Allison Moorer
Blood
The singer and songwriter composed this powerful and revealing set of songs as a companion to her 2019 memoir of the same name.
Andrew Bird
My Finest Work Yet
The celebrated songwriter, singer, and whistler refuses to give in to cynicism and rancor in a world full of chaos.
Beirut
Gallipoli
Recording experiments by bandleader Zach Condon and returning co-producer Gabe Wax pay off in uncommon vibrancy.
Buddy Miller / Buddy & Julie Miller / Julie Miller
Breakdown on 20th Ave. South
This duet album from the songwriters is Julie's first release in a decade, and she makes the most of the showcase.
Caroline Spence
Mint Condition
Poetically candid vignettes of warm and weary Americana from this Nashville singer/songwriter.
Eilen Jewell
Gypsy
On her first album of originals in four years, the Americana singer/songwriter addresses the tumult of the times with wit and empathy.
Eliza Carthy
Restitute
The celebrated British folk artist creates an intimate, home-recorded album that shows off her talents in rich detail.
Grace Cummings
Refuge Cove
A commanding and appealingly austere debut from this young Melbourne-based folk singer/songwriter.
Heather Woods Broderick
Invitation
Elegantly textured, meditative set that reflects on the natural world, childhood summers spent along the Oregon coast, and life events since.
Her Crooked Heart
To Love To Leave To Live
An elegantly rendered chamber pop song cycle from Minneapolis singer/songwriter Rachel Ries.
James Yorkston
The Route to the Harmonium
The Fife native offers another mesmerizing glimpse into his strange yet increasingly familiar world.
Jeremy Ivey
The Dream and the Dreamer
A longtime behind-the-scenes Nashville collaborator and husband to Margo Price, Jeremy Ivey offers a surprisingly poignant and timeless debut.
Jessica Pratt
Quiet Signs
Third album from the understated singer/songwriter is her most complex without losing any of the subtlety or intimacy of her earlier work.
Joan Shelley
Like the River Loves the Sea
Recorded in Iceland, the songwriter's fifth album is quiet but never fragile, and all the more powerful for its modesty.
John Southworth
Miracle in the Night
The enigmatic English-Canadian bard continues to enchant on his marvelous and deeply layered 12th outing.
Kacy & Clayton
Carrying On
The Canadian folk duo amplify the country side of their sound to positive effect on their fourth album.
Kim Lenz
Slowly Speeding
The rockabilly queen's empowering fifth album is rife with backwoods menace, pulpy romanticism, and rootsy swagger.
Lankum
Livelong Day
The Irish band's second album for Rough Trade is a vigorously played, smartly arranged long game that manipulates and celebrates its traditional folk roots.
Lillie Mae
Other Girls
Collaborating with producer Dave Cobb, Lillie Mae expands and sharpens her focus.
Lula Wiles
What Will We Do
A swaggering and flinty collection of modern-day folk that addresses the concerns of contemporary America.
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Mandolin Orange
Tides of a Teardrop [First Edition]
Finding a sweet spot between country and folk, the group's sixth album is a master class in the art of the high-lonesome sound.
Michael Chapman
True North
The venerable British guitarist looks back toward his musical roots in a cycle of poignant songs that reflect on the passage of time.
Our Native Daughters
Songs of Our Native Daughters
The debut from the folk and roots music supergroup delivers a potent, personal, and much-needed retelling of American history.
Patty Griffin
Patty Griffin
A spare and deeply personal album from the talented singer/songwriter that contemplates mortality and survival.
Rhiannon Giddens
There Is No Other
Collaborating with Francesco Turrisi, Rhiannon Giddens finds common ground between different cultures.
Robert Ellis
Texas Piano Man
The singer/songwriter takes a welcome left turn that brings him toward eccentric Nilsson territory.
Rustin Man
Drift Code
Seventeen years after Out of Season, Rustin Man's second album proves Paul Webb's intimate, haunting music has only deepened with time.
Ryan Bingham
American Love Song
Working with co-producer Charlie Sexton, the Americana singer/songwriter makes a rowdy comeback.
The Cactus Blossoms
Easy Way
A subtly crafted, deeply felt collection that evokes the Everly Brothers without sounding retro.
The Delines
The Imperial
An evocative, cinematic album, ideal for twilight moments of introspection.
The Mekons
Deserted
The great contrarians head out to the desert and return with a confident, ambitious exercise in hallucinatory indie folk.
Tiny Ruins
Olympic Girls
An appreciably more expansive sound enriches rather than overwhelms Hollie Fullbrook's sophisticated folk.
William Tyler
Goes West
The guitarist imbues his artistry with a breezy West Coast feel on this articulate full-band outing.
