In a year when a lot of the albums released by country's big hitters have landed like bloops, Kelsea Ballerini has smashed it out of the park with a country pop grand slam.
All in all, Highway Prayers is a comfort, a salve for when the road ahead is long, hard and unforgiving.
The Red Clay Strays are a band on the cusp of stardom, and Made By These Moments is a superb documentation of why.
Passage Du Desir arrives with a Parisian air of mystery, launching a new musical era of country's finest genre bender.
Megan Moroney delivers one of the best country albums of the year as she delves ever deeper into the hook ups, break-ups and sometimes toxic relationships that women have with men... even if it's ultimately an album about the friendships that women have with each other.
Angel White’s debut album, GHOST OF THE WEST: VOLUME I, is a cinematic experience, and as the credits roll against a wall of guttural bass and wailing strings, there are no doubts about his potential.