trials of existence and the perils of romance" - MOJO (4/5)

“a listening experience that’s equally revelatory and immersive.” - Paste (9.7)

“a beautiful and wildly smart record about making do in an upside-down world” The New Yorker

RIYL: Silver Jews, Bill Callahan, Lambchop, Cass McCoombs, Sparklehorse