Shovels & Rope

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About Shovels & Rope

Shovels & Rope are a Charleston, South Carolina duo featuring singers and multi-instrumentalists Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent. Their music combines country, folk, blues and rock, with closely connected voices and a deliberately rough sound.

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Genres
americana, alt country, bluegrass, southern gothic

Albums and releases

Albums, singles and EPs, with listening links and our published reviews.

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Cover artwork: Something Is Working Up Above My Head (Deluxe Edition)
2026Album

Something Is Working Up Above My Head (Deluxe Edition)

Cover artwork: Helter Skelter
2025Single / EP

Helter Skelter

Cover artwork: Hopes & Dreams
2025Single / EP

Hopes & Dreams

Cover artwork: Gotta Get Out of Here (from ‘Let’s Go Dancing’ the songs of Kevn Kinney)
2024Single / EP

Gotta Get Out of Here (from ‘Let’s Go Dancing’ the songs of Kevn Kinney)

Cover artwork: Love Song From A Dog (feat. Gregory Alan Isakov)
2024Single / EP

Love Song From A Dog (feat. Gregory Alan Isakov)

Cover artwork: Something Is Working Up Above My Head
2024Album

Something Is Working Up Above My Head

Cover artwork: O' Be Joyful (10th Anniversary Edition)
2022Album

O' Be Joyful (10th Anniversary Edition)

Cover artwork: Busted Jukebox, Vol. 3
2021Album

Busted Jukebox, Vol. 3

Cover artwork: Dearly Departed
2021Single / EP

Dearly Departed

Cover artwork: The Human Race
2021Single / EP

The Human Race

Cover artwork: By Blood (Acoustic EP)
2020Single / EP

By Blood (Acoustic EP)

Cover artwork: By Blood (Deluxe Edition)
2020Album

By Blood (Deluxe Edition)

Cover artwork: I'm Comin' Out (Radio Edit)
2019Single / EP

I'm Comin' Out (Radio Edit)

Cover artwork: Great, America (2017)
2018Single / EP

Great, America (2017)

Cover artwork: Busted Jukebox Volume 2
2017Album

Busted Jukebox Volume 2

Cover artwork: Botched Execution
2016Single / EP

Botched Execution

Cover artwork: Spotify Singles
2016Single / EP

Spotify Singles

Cover artwork: St. Anne's Parade
2016Single / EP

St. Anne's Parade

Cover artwork: Busted Jukebox: Volume 1
2015Album

Busted Jukebox: Volume 1

Cover artwork: Swimmin' Time [Deluxe Edition]
2014Album

Swimmin' Time [Deluxe Edition]

Cover artwork: O' Be Joyful (Deluxe Edition)
2013Album

O' Be Joyful (Deluxe Edition)

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