Year-End Lists

Evangeline vs. the Machine

• #11 The Best Country Music Albums of 2025: Holler
• #26 The 100 Best Albums of 2025: Rolling Stone
• #39 Best Albums of 2025: Stephen Thomas Erlewine
• #50 The Best 50 Albums of 2025: Billboard

• Best Albums of 2025: AllMusic

Heart & Soul

• #9 The 10 Best Country Albums Of 2021: Marissa R. Moss: Stereogum
• #19 Albums of the Year 2021: Holler

Desperate Man

• #7 Top 25 Albums Of 2018: American Songwriter
• #8 20 Best Albums of 2018: Entertainment Weekly
• #10 Best Albums of 2018: Stephen Thomas Erlewine
• #19 20 Best Albums of 2018: Chris Willman: Variety
• #38 50 Best Albums of 2018: Rolling Stone

• Top 10 Albums of 2018: Jim Harrington: Mercury News Honorable mention

Mr. Misunderstood

• #22 40 Best Albums of 2015: Entertainment Weekly
• #27 50 Best Albums of 2015: Rolling Stone
• #83 Top 100 Albums of 2015: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop

• 55 Best Albums of 2015: AllMusic

The Outsiders

• #9 50 Best Albums of the 2010s: Jim Harrington: Mercury News
• #10 10 Best Albums of 2014: Entertainment Weekly
• #18 50 Best Albums of 2014: Stereogum
• #21 50 Best Albums of 2014: Rolling Stone
• #35 Top 50 Albums of 2014: American Songwriter
• #86 The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s: Stereogum
• #95 Top 100 Albums of 2014: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop

Chief

• #5 Top Albums of 2011: Sarah Rodman: Boston Globe
• #7 Top 10 Albums of 2011: Jon Bream: Minneapolis Star Tribune
• #8 10 Favorite Albums of 2011: Jody Rosen: Slate
• #19 50 Best Albums of 2011: Rolling Stone
• #42 50 Best Albums of 2011: Spin
• #46 50 Best Albums of the 2010s: Jim Harrington: Mercury News
• #83 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Rolling Stone
• #97 Top 100 Albums of 2011: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop

• 50 Favorite Albums of 2011: NPR: NPR Music