The 15 Best Americana Albums of 2014
If forced to define Americana, it’s the one genre where honest craftsmanship is required, respected, and rewarded, something the best of 2014 lived up to.
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The 15 Best Americana Albums of 2013
Jump back a decade and visit one of the best years for Americana albums ever, including Jason Isbell, Neko Case, the Devil Makes Three, and the Lone Bellow.
Bruce Robison and Company Pay Tribute to the Red Headed Stranger
Bruce Robison gathered several Americana-style country’s best-regarded performers to pay homage to Willie Nelson on the eve of his 90th birthday.
Country’s Flatland Cavalry Offer ‘Songs to Keep You Warm’ As Winter Approaches
Flatland Cavalry’s Songs to Keep You Warm addresses the human flaws of the narrators with the situations in which they have found themselves.
Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis Honestly Tell a ‘Beautiful Lie’
Americana duo Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis capture the sound of classic country music from the past and make it part of the here and now on Beautiful Lie.
Kelly Willis Returns to Old School of Thought to Teach Herself a Lesson on ‘Back Being Blue’
In an in-depth interview, Austin singer-songwriter Kelly Willis discusses 30 years filled with ups and downs and her decision to make a throwback record — her first solo album since 2007 — that surely will stand the test of time.
Bruce Robison and the Back Porch Band: Bruce Robison and the Back Porch Band
Bruce Robison and the Back Porch Band also resembles records from the past because it is short, a mere 34 minutes in length. The good news about this is that it doesn’t need editing.