Americana Album reviews - Page 2

GenresAmericana

Four the Record

Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert - Four the Record 7.9

Album review

Americana
Country
Country Rock
Four the Record finds Miranda Lambert exploring more space and variety within her country sound. There are still sharp remarks and…

Revival

Gillian Welch

Gillian Welch - Revival 8.5

Album review

Alternative Country
Americana
Folk
Revival draws on older country and folk music without sounding like a simple exercise in imitation. Gillian Welch's writing gives…

Watchhouse

Watchhouse

Watchhouse - Watchhouse 8.0

Album review

Americana
Folk
Watchhouse gives Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz's acoustic music more room to develop. Previously known as Mandolin Orange, the…

Such Jubilee

Watchhouse

Watchhouse - Such Jubilee 7.9

Album review

Alternative Country
Americana
Folk
Such Jubilee makes its strongest impression through the connection between its two voices. Mandolin Orange keep the music gentle…

Colter Wall

Colter Wall

Colter Wall - Colter Wall 7.9

Album review

Americana
Country
Folk
Singer-Songwriter
Colter Wall's low voice gives his self-titled album a strong identity before the arrangements need to do very much. Rough and…

Undercurrent

Sarah Jarosz

Sarah Jarosz - Undercurrent 8.3

Album review

Americana
Folk
Singer-Songwriter
Undercurrent finds Sarah Jarosz doing more with a smaller sound. Guitar takes a central place alongside her banjo and octave…

Blindfaller

Watchhouse

Watchhouse - Blindfaller 8.2

Album review

Alternative Country
Americana
Country Rock
Folk
Blindfaller gives Mandolin Orange a fuller band sound while keeping their close singing at the centre. The extra instruments…

Pageant Material

Kacey Musgraves

Kacey Musgraves - Pageant Material 8.0

Album review

Americana
Country
Pageant Material gives Kacey Musgraves a soft, traditional country setting for songs about being comfortable with yourself. Steel…

The Order of Time

Valerie June

Valerie June - The Order of Time 8.3

Album review

Americana
Blues
Folk
Soul
The Order of Time gives Valerie June's roots music a loose, open atmosphere. Folk, blues, gospel and soul remain easy to…

Home

Billy Strings

Billy Strings - Home 8.2

Album review

Americana
Bluegrass
Country
Folk
The guitar playing on Home is impressive, but Billy Strings gives it more purpose than a simple display of speed. Bluegrass…

Poor David’s Almanack

David Rawlings

David Rawlings - Poor David’s Almanack 8.1

Album review

Alternative Country
Americana
Country Rock
Poor David's Almanack brings folk songs, rougher guitars and playful stories into a compact set. David Rawlings has a distinctive…

Freedom Highway

Rhiannon Giddens

Rhiannon Giddens - Freedom Highway 8.7

Album review

Americana
Blues
Folk
Soul
Freedom Highway connects the weight of history to music that remains full of movement. Rhiannon Giddens draws on folk, blues…

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