PopMatters' 20 Best Americana Albums of 2018

Americana is a peculiar label, isn't it? Whenever we attempt to identify the most authentically American musical form, the one that most accurately...

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# 1

See You Around by I'm With Her

Album • Feb 16 / 2018 Indie Folk

# 2

Years by Sarah Shook & the Disarmers

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Alt-Country

# 3

To the Sunset by Amanda Shires

Album • Aug 03 / 2018 Alt-Country Americana

# 4

By The Way, I Forgive You by Brandi Carlile

Album • Feb 16 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Americana Folk Rock

# 5

Back Roads and Abandoned Motels by The Jayhawks

Album • Jul 13 / 2018 Americana Alt-Country

# 6

Rifles and Rosary Beads by Mary Gauthier

Album • Jan 26 / 2018 Americana Singer-Songwriter

# 7

The Tree of Forgiveness by John Prine

Album • Apr 13 / 2018 Americana Singer-Songwriter

# 8

Don't Talk About It by Ruby Boots

Album • Feb 09 / 2018 Country Rock Alt-Country

# 9

Other Arrangements by Parker Millsap

Album • May 04 / 2018 Roots Rock Blues Rock

# 10

Wild! Wild! Wild! by Robbie Fulks + Linda Gail Lewis

Album • Aug 10 / 2018 Country

# 11

Volunteer by Old Crow Medicine Show

Album • Apr 20 / 2018 Americana Old-Time

# 12

Find a Light by Blackberry Smoke

Album • Apr 06 / 2018 Southern Rock Country Rock Country

# 13

May Your Kindness Remain by Courtney Marie Andrews

Album • Mar 23 / 2018 Singer-Songwriter Americana Alt-Country

# 14

It Took the Shape of a Bird by Adam Faucett

Album • Aug 24 / 2018 Americana

# 15

America's Child by Shemekia Copeland

Album • Aug 03 / 2018 Electric Blues

# 16

Love in Wartime by Birds of Chicago

Album • May 04 / 2018 Heartland Rock Country Soul

# 17

Lonesome as a Shadow by Charley Crockett

Album • Apr 20 / 2018 Americana Progressive Country

# 18

The Best of Your Lies by Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves

Album • Nov 30 / 2018

# 19

Grenades by Kaia Kater

Album • Oct 26 / 2018 Contemporary Folk

# 20

Black Cowboys by Dom Flemons

Album • Mar 23 / 2018 American Folk Music