The 25 Best Americana Albums of 2020
By Elisabeth Woronzoff, Jonathan Frahm, Steve Horowitz / 4 December 2020
In 2020, Americana artists empathetically dealt with the things that bind us together and keep us apart. The albums on this list encourage hope for the future based on a belief in the human spirit.
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The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: 60-41
By PopMatters Staff / 30 October 2020
PopMatters' coverage of the 2000s' best recordings continues with selections spanning Swedish progressive metal to minimalist electrosoul.
In this next segment of PopMatters' look back on the music of the 2000s, we examine works by British electronic pioneers, Americana legends, and Armenian metal provocateurs.
By Andrew Gilstrap / 12 May 2020
If 2007 didn't invite any gripping controversies, it was certainly filled with competitive comparisons -- between young and old, past and present, and among splintered factions -- and both surprising hits and disappointing misses. All in all, a dynamic and at times resurgent year for the broad scope of Americana.
By PopMatters Staff / 20 April 2020
2010's best albums are highlighted by the emergence of a future superstar, two veteran and virtuoso rappers, and a Dream Team of indie bands releasing career peaks.
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Drive-By Truckers Are Sadder and Angrier on 'The Unraveling'
By Chris Conaton / 3 February 2020
Once Drive-By Truckers' The Unraveling hits the fourth song, "Thoughts and Prayers", the album dives headlong into the nightmares of the United States in 2020.
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Drive-By Truckers Packed NYC's Webster Hall (Photos + Tour Dates)
By Sachyn Mital / 28 February 2017
Drive-By Truckers gave a sold out capacity crowd a powerful two hour set filled with scuzzy guitars and deeply political rock.
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Drive-By Truckers: It's Great to be Alive!
By Eric Risch / 28 October 2015
Consider It's Great to be Alive! a formal invitation to the perpetual Rock Show that is the Drive-By Truckers.
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Drive-By Truckers – "Runaway Train" (Live) (Singles Going Steady)
This early pre Drive-By track shows how the band's music has always been firmly rooted in keeping a pulsating beat.
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Jay Gonzalez: The Bitter Suite
By Chris Conaton / 6 August 2015
Gonzalez's focus on power pop sets him apart from his fellow Drive-By Truckers' solo projects, which makes it more interesting.
Jason Isbell: Something More Than Free
By Chris Conaton / 13 July 2015
While it doesn't quite have the thunderous impact of Southeastern, Something More Than Free confirms that Jason Isbell is a rare talent.