Year-End Lists

Hard Headed Woman

7. The Best Country Music Albums of 2025: Holler
17. The Best Albums of 2025: Jim DeRogatis: Sound Opinions
24. The Best Albums of 2025: Greg Kot: Sound Opinions
24. 45 Favorite Albums of My 2025: Brad Luen
30. Best Albums of 2025: Stephen Thomas Erlewine
32. The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Treble
35. The Best 50 Albums of 2025: Billboard
43. 80 Best Albums of 2025: Uncut
49. Top 55 Albums of 2025: Brooklyn Vegan
50. The 75 Best Albums of 2025: Mojo

Strays II

32. Best Albums of 2023: Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Strays

3. Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2023: No Depression
8. The Best Albums of 2023: Jim DeRogatis: Sound Opinions
12. The 30 Best Albums of 2023: Independent
14. Best Southern Albums of 2023: Bitter Southerner
18. The 80 Best Albums of 2023: PopMatters
26. The 50 Best Albums of 2023: Slant
27. The 50 Best Albums of 2023: Albumism
29. The 50 Best Albums of 2023: Yardbarker
32. Best Albums of 2023: Stephen Thomas Erlewine
49. 75 Best Albums of 2023: Uncut

• Our 50 Favorite Albums of 2023: Boston Globe
• The Best Albums of 2023: Chris Willman: Variety
• Top 100 Albums of 2023: Under the Radar

That's How Rumors Get Started

8. The Best Albums of 2020: Jim DeRogatis: Sound Opinions
19. The Best Albums of 2020: Greg Kot: Sound Opinions
20. The Best Albums of 2020: Flood
28. The 30 Best Albums of 2020: Spin
35. Top 50 Albums of 2020: Consequence
50. 75 Best Albums of 2020: Uncut

• Albums of the Year 2020: Rough Trade
• The Best Albums of 2020: Chris Willman: Variety
• Best Albums of 2020: AllMusic

All American Made

1. Top 25 Albums of 2017: American Songwriter
5. 26 Best Albums of 2017: Entertainment Weekly
5. 20 Favorite Albums of 2017: Listening Through The Lens
5. 10 Best Albums of 2017: Spencer Kornhaber: Atlantic
7. The Best Albums of the 2010s: Esquire
8. Best Albums of 2017: Stephen Thomas Erlewine
8. 10 Best Albums of 2017: Rob Harvilla: The Ringer
16. 51 Best Albums of 2017: Rolling Stone
23. 60 Best Albums of 2017: PopMatters
24. 75 Best Albums of 2017: Uncut
35. Top 100 Albums of 2017: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop
177. The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s: Pitchfork

• The Best Albums of 2017: Carl Wilson: Slate
• Best Albums of 2017: No Depression
• 10 Favorite Albums of 2017: Greg Kot: Chicago Tribune: Sound Opinions
• Best Albums of 2017: Jim Harrington: Mercury News

Midwest Farmer’s Daughter

3. Top 50 Albums of 2016: American Songwriter
12. 50 Best Albums of 2016: Paste
15. 50 Best Albums of 2016: Entertainment Weekly
17. 25 Best Albums of 2016: Slant
20. Best 50 Albums of 2016: NPR: NPR Music
21. 50 Best Albums of 2016: Rolling Stone
23. Top Albums of 2016: Brooklyn Vegan
23. 75 Best Albums of 2016: Uncut
25. The Best Records of 2016: Flood
26. Top 100 Albums of 2016: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop
33. 50 Best Albums of 2016: NME

• 48 Best Albums of 2016: AllMusic
• The Best Albums of 2016: Carl Wilson: Slate
• Top 10 Albums of 2016: Kitty Empire: Observer