Exclaim!'s 10 Best Folk and Country Albums of 2019

"The stigma that country music is made for well-adjusted straight white men is just baloney," says current Exclaim! cover star Orville Peck....

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# 1

Pony by Orville Peck

Album • Mar 22 / 2019 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter

# 2

The Highwomen by The Highwomen

Album • Sep 06 / 2019 Contemporary Country Americana

# 3

Quiet Signs by Jessica Pratt

Album • Feb 08 / 2019 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 4

Designer by Aldous Harding

Album • Apr 26 / 2019 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 5

The Shape of Your Name by Charlotte Cornfield

Album • Apr 05 / 2019

# 6

Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest by Bill Callahan

Album • Jun 14 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Americana

# 7

Emily Alone by Florist

Album • Jul 26 / 2019 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 8

While I'm Livin' by Tanya Tucker

Album • Aug 23 / 2019 Country

# 9

Croak in the Weeds by Andre Ethier

Album • Oct 11 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 10

Forever Overhead by Tim Baker

Album • Apr 19 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter