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The duo's take on down-home narratives and fist-pumping country anthems is edged in angsty, masculine sensitivity, betraying Charlie Muncaster and Gary Stanton's emo and mall-punk reference points.

His undeniable visibility has made Isbell consider how he represents the South in his music. On his new album, he expands his repertoire of character-driven songwriting with a turn toward politics.

With eyes clear and nerves jangled, Isbell wrestles with unpleasant social and political realities on his sixth studio album.

Tyson was an emo kid who found a melancholic connection to country music, and made his debut LP in Muscle Shoals. This horn-accented tune suggests his muse is already leading him elsewhere.

Fleetwood Mac's guitarist and keyboardist team up for an album that features every member of the legendary band, minus Stevie Nicks.

The country trio behind mega-hit "Need You Now" is back from hiatus. Stream Lady Antebellum's new album in its entirety.

The singer-songwriter proves himself to be an astute student of country music's trends and conventions.

Kids In The Street is the veteran songwriter's most pleasing and playful effort to date.

Silhouette Of Sirens is a work of brooding soul by a voice we need right now.

Los Angeles-based folk singer Azniv Korkejian says her new song, with its melancholic, orchestrated arrangement, is "a rejection of conventional romance; it's not something that I needed."

Whether it's pairings of peers, of romantic partners or of patron saints and acolytes — there's a pattern brewing in Nashville that needs attention.

A consummate country musician, Worsham plays multiple instruments and writes witty lyrics. After a stab at a commercial debut, he's now trying to reach a wider audience just by being himself.

Equally inspired by old-timey singer John Hartford and Courtney Barnett, the Nashville transplant's playful folk-rock song critiques the intersection of religion and politics.

At 84 years young, the Red Headed Stranger still has it. Stream God's Problem Child in its entirety before its release on April 28.

Exceptionally serene and pleasing, the second album from this country songwriter is easy to get lost in.

Though each of Front Country's five members has had a vastly different musical education, they all share a no-rules approach to modern bluegrass that honors the craft of pop music.

Artists like Mike Hicks, Emoni Wilkins and Jason Eskridge are finding ways to straddle the city's music communities, making themselves indispensable to the industry as they band together outside it.

Stream the budding country star's beguiling debut album before its official release on March 24.

Between Nashville and Atlanta, Lacey is developing an icy, introspective alt-R&B sound. "I feel like it's a great time for women to realize that they do have power," she says.

Labor, longing and reverie exist side by side on the songwriter's regal new album.