John Amen

With his 14th LP, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Willie Nile doubles down on the melodic and riff-driven approaches of 2006’s Streets of New York, 2013’s American Ride, and 2016’s World War Willie. The result is a project that oozes an ebullient ’70s-rock-and-

With his latest album, Hope, Jim Lauderdale releases another set of well-crafted songs, integrating rock, country, and folk templates. Inspired in large part by the global suffering he witnessed during the COVID epoch, Lauderdale addresses universal themes, including the resilience of the human spirit. Additionally, he speaks into the

Aquatic Flowers, the fifth album from Nashville-based Tristen Gaspadarek, aka Tristen, spotlights the singer-songwriter’s proficient lyricism, mellifluous voice, and gift for crafting pop-inflected melodies, a further honing of the palette used on previous releases, including 2017’s enchanting Sneaker Waves. The album launches with “Complex,” Andy

Best known for his seminal production work with such artists as Brian Eno, U2, Bob Dylan, Sinéad O’Connor, and Emmylou Harris, as well as his film score for 1996’s Sling Blade, Daniel Lanois has also explored a variety of musical approaches over the course of numerous solo and

With Holy Smokes Future Jokes, Blitzen Trapper releases a 10th set of engaging songs, replete with potent lyrics and enthusiastic instrumentation. The project — available on vinyl at independent record stores on Sept. 18 and widely released on all formats Sept. 25 — opens with “Baptismal,” a multi-genric blend of sounds

Drawing from a range of folk and country sources, Canadian singer-songwriter Colter Wall offers Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs, adopting and claiming as his own the perennial personas of the rambling man, the cowboy, and the unapologetic outsider. The opening track, “Western Swing & Waltzes,” is