New Threats from the Soul
| New Threats from the Soul | |
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| Released | July 25, 2025 |
| Recorded | Late 2024–early 2025[1] |
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| Length | 57:06 |
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| Singles from New Threats from the Soul | |
New Threats from the Soul is the second studio album by the American Americana band Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band.
Reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 8.2/10[5] |
| Metacritic | 90/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Beats Per Minute | 84%[7] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[8] |
| Paste | 9.7/10[9] |
| Pitchfork | 8.7/10[10] |
| Uncut |   [11] |
On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 90 based on 5 reviews, indicating "Universal acclaim".[6] When reviewing the album for The Line of Best Fit, Janne Oinonen gave it an 8 out of 10, stating it "provides another compelling flowering of a unique and idiosyncratic songwriting talent".[8] In his review of the album for Pitchfork, Sam Sodomsky states it is the "most overwhelming, singular display of Davis’ gifts to date: a record whose novelty is matched by its warmth and consistency", noting that "The lyrics are so good that I could spend this whole review quoting them, but I’d like to avoid that", he calls it a "record that indulges in potentially alienating ideas", ending while stating that "Uniformly, their performances feel inspired, as averse to cliché and open to interpretation as Davis’ writing."[10] In a review for Uncut magazine, Allan Jones states that "At times these long, unwinding songs may remind you of the ruminative musings of Lambchop's Kurt Wagner, Okkervil River's Will Sheff, Will Oldham, maybe MJ Lenderman. Lou Reed, even", he notes that "The nine-minute title track that opens the album, for instance, blows in on a warm melodic wind, the kind of tune you might have heard coming through an open window in the Summer Of Love", likening the title track to "Groovin'" by the Rascals, ending by calling the album a "incredible head-spinning trip".[11] Writing for Beats Per Minute, John Amen concluded, "With New Threats, Davis, flanked by the talented Roadhouse Band, makes his mark, perhaps indelibly, joining a select group of artists who are deepening, broadening, and revamping the Americana genre".[7]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Ryan Davis.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "New Threats from the Soul" | 9:21 |
| 2. | "Monte Carlo / No Limits" | 5:55 |
| 3. | "Mutilation Springs" | 11:49 |
| 4. | "Better If You Make Me" | 6:00 |
| 5. | "The Simple Joy" | 7:29 |
| 6. | "Mutilation Falls" | 9:25 |
| 7. | "Crass Shadows (at Walden Pawn)" | 7:07 |
| Total length: | 57:06 | |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from Bandcamp.[1]
Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band
[edit]- Ryan Davis – vocals, guitars, keyboards, melodica, harmonium, congas, hardware programming, other instrumentation, artwork, layout, photography
- Dan Davis – synthesizers, percussion, harmonica, clavinet
- Elisabeth Fuchsia – viola, violin
- Will Lawrence – drums, piano, vocals
- Seth Manchester – percussion, sub-bass, software programming, recording, dubbing, mixing
- Jim Marlowe – bass, saxophone, Dood, EBow, additional tracking
- Christopher May – pedal steel, resonator
- Aaron Rosenblum – violin, sampling keyboard, tape loops
Additional contributors
[edit]- Alberto Azzolini – tuba
- Christopher Bush – synthesizers, tapes
- Ned Collette – piano
- Anthony Fossaluzza – electric piano
- Myriam Gendron – vocals
- Catherine Irwin – vocals
- Eric Lanham – synthesizers, saxophone
- Shutaro Noguchi – synthesizers, organ
- Will Oldham – vocals
- Emily Robb – guitar, additional tracking
- Grace Rogers – vocals, banjo
- Jenny Rose – vocals, photography
- Lou Turner – flute, vocals
- Shapeshifters' Local 401 Pub Choir – snaps, flaps, gang vocals, cups, cans
- Heba Kadry – mastering
- Chris Muth – lacquer cut
- Mark Fede – overdubbing assistance
- Robert Edmondson – overdubbing assistance
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band "New Threats from the Soul"". Bandcamp. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ "New Threats From The Soul - Single by Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band on Apple Music". May 7, 2025. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ "Monte Carlo / No Limits - Single by Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band on Apple Music". June 9, 2025. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ "Better If You Make Me - Single by Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band on Apple Music". July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ "New Threats From the Soul by Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ a b "New Threats From The Soul by Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band". metacritic.com. Metacritic. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ a b Amen, John. "Album Review: Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band - New Threats from the Soul". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
- ^ a b Oinonen, Janne. "Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band "New Threats from the Soul"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ Pichler, Anna. "Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band Delight in Spite of New Threats From the Soul". Paste. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ a b Sodomsky, Sam. "Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band: New Threats from the Soul". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ a b Jones, Allan. "Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band – New Threats From The Soul". Uncut. Retrieved July 26, 2025.