Genre: Roots
Sound: Nashville meets Liverpool.
If you like: Wilco, The Beatles, The Jayhawks
Why you should listen: Blue Rodeo fans embrace the complimentary contrast of co-leaders Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor. On their first album in five years, Cuddy offers upbeat tracks where even sad songs are hopeful while Keelor often lingers in the darker corners with trippier musings — all of it winningly stitched together with trademark harmonies.
Best track: Never Like This Before