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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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | See You Around | I'm With Her | Feb-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #2 | Years | Sarah Shook & the Disarmers | Apr-06-2018, Alt-Country |
| #3 | To the Sunset | Amanda Shires | Aug-03-2018, Alt-Country |
| #4 | By The Way, I Forgive You | Brandi Carlile | Feb-16-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Back Roads and Abandoned Motels | The Jayhawks | Jul-13-2018, Americana |
| #6 | Rifles and Rosary Beads | Mary Gauthier | Jan-26-2018, Americana |
| #7 | The Tree of Forgiveness | John Prine | Apr-13-2018, Americana |
| #8 | Don't Talk About It | Ruby Boots | Feb-09-2018, Country Rock |
| #9 | Other Arrangements | Parker Millsap | May-04-2018, Roots Rock |
| #10 | Wild! Wild! Wild! | Robbie Fulks, Linda Gail Lewis | Aug-10-2018, Country |
| #11 | Volunteer | Old Crow Medicine Show | Apr-20-2018, Americana |
| #12 | Find a Light | Blackberry Smoke | Apr-06-2018, Southern Rock |
| #13 | May Your Kindness Remain | Courtney Marie Andrews | Mar-23-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | It Took the Shape of a Bird | Adam Faucett | Aug-24-2018, Americana |
| #15 | America's Child | Shemekia Copeland | Aug-03-2018, Electric Blues |
| #16 | Love in Wartime | Birds of Chicago | May-04-2018, Heartland Rock |
| #17 | Lonesome as a Shadow | Charley Crockett | Apr-20-2018, Americana |
| #18 | The Best of Your Lies | Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves | Nov-30-2018, |
| #19 | Grenades | Kaia Kater | Oct-26-2018, Contemporary Folk |
| #20 | Black Cowboys | Dom Flemons | Mar-23-2018, American Folk Music |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | See You Around | I'm With Her | Album, Feb-16-2018, Indie Folk |
| #2 | Years | Sarah Shook & the Disarmers | Album, Apr-06-2018, Alt-Country |
| #3 | To the Sunset | Amanda Shires | Album, Aug-03-2018, Alt-Country |
| #4 | By The Way, I Forgive You | Brandi Carlile | Album, Feb-16-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Back Roads and Abandoned Motels | The Jayhawks | Album, Jul-13-2018, Americana |
| #6 | Rifles and Rosary Beads | Mary Gauthier | Album, Jan-26-2018, Americana |
| #7 | The Tree of Forgiveness | John Prine | Album, Apr-13-2018, Americana |
| #8 | Don't Talk About It | Ruby Boots | Album, Feb-09-2018, Country Rock |
| #9 | Other Arrangements | Parker Millsap | Album, May-04-2018, Roots Rock |
| #10 | Wild! Wild! Wild! | Robbie FulksLinda Gail Lewis | Album, Aug-10-2018, Country |
| #11 | Volunteer | Old Crow Medicine Show | Album, Apr-20-2018, Americana |
| #12 | Find a Light | Blackberry Smoke | Album, Apr-06-2018, Southern Rock |
| #13 | May Your Kindness Remain | Courtney Marie Andrews | Album, Mar-23-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | It Took the Shape of a Bird | Adam Faucett | Album, Aug-24-2018, Americana |
| #15 | America's Child | Shemekia Copeland | Album, Aug-03-2018, Electric Blues |
| #16 | Love in Wartime | Birds of Chicago | Album, May-04-2018, Heartland Rock |
| #17 | Lonesome as a Shadow | Charley Crockett | Album, Apr-20-2018, Americana |
| #18 | The Best of Your Lies | Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves | Album, Nov-30-2018, |
| #19 | Grenades | Kaia Kater | Album, Oct-26-2018, Contemporary Folk |
| #20 | Black Cowboys | Dom Flemons | Album, Mar-23-2018, American Folk Music |