The country and Americana worlds have been full of surprises from every direction this year. Here are Rolling Stone's best country and Americana releases of the year so far.
Freedom Highway by Rhiannon Giddens
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Freedom Highway, Grammy Award–winner and 2017 Grammy nominee Rhiannon Giddens’ follow-up to her...
country
Order of Time by Valerie June
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2017 album from US singer-songwriter weaving American roots music with African rhythms & cosmic...
The Breaker by Little Big Town
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Little Big Town -"The Breaker" Current CMA Vocal Group of the year, Little Big Town will be...
The Nashville Sound by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
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The Nashville Sound was recorded at Nashville's legendary RCA Studio A and produced by Grammy...
country rock
Gilded by Jade Jackson
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Gilded is the debut offering from California singer/songwriter Jade Jackson. It marks the arrival of...
indie alternative
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Kip Moore flipped off the industry, Willie Nelson taunted mortality, and Margo Price questioned the American dream:
Trinity Lane by Lilly Hiatt
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This is the 3rd record from Nashville's, Lilly Hiatt. We have previously released her records on...
alternative rock
Purgatory by Tyler Childers
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Like many great Southern storytellers, singer-songwriter Tyler Childers has fallen in love with a...
country
Good Woman by Becca Mancari
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Becca Mancari is rewriting the rules. Her highly anticipated debut album, "Good Woman," is...
alternative indie
First Cigarette by Travis Meadows
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Acclaimed hit songwriter Travis Meadows releases First Cigarette (Blaster Records). First Cigarette...
country
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American history
The Conspirator (2011)
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Following the assassination of President Lincoln, seven men and one woman are arrested and charged...
A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. I, 1809 - 1849
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The first of a multi-volume history of Lincoln as a political genius-from his obscure beginnings to...
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt and the Golden Age of Journalism
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The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin - the new biography of Teddy Roosevelt from the bestselling...
Water for Elephants
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An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa...
Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents: Strange Stories and Shocking Trivia from Inside the White House
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In this book you ll discover that: Teddy Roosevelt was blinded in a White House boxing match John...
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