Husband-and-wife duo Shovels & Rope are known for crafting intricate, carefully built songs, but much of what dictated the making of their new album, By Blood, were factors outside of their control.

Shovels & Rope, the Americana duo of Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent, will release a new album this spring. Titled By Blood, the follow-up to 2016’s Little Seeds, is set to arrive April 12th. The ...

On April 12, Shovels and Rope will release By Blood, the duo’s fifth proper studio album. To coincide with the album announcement, Shovels and Rope also released a new song, “The Wire.” The duo’s Cary ...

Shovels & Rope partners Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst were wrestling with how they should answer some of their daughter Louisiana’s questions. At three, she’s quickly grown into an inquisitive ...