Robert Ellis - Robert Ellis - Apple Music classifies this as singer/songwriter and that works for me. It is intricate guitar work with clearly sung vocals. The songs convey quiet, calm and the sometimes loneliness of small town America.
Maren Morris - Hero - This comes from that defiant school of female country with just a little more edge than you hear from the artists that are ending up on the radio. It is good, rollicking fun.
Billy Bragg & Joe Henry - Shine a Light: Field Recordings from the Great American Railroad - Every couple of years, someone does an album of traditional American folk songs. After Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young (why is everything with Crazy Horse a stomp) and the Alvin brother's efforts, I found this one to be clean, clear and do an excellent job on conveying the sentiments of the original songs.
Julia Jacklin - Don't Let the Kids Win - It seemed like the majority of the music that I listened to this year was some version of Americana/singer/songwriter; quiet, introspective work where you needed to listen. This is a more of a pop rock effort with enough of an edge to keep it from falling into cliche.
The Divine Comedy - Foreverland - Every year something quirky catches my ear and this is this year's winner. I would call it Baroque pop, but, don't confuse it with prog rock. It is light, inventive and strange. The odd part, is I don't like Baroque music.
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