Randy Lee Riviere – New Blue Mexico
Randy Lee Riviere returns with a fifteen-track album combining blues, Americana, country and roots rock
Randy Lee Riviere – New Blue Mexico
Format: CD / Digital
Label: Wilderness Records
Release date: October 23, 2026
American singer-songwriter Randy Lee Riviere will release his new album ‘New Blue Mexico’ on October 23, 2026, through Wilderness Records. Recorded in Nashville, the album brings together blues, Americana, country and roots rock, reflecting his longstanding connection to the landscapes and musical traditions of the American West.
For this fifteen-track release, Riviere reunites with Grammy-winning producer, songwriter and drummer Tom Hambridge. Their third album together features experienced Nashville musicians, including Bob Britt, Mike Rojas, Robert Kearns, Michael Saint-Leon and Tommy Macdonald.
Riviere draws inspiration from personal experiences, the natural environment and the lives of working people. His background as a wildlife biologist, military veteran and long-distance truck driver has helped shape a songwriting style concerned with both human experiences and the changing American landscape.
Songs such as Traveling Pastor, Jersey Girl, Buffalo Blues and My Old Man are among the tracks highlighted for the new release. The album follows earlier recordings including ‘Wyoming‘, ‘Blues Sky’, ‘Concrete Blues’ and ‘Farmhand Blues’.
Recorded at SoulTrain Studio and The Switchyard in Nashville, ‘New Blue Mexico’ continues Riviere’s collaboration with Hambridge while bringing his blues and roots influences together in a collection of original material.
Website: https://www.randyleeriviere.com/
Tracks:
01. Traveling Pastor
02. Jersey Girl
03. Needles
04. You Didn’t Get My Gun
05. Buffalo Blues
06. May Day
07. My Old Man
08. Carolina Sally
09. New Mexico
10. Ghosts
11. Cimarron
12. Lighten My Load
13. Shiloh
14. Bad Apples
15. Comanche Plain
Randy Lee Riviere – Press photo
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Review: Randy Lee Riviere – Farmhand Blues
A review of Riviere’s previous album, also recorded in collaboration with Tom Hambridge.
Review: Tom Hambridge – Down The Hatch
An earlier Bluestown review of the Grammy-winning producer and drummer behind ‘New Blue Mexico’.
Review: Jovin Webb – Drifter
Another blues recording produced by Tom Hambridge, connecting contemporary blues with gospel and roots influences.