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I’m With Her’s new LP is a knock-out because of the talents of its performers, but sneaks up on the listener through an appreciation of its deeper concerns.

I’m With Her’s new LP is a knock-out because of the talents of its performers, but sneaks up on the listener through an appreciation of its deeper concerns.

Americana has never been better with the quality of music, diversity of styles, and the artists’ demographics in terms of race, gender, and wealth.

Polaroid Lovers, the seventh studio LP by Grammy-winning songwriter Sarah Jarosz, finds the songwriter capturing a new energy with her take on American music.

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.

These 15 folk albums are the year’s best because they represent folk music’s expanding roots while best serving a unifying, underlying hope.

The track holds a special place in Barnett’s heart. He tells PopMatters, “This song means a lot to me. It encapsulates my process of letting go of New York City, where my closest friends and music community were.”

The artists in this year's list all use their music to create a sense of unity. Whether it is the acknowledgment of shared oppression, or in contrast, the visibility of identity, Best of Folk Music 2020 is defined by its ability to form a musical common ground.

In 2020, Americana artists empathetically dealt with the things that bind us together and keep us apart. The albums on this list encourage hope for the future based on a belief in the human spirit.

Folk singer-songwriter Jakob Leventhal and Sarah Jarosz collaborate on the delicate folk-pop single "Greenwich Village Ghosts".

By turning to her roots in central Texas for inspiration on World on the Ground, Sarah Jarosz has crafted some of her strongest songs yet.

Enjoy photos of folk/Americana groups I'm With Her and Darlingside at Celebrate Brooklyn! this past weekend. I'm With Her will be appearing at this weekend's Newport Folk Festival.

Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O'Donovan sing and strum in beautiful harmony on their full-length debut.