Metacritic Aggregate: 2024 New Music: Country/Americana/Folk

Notes

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Sub-Lists

Some breakdowns by genre:

Ranking

  1. Kacey Musgraves: Deeper Well (MCA Nashville) {20}: Al:*, CS:++, D:*, I:*, IT:*, MO:*, P:*, PM:*, Sp:*, Spk:*, T:*, U:*; ysp:* -- A:77/23, MT:**, TH:A-
  2. Willie Nelson: The Border (Legacy) {10}: AD:*, Mj:*, MO:*, SC:*, U:*; xjdc:* -- A:79/6, TH:A-
  3. Willi Carlisle: Critterland (Signature Sounds) {7}: Sg:+, XCI:**; xjdc:*, ysp:* -- TH:**
  4. Sierra Ferrell: Trail of Flowers (Rounder) {7}: S:*; am:*, e:+, ysp:* -- A:79/3, TH:***
  5. Charley Crockett: $10 Cowboy (Son of Davy) {6}: AS:*, RS:+, S:*; am:* -- A:83/4, TH:**
  6. The High Llamas: Hey Panda (Drag City) {6}: A:75/10
  7. Sarah Shook & the Disarmers: Revelations (Abeyance) {6}: AS:*, P:*; am:*, xjdc:* -- A:79/4, TH:**
  8. Corb Lund: El Viejo (New West) {5}: XCI:*; ysp:* -- TH:***
  9. John Moreland: Visitor (Thirty Tigers) {4}: ysp:* -- TH:***
  10. Katie Pruitt: Mantras (Rounder) {4}: HV:+; ysp:* -- TH:**
  11. Shaboozey: Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going (Republic/Empire) {4}: RS:*+, Up:+ -- A:79/2, TH:*
  12. Swamp Dogg: Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th St (Oh Boy) {4}: DW:+ -- TH:***
  13. Kelly Willis/Melissa Carper/Brennen Leigh: Wonder Women of Country (Brooklyn Basement -EP) {4}: XCI:*; ysp:* -- TH:**
  14. The Castellows: A Little Goes a Long Way (Warner Music Nashville -EP) {3}: XCI:* -- TH:**
  15. Lola Kirke: Country Curious (One Riot -EP) {3}: xjdc:*, ysp:* -- TH:*
  16. Connie Smith: Love, Prison, Wisdom and Heartaches (Fat Possum) {3}: ysp:* -- TH:**
  17. Adeem the Artist: Anniversary (Four Quarters) {2}: xjdc:*, ysp:*
  18. Sam Outlaw: Terra Cotta (Black Hills) {2}: XCI:* -- TH:*
  19. Carly Pearce: Hummingbird (Big Machine) {2}: am:*, xjdc:* -- A:80/1
  20. Brittney Spencer: My Stupid Life (Elektra) {2}: RS:*+ -- A:75/2
  21. Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams: All This Time (Royal Potato Family) {1}: ysp:*
  22. Alejandro Escovedo: Echo Dancing (Yep Roc) {1}: ysp:*
  23. Daniel Romano & Outfit: Too Hot to Sleep (You've Changed) {1}: ysp:*
  24. Chris Smither: All About the Bones (Signature Sounds) {1}: ysp:*
  25. Leslie Stevens: Leslie Stevens (Lyricland) {1}: HV:+