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Album - Lola Kirke - Trailblazer
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Lola Kirke - Trailblazer

Trailblazer is a revelation, an exercise in letting go and letting be; and in between its sturdy proverbs, born from a lifetime spent trying to figure it all out, an essential country album has been allowed to naturally unfold.

Album - Kelsea Ballerini - Patterns artwork
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Kelsea Ballerini - PATTERNS

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.

Album artwork for Billy Strings’ ‘Highway Prayers’
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Billy Strings - Highway Prayers

All in all, Highway Prayers is a comfort, a salve for when the road ahead is long, hard and unforgiving.

Album - The Red Clay Strays - Made By These Moments
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The Red Clay Strays - Made By These Moments

The Red Clay Strays are a band on the cusp of stardom, and Made By These Moments is a superb documentation of why.

Album – Passage Du Desir – Johnny Blue Skies
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Johnny Blue Skies - Passage Du Desir

Passage Du Desir arrives with a Parisian air of mystery, launching a new musical era of country's finest genre bender.

Megan Moroney Am I Okay? Album Artwork
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Megan Moroney - Am I Okay?

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.