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The New Orleans country and folk duo talk busking in the French Quarter, tracking community on tape, and their debut album, 'Meet the Lostines.'

From Margo Price to Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit to Bonnie "Prince" Billy, here are the 30 best country, folk and Americana albums of 2023.

Singer/songwriter Esther Rose talks about falling in love with New Mexico, her growing frustration with live shows and her fourth LP, Safe to Run.

The new albums from Brian Dunne and Fenne Lily should be at the top of your queue today. Tap in and find a new favorite record.

Singer/songwriter Esther Rose talks about falling in love with New Mexico, her growing frustration with live shows and her fourth LP, Safe to Run.

On her latest LP, Safe To Run, Esther Rose manages to offer an album’s worth of strong emotional songs without getting too weighed down in earnestness.

Silver Synthetic in 2018 and recording in 2019, the band signed with Jack White’s Third Man Records label in early 2020. Like so many others, thanks to the pandemic, Silver Synthetic’s debut full-length was delayed by nearly a year, finally hitting shelves and streaming services this April. While the band waits for tour dates to start showing up on calendars, Prakash joined a Zoom call to share more info about the band’s origin, how the sound comes together, and what the scene is curren...

Program #239 (April 9 at 8:00 p.m. and April 10 at 3:00 p.m.) Equal parts poignant and lighthearted, Esther Roses honeyed retro-country has the crossover appeal of artists like Margo Price and Kelsey Waldon. Steeped in dreamy, rustic twang, her solo debut, This Time Last Night, arrived in 2017. Her third album, 2021s How Many Times, added a touch of pop luminance to the mix without diluting her songs folksy charm. Born in Detroit and based New Orleans, Rose began her recording career in collabo...

Program #239 (April 9 at 8:00 p.m. and April 10 at 3:00 p.m.) Equal parts poignant and lighthearted, Esther Roses honeyed retro-country has the crossover appeal of artists like Margo Price and Kelsey Waldon. Steeped in dreamy, rustic twang, her solo debut, This Time Last Night, arrived in 2017. Her third album, 2021s How Many Times, added a touch of pop luminance to the mix without diluting her songs folksy charm. Born in Detroit and based New Orleans, Rose began her recording career in collabo...

  Article Contributed by IVPR | Published on Saturday, February 20, 2021 Esther Rose’s homespun brand of country music has drawn comparisons to legends like Hank Williams, modern trailblazers like Rilo Kiley, and a host of other luminaries in between, but those who are doing the comparing always make note: she’s got her own thing going on. Rose’s innate ability to reflect on her own feelings, to not cast blame, and to keep a smile while doing so brings a spark to her music that sets ...