New West is a record label formed in 2008. It originally had offices in Los Angeles and Austin but is now based out of Nashville and Athens, Georgia.
It has a large repertoire of artists the majority of which could be would probably fit the various descriptions of Americana.
This is certainly the case for the compilation New Music From New West released in 2005. I reckon that only Alice Cooper and Nic Armstrong & the Thieves would not easily fit under the umbrella with all the others squashed inside.
Plenty to choose from then. I've gone for Drive-By Truckers, Chuck Prophet and (Billy Joe) Shaver all three of whom I have seen live in Glasgow.
Sadly Billy Jo did not live forever. He passed away in October 2012 at the age of 81
