10 Should-Be-Classic Anxious Love Songs
Anxious love songs typically involve conflict—around unrequited passion, cheating, or loss—where the singer often feels something unresolved.
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Amy Irving Crafts a Surprising Take on Willie Nelson
Amy Irving may not have been able to release an LP like this if she weren’t a movie star, but she’s smart to cover the great Willie Nelson. She does him proud.
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The 20 Best Americana Albums of 2024
Americana has never been better with the quality of music, diversity of styles, and the artists’ demographics in terms of race, gender, and wealth.
Willie Nelson Finds a Peak at ‘The Border’
Willie Nelson’s The Border is one of his best late-era albums thanks to his ability to subtly add heft to an ostensibly straightforward country LP.
Willie Nelson Finds Comfort With ‘Bluegrass’
Willie Nelson’s Bluegrass marks a time to relax, enjoy what we have, and settle in with something nice and easy, and it’s none the worse for knowing what it is.
Bruce Robison and Company Pay Tribute to the Red Headed Stranger
Bruce Robison gathered several Americana-style country’s best-regarded performers to pay homage to Willie Nelson on the eve of his 90th birthday.
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The 15 Best Country Albums of 2022
This year’s best country albums range from hard-country bands to traditional true-believers to indie-country renegades to pop-country superstars.
Willie Nelson Has ‘A Beautiful Time’ and So Do We
A Beautiful Time proves Willie Nelson is the 89-year-old weed-smoking Zen master the world needs right now.
Willie Nelson Reunites the Relatives for ‘The Willie Nelson Family’
Fans will likely love the warmth and charm of The Willie Nelson Family, but the album isn’t quite essential amid such a deep catalog.
Willie Nelson Surveys His World on ‘First Rose of Spring’
Country legend Willie Nelson employs his experience on a strong set of songs to take a wide look around him.
The 10 Best Country Albums of 2010
The synthesis of the past, present, and future was so much of what country music was about in 2010. Country was still fairly male-dominated in the era, although the changing winds, wherein women would create the most forward-looking music, were already beginning to blow.
The 10 Best Country Albums of 2019
This was a major year for country music. With Lil Nas X, the world saw the shift. But others are helping to move country from near homogeneity to a diverse pastiche.