Luck Reunion 2023: 10 Best Acts
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Dom Flemons - Traveling Wildfire
Traveling Wildfire marks the transition of an inveterate explorer and musical historian to one who has grown beyond the limits of expectations.
The Nude Party - Rides On
The hard-driving edge of their earlier releases may be mostly absent, but The Nude Party have a way of investing their music with a sense of personality that’s as undeniable as ever.
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Doug Paisley - Say What You Like
While the album overall never finds steady footing, Paisley isn’t capable of delivering less-than-quality lyrics even if the end results, pointedly the title track, feel unfinished.
Various Artists - Stoned Cold Country
Stoned Cold Country does The Rolling Stones justice, delivering back-to-back country-fied bangers full of fire, fun and feeling.
Nickel Creek - Celebrants
The Bluegrass innovators who revolutionised the genre back when they were pesky kids have now returned with their most ambitious album.
The War And Treaty - Lover's Game
The album is an antidote to the world’s sickly state, and the duo are merely messengers to a greater plan. Without question, Lover’s Game is the year’s best album so far.
Iris DeMent - Workin' on a World
Iris DeMent is fiery, energized, angry and invigorated on this long-awaited return.
Benjamin Dakota Rogers - Paint Horse
This is music by someone who knows where he’s singing from and what it means to be. You can feel it on every track.
Brit Taylor - Kentucky Blue
Taylor knows the sort of place that gives her the strongest sense of belonging. She delivers that same assuredness in her music as well.
Pony Bradshaw - North Georgia Rounder
Pony Bradshaw’s talent for molding lyrics atop pensive melodies makes him one of Americana’s finest craftsmen.
Jo Dee Messina - Heads Carolina, Tails California: The Best of Jo Dee Messina
Heads or tails, Jo Dee Messina’s mastery of country-pop-rock and her strong, empowered female message makes for an irresistible combination.
Dylan Earl - I Saw the Arkansas
Over nine vintage-sounding country songs, Earl sings about the Delta breeze, running down the road in a Ford Econoline and the price of leaving, but never quite takes his eyes off the rear-view mirror.
The Minks - Creatures of Culture
These are celebrations of love, both of oneself and others, and they can be exhilarating.
Morgan Wallen - One Thing At A Time
On Wallen's new project, virtually every track jostles for candidacy as a future No. 1.
Drayton Farley - Twenty on High
A terrific addition to the Americana family, Drayton Farley nudges the genre along different, often darker paths.
Michael Cleveland - Lovin' of the Game
With Lovin’ of the Game, Cleveland emerges as a standout tunesmith.