
The 25 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2021
From Morgan Wade’s invigorating debut and Sturgill Simpson’s concept record to Allison Russell’s musical memoir and Eric Church’s magnum opus, these are the best from Nashville and beyond

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From Morgan Wade’s invigorating debut and Sturgill Simpson’s concept record to Allison Russell’s musical memoir and Eric Church’s magnum opus, these are the best from Nashville and beyond

The singer also performed her recent song “This Time Tomorrow”

Tim and Phil Hanseroth join singer for acoustic version of “All I Have to Do Is Dream”

“I feel great responsibility in representing marginalised queer people in rural America who are raised on country and roots music but are repeatedly and systematically rejected by the correlating culture”

Grammy-winning country singer played standout tracks from her 2021 album, ‘In These Silent Days’

The album is a covers collection of songs by artists with ties to Georgia, including R.E.M., the Black Crowes, Cat Power and more

“I dove into the concept and majesty of Joni Mitchell, and it totally changed me as a writer and as a person,” says Carlile

Brandi Carlile talks about her new album and much more on the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now

Carlile, whose new album, In These Silent Days, is out now, wants to continue her collaboration with the surviving members of Soundgarden

They also debuted the Gigaton songs “Retrograde” and “Alright,” and brought out Andrew Wyatt for “Alive”