Year-End Lists

Returning to Myself

1. The Best Albums of 2025: Chris Willman: Variety
16. The 20 Best Albums of 2025: Independent
17. The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Albumism
44. The Best 50 Albums of 2025: Billboard
75. The 100 Best Albums of 2025: Rolling Stone

• Best Southern Albums of 2025: Bitter Southerner

In These Silent Days

1. 5 Best Albums of 2021: Melissa Ruggieri: USA Today
2. The Best Albums of 2021: Chris Willman: Variety
2. The 10 Best Country Albums Of 2021: Marissa R. Moss: Stereogum
5. Albums of the Year 2021: Holler
8. The 30 Best Albums Of 2021: Spin
18. The 75 Best Albums of 2021: PopMatters
23. The 50 Best Albums of 2021: Billboard
49. The 50 Best Albums of 2021: Far Out
49. The 50 Best Albums Of 2021: Stereogum
67. The 100 Best Albums of 2021: Albumism

• Best of 2021: AllMusic

By the Way, I Forgive You

2. 20 Best Albums of 2018: Chris Willman: Variety
2. The Best Albums of the 2010s: Chris Willman: Variety
3. 10 Best Albums of 2018: Joey Guerra: Chron
9. The 10 Best Albums of 2018: Refinery29
11. 20 Best Albums of 2018: Entertainment Weekly
12. 50 Best Albums of 2018: Rolling Stone
19. Top 25 Albums Of 2018: American Songwriter
19. 50 Best Albums of 2018: NPR: NPR Music
33. Top 100 Albums of 2018: Village Voice: Pazz & Jop
59. Best Albums of 2018: Stephen Thomas Erlewine
63. 70 Best Albums of 2018: PopMatters
81. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Rolling Stone
87. The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s: Billboard

• Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2018: No Depression

The Firewatcher’s Daughter

• 89 Favorite Albums of 2015: Sasha Frere-Jones
• 50 Favorite Albums of 2015: NPR: NPR Music

Bear Creek

15. Top 50 Albums of 2012: American Songwriter
25. Top 25 Albums of 2012: Engine 145