Album Releases by Genre
|
Rooster Rag
by Little Feat
June 26, 2012
The blues rock band returns with its first new album in nine years.
|
|
Traveler
by Jerry Douglas
June 26, 2012
The latest album from the multiple Grammy-winning bluegrass/country artist was produced by Russ Titelman and includes guest appearances by Eric Clapton, Marc Cohn, Keb' Mo, Alison Krauss, Mumford & Sons, and Paul Simon.
|
|
And So It Goes
by Don Williams
June 19, 2012
The first album in eight years from the gentle giant of country music features guest appearances from Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, and Keith Urban.
|
|
Welcome to the Fishbowl
by Kenny Chesney
June 19, 2012
Tim McGraw and Grace Potter guest on the 15th studio album from the country singer.
|
|
Ashes and Roses
by Mary Chapin Carpenter
June 12, 2012
The 12th studio release for the singer-songwriter chronicles the past five years, where she overcame challenging moments in her life including divorce, death in the family, and a serious illness.
|
|
Punching Bag
by Josh Turner
June 12, 2012
The second album for the county singer-songwriter was prodiced by Frank Rogers.
|
|
Kin: Songs by Mary Karr & Rodney Crowell
by Rodney Crowell / Mary Karr
June 5, 2012
Produced by Joe Henry, Rodney Crowell and Mary Karr collaboration together features guest appearance by Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Lucinda Williams, Lee Ann Womack, and Chely Wright.
|
|
Thirty Miles West
by Alan Jackson
June 5, 2012
The 17th studio album for the country singer is once again produced by Keith Stegall and is Jackson's first release on his own label (and distributed by EMI) after leaving Arista Nashville in 2011.
|
|
Heroes
by Willie Nelson
May 15, 2012
Willie Nelson's 66th studio album is a mix of classic songs, covers of rock songs, and originals by his son Lukas.
|
|
Sun Midnight Sun
by Sara Watkins
May 8, 2012
The second solo album for the Nickel Creek fiddle player was produced by Blake Mills and features guest appearances from her brother Sean Watkins, Fiona Appple, Jackson Browne, Benmont Tench, and Taylor Goldsmith.
|
|
From the Ground Up
by John Fullbright
May 8, 2012
The debut full-length studio release for the Oklahoma singer-songwriter was co-produced with Wes Sharon.
|
|
Blown Away
by Carrie Underwood
May 1, 2012
The fourth studio album for the Grammy-winning country singer was produced by Mark Bright.
|
|
The LHI Years: Singles, Nudes & Backsides (1968-71)
by Lee Hazlewood
May 1, 2012
This is the first of a planned series of compilations from Light in the Attic Records of Lee Hazlewood's work. Hazlewood was best known for writing and producing Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'."
|
|
Mercyland: Hymns for the Rest of Us
by Various Artists
April 24, 2012
Phil Madeira wrote 10 original songs that focus on religious faith and artists such as The Civil Wars, Buddy Miller, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, The North Mississippi Allstars, Emmylou Harris, and John Scofield contributed vocals on this release.
|
|
Great Chicago Fire
by The Waco Brothers
April 24, 2012
Paul Burch and The Waco Brothers team up for this country rock album
that features a cover of Bob Dylan's "Hard Rain's Gonna Fall."
|
|
Nashville, Vol. 1: Tear the Woodpile Down
by Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
April 24, 2012
The latest album from country singer Marty Stuart features his band, the Fabulous Superlatives and includes guest appearances by Hank Williams III and Lorrie Carter Bennett.
|
|
Up All Night
by Kip Moore
April 24, 2012
The debut studio release for the Georgia-born country singer was produced by Brett James.
|
|
|
Time as We Know It: The Songs of Jerry Jeff Walker
by Todd Snider
April 24, 2012
The latest album from Todd Snider is a tribute album to Jerry Jeff Walker.
|
|
Intersection
by Nanci Griffith
April 10, 2012
Nanci Griffith's 20th album was recorded at her Nashville home with co-producers Maura Kennedy, Pete Kennedy, and Pat McInerney.
|
|
Nobody Knows You
by The Steep Canyon Rangers
April 10, 2012
The bluegrass band's fifth album (not including albums as the backing band for Steve Martin) is its first on Rounder Records and was produced with Gary Paczosa.
|
|
The Lumineers
by The Lumineers
April 3, 2012
This is the debut release for the Denver folk-rock trio.
|
|
Changed
by Rascal Flatts
April 3, 2012
The eighth studio album for the country trio was produced by Dann Huff and the band.
|
|
Tuskegee
by Lionel Richie
March 27, 2012
Alabama native Lionel Richie brings a country twang to some of his hits on this album of duets.
|
![Illusion [EP]](https://static.metacritic.com/images/products/music/5/e04dfe1df7a2c3c7d70ac768e59bd2ba-98.jpg)
|
Illusion [EP]
by Poor Moon
March 27, 2012
Christian Wargo and Casey Wescott of Fleet Foxes and Crystal Skulls joined with Ian and Peter Murray of The Christmas Cards to release their debut EP as Poor Moon.
|
|
Year of the Witch
by Races
March 27, 2012
This is the debut full-length release for the Los Angeles indie rock band led by Wade Ryff.
|
|
The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond
by Original Soundtrack
March 20, 2012
The Hunger Games soundtrack produced by T-Bone Burnett includes songs by Arcade Fire, Birdy, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Neko Case, The Civil Wars, The Decemberists, Jayme Dee, Glen Hansard, Kid Cudi, Miranda Lambert, The Low Anthem, Maroon 5, Punch Brothers, The Secret Sisters, and Taylor Swift.
|
|
Long Distance
by Holly Golightly
March 13, 2012
Holly Golightly gives some of her older solo songs a country twist on this album recorded with the Brokeoffs.
|
|
Family Man
by Shooter Jennings
March 13, 2012
As befits the title of the album, the theme of family runs through the latest album for Shooter Jennings, who also produced the country release.
|
|
Leaving Eden
by Carolina Chocolate Drops
February 28, 2012
The follow-up to their 2010 Grammy-winning debut album was produced by Buddy Miller.
|
|
Release Me
by Lyle Lovett
February 28, 2012
Lyle Lovett's final album with Curb Records features guest appearances from k.d. lang, Kat Edmonson, and Sara and Sean Watkins.
|
|
Days into Years
by Elliott Brood
February 28, 2012
The Canadian folk/punk trio third full-length release was inspired by graveyards in France and Belgium from the World Wars.
|
|
Who's Feeling Young Now?
by Punch Brothers
February 14, 2012
The third album from the bluegrass group Punch Brothers includes a cover of Radiohead's Kid A.
|
|
The Pines
by Phantom Limb
February 13, 2012
The second studio album for the British country soul group led by Yolanda Quartey was produced by Marc Ford of The Black Crowes.
|
|
Temple Beautiful
by Chuck Prophet
February 7, 2012
San Francisco, the hometown for the country rock singer-songwriter, was the inspiration behind Chuck Prophet's 10th studio album.
|
|
Home
by Dierks Bentley
February 7, 2012
Dierks Bentley returns to traditional country music with his sixth studio album after giving bluegrass a try on his 2010 release, Up On The Ridge.
|
|
Hello Cruel World
by Gretchen Peters
January 31, 2012
The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter's ninth album features Rodney Crowell as a guest singer.
|
|
100 Proof
by Kellie Pickler
January 24, 2012
The third country album for the American Idol contestant was produced by Frank Liddell.
|
|
Emotional Traffic
by Tim McGraw
January 24, 2012
Originally completed in 2010, the last album for the country singer on Curb Records features Ne-Yo as a guest.
|
|
For the Good Times
by The Little Willies
January 10, 2012
The Little Willies with Norah Jones on vocals and piano return with their second disc of country covers song by such artists as Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Cal Martin, Scotty Wiseman, Dangerous Curves, and Lefty Frizzell.
|
|
This One's for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark
by Various Artists
December 13, 2011
Shawn Colvin, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Patty Griffin, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Ron Sexsmith, Kevin Welch, John Townes Van Zandt II, and the Trishas are just some of the singers who contributed to the two-disc tribute to Texan singer-songwriter Guy Clark.
|
|
Remember Me, Vol. 1
by Willie Nelson
November 22, 2011
James Stroud produced the 14 tracks that span the career of Willie Nelson between 1946 and 1989.
|
|
The Sound of a Million Dreams
by David Nail
November 15, 2011
The Grammy-nominated country singer's second album was produced by Chuck Ainlay and Frank Liddell.
|
|
Satan Is Real/Handpicked Songs 1955-1962
by The Louvin Brothers
November 8, 2011
Satan Is Real and the best-of collection from the country duo of Ira and Charlie Louvin are packaged together by Light in the Attic Records.
|
|
It's All Good
by Joe Nichols
November 8, 2011
The latest album for the Arkansas-born country singer was produced by Buddy Cannon.
|
|
Four the Record
by Miranda Lambert
November 1, 2011
The aptly titled fourth album for the country singer features a duet with her husband, Blake Shelton.
|
|
Smoking in Heaven
by Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
October 25, 2011
The second album for the British trio of siblings continues its retro pop sounds that this time includes influences from country, blues, Latin, and ska music.
|
|
Clancy's Tavern
by Toby Keith
October 24, 2011
The latest album for the country singer was named after the bar his grandmother ran.
|
|
Guitar Slinger
by Vince Gill
October 24, 2011
Vince Gill's first album since 2006 features a song co-written with his wife, Amy Grant.
|
|
Little Red Boots
by Lindi Ortega
October 24, 2011
Canadian country singer-songwriter Lindi Ortega releases her debut album produced Ron Lopata.
|
|
Revelation Road
by Shelby Lynne
October 18, 2011
After releasing two albums in 2010, the singer-songwriter returns with her 12th studio album.
|
|
Dixie Lullabies
by The Kentucky Headhunters
October 18, 2011
This is the first studio release since its 2005 cover album Big Boss Man for the Southern rock country band.
|
|
Bootleg, Vol. 3: Live Around the World
by Johnny Cash
October 11, 2011
The third volume of bootlegs is a two-disc set that collects songs from shows between 1956 and 1979. It includes recordings from such varied locations as the Nixon White House, the Newport Folk festival, for the troops in Vietnam, and at a prison in Sweden.
|
|
Wildflower
by Lauren Alaina
October 11, 2011
The runner-up in the 10th season of American Idol releases her debut album produced by Byron Gallimore.
|
|
Ashes & Fire
by Ryan Adams
October 11, 2011
The North Carolina-born singer's 13th album was produced by Glyn Johns, and it is his first since he left the band in part to Meniere's disease in 2009.
|
|
Eleven
by Martina McBride
October 11, 2011
The latest release for the country singer is aptly titled as it is her 11th studio album with 11 tracks.
|
|
Working in Tennessee
by Merle Haggard
October 4, 2011
The country legend's latest album was coproduced with Lou Bradley.
|
|
Clear as Day
by Scotty McCreery
October 4, 2011
The debut album for the 10th season American Idol winner was produced by Mark Bright.
|
|
The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams
by Various Artists
October 4, 2011
Bob Dylan recruited Rodney Crowell, Sheryl Crow, Jakob Dylan, Vince Gill, Merle Haggard, Levon Helm, Alan Jackson, Norah Jones, Patty Loveless, Jack White, Holly Williams (Hank's granddaughter), and Lucinda Williams to sing some of Hank Williams' unfinished and unrecorded songs.
|
|
We Still Love Our Country
by Carrie Rodriguez
October 3, 2011
Austin singer-songwriter Carrie Rodriguez and Belfast singer-songwriter Ben Kyle team up for this country covers album.
|
|
Lady & Gentlemen
by LeAnn Rimes
September 27, 2011
The country singer releases her second album of country cover songs produced with Vince Gill and Darrell Brown.
|
|
Own the Night
by Lady Antebellum
September 13, 2011
The Nashville country music trio releases their third studio album.
|
|
This Is My Blood
by The Dirt Drifters
September 13, 2011
Willie Nelson appears as a guest on The Dirt Drifter's debut full-length country album produced by Justin Neibank.
|
|
Old Mad Joy
by The Gourds
September 13, 2011
The Austin band's 10th studio album was recorded in Levon Helm's upstate New York studio and produced by Larry Campbell.
|
|
Ghost to a Ghost/Gutter Town
by Hank Williams III
September 6, 2011
One of three releases out on the same day by the alternative country rock artist, this two-disc set tilts more toward country than rock and roll.
|
|
Here for a Good Time
by George Strait
September 6, 2011
The country singer releases his 39th studio album.
|
|
Ghost on the Canvas
by Glen Campbell
August 30, 2011
In spite of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, the country pop musician releases a new album.
|
|
Ready for Confetti
by Robert Earl Keen, Jr.
August 29, 2011
The Texas songwriter releases his 16th album.
|
|
Keeper
by John Doe
August 29, 2011
John Doe coproduced his latest solo album with Dave Way, which features guest appearances from Howie Gelb, Patty Griffin, Smokey Hormel, and Jill Sobule.
|
|
Concrete
by Sunny Sweeney
August 23, 2011
The Texan country music artist releases a new album.
|
|
Hell On Heels
by Pistol Annies
August 23, 2011
This is the debut album from the Miranda Lambert-led country trio that includes Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe.
|
|
Long Line of Heartaches
by Connie Smith
August 19, 2011
The country music legend releases her first solo album of original songs since 1998.
|
|
Jeff Bridges
by Jeff Bridges
August 16, 2011
Jeff Bridges releases the follow-up album to his debut "Be Here Soon" nearly a decade later, which is produced by T-Bone Burnett.
|
|
The Duke & the King
by The Duke & the King
August 16, 2011
The New York-based quartet--fronted by former Felice Brother, Simone Felice--releases its second album.
|
![Songs and Stories [Live]](https://static.metacritic.com/images/products/music/2/2c70ec3cf08786a4057317fb6e37d098-98.jpg)
|
Songs and Stories [Live]
by Guy Clark
August 16, 2011
The country singer-songwriter releases a live acoustic album recorded at Nashville's Belcourt Theatre in 2009.
|
|
Rumble, Shake and Tumble
by Wagons
August 16, 2011
This is the fifth album for the Australian country and roots rock band led by Henry Wagons.
|
|
Tailgates & Tanlines
by Luke Bryan
August 9, 2011
The Capitol Nashville artist returns with his third full-length album.
|
|
Proud to Be Here
by Trace Adkins
August 2, 2011
The country music star releases his 10th studio album, featuring a duet on the deluxe version with Blake Shelton.
|
|
Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns
by John Hiatt
August 2, 2011
Hiatt's 20th studio album was recorded in Nashville and produced by Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, The Black Crowes).
|
|
Chief
by Eric Church
July 26, 2011
Nashville's country-rocker releases his third studio album.
|
|
Harlan County
by Jim Ford
July 25, 2011
This is the reissue of Jim Ford's debut (and only complete) album released in 1969.
|
|
Country Hits: Bluegrass Style
by Ricky Skaggs
July 19, 2011
The country-bluegrass singer updates some of his songs, along with other classics, on his latest album.
|
|
Neon
by Chris Young
July 12, 2011
James Stroud produced the third full-length album for the country singer who was the winner of the reality talent show Nashville Star in 2006.
|
|
Red River Blue
by Blake Shelton
July 12, 2011
The country crooner, and judge/coach on NBC's The Voice, releases his latest album.
|
|
Little Bird
by Kasey Chambers
July 12, 2011
The Australian singer-songwriter releases her fifth solo album.
|
|
Better Day
by Dolly Parton
June 28, 2011
The legendary country starlet releases an album of all-new studio material.
|
|
Queen of the Minor Key
by Eilen Jewell
June 28, 2011
The singer-songwriter based in Boston releases her fourth studio album and infuses her country/folk stylings with jazz, R&B, and rock music.
|
|
Reason and Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs by Robert Hunter & Jim Lauderdale
by Jim Lauderdale
June 21, 2011
The latest partnership between Jim Lauderdale and the Grateful Dead's Robert Hunter produces an album of bluegrass songs.
|
|
Eleven Eleven
by Dave Alvin
June 20, 2011
The singer-songwriter who started his career with The Blasters wrote and recorded his latest solo album while on tour or during breaks from his 2010 tour.
|
|
Ronnie Dunn
by Ronnie Dunn
June 7, 2011
|
|
Satisfied at Last
by Joe Ely
June 7, 2011
This is Joe Ely's first album since 2007's Happy Songs From Rattlesnake Gulch.
|
|
I Love You Go Easy
by Devon Sproule
May 27, 2011
The latest album for the Canadian folk singer-songwriter was produced by Sandro Perri.
|
|
This Is Country Music
by Brad Paisley
May 23, 2011
The country star's ninth studio album features the legendary group, Alabama, as well as other special guests.
|
|
Kitty Wells Dresses: Songs of the Queen of Country Music
by Laura Cantrell
May 17, 2011
Laura Cantrell covers songs by country music's first female star, Kitty Wells, on her fourth full-length release.
|
|
Follow Me Down
by Sarah Jarosz
May 17, 2011
The Texas-born singer-songwriter's second album features nine original songs and covers of Bob Dylan and Radiohead.
|
|
An American Trilogy: Looks Like Rain/'Frisco Mabel Joy/Heaven Help The Child
by Mickey Newbury
May 17, 2011
The 1960's Nashville singer-songwriter's three concept albums are remastered and collected together in a box set.
|
|
The Dreaming Fields
by Matraca Berg
May 17, 2011
The singer-songwriter who has written songs for such artists as Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood, Patty Loveless, Faith Hill, and Martina McBride amongst many others returns with her first album in more than a decade.
|
|
Sleep with One Eye Open
by Chris Thile
May 10, 2011
Chris Thile and Michael Daves' first album together is a collection of traditional bluegrass songs.
|
|
I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
by Steve Earle
April 26, 2011
The politically active singer-songwriter returns with another album of country rock, produced by T-Bone Burnett.
|
|
Invariable Heartache
by Kort
April 26, 2011
Lambchop's Kurt Wagner and Cortney Tidwell teamed up as KORT and released this album of songs originally recorded by the Chart Label.
|
|
Hard Bargain
by Emmylou Harris
April 26, 2011
The legendary country singer's 21st studio album, featuring many of her original songs.
|