Rachel Cholst

Saltwater Hank brings country music to its roots on G̱al’üünx wil lu Holtga Liimi, an album written entirely in Sm’algyax, the language of the Ts’msyen people of Kxeen (Prince Rupert, British Columbia). Sm’algyax is older than Ancient Greek, but today there are no first-generation

Peter One’s story is intrinsic to his new album, Come Back to Me — moreso than most. This is One’s first album in 30 years. After attaining stardom in his native country, Cote d’Ivoire, One (Pierre-Evrard Tra) fled the civil war there and emigrated to the United

Five years in the making, Angelica Rockne’s sophomore effort, The Rose Society, is worth the wait. Her debut, Queen of San Antonio, cemented Rockne as a stalwart of cosmic country. Rockne’s move to Los Angeles made sense, and The Rose Society chronicles Rockne’s romance and disillusionment with

With two evocative words, Wilder Woods (Bear Rinehart)’s FEVER/SKY captures the duality of lockdown. The sense of confinement with the desire to be free — and using the information superhighway to approximate it — idle in the background of Rinehart’s sophomore serving. Really, this album is a party in

EDITOR’S NOTE: As the end of the year approaches, we’re taking a look back at albums we weren't able to review when they first came out. Horse Camp was released in October. When we last left The Lowest Pair, Kendl Winter was fresh off a stint