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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The Queen's Scribe (Sea and Stone Chronicles)
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A broken promise. A bitter conflict. And a woman’s elusive chance to love or die. 1458. Young...
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The Standing Stone on the Moor (The Talbot Saga)
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Yorkshire, 1845. Folklore whispers that they used to burn witches at the standing stone on the...
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