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