KEB’ MO’
GOOD TO BE
Grammy winner Keb’ Mo’ connects country roads to the Compton streets on Good to Be, looking to his South L.A. birthplace for inspiration. The album draws on themes of resilience and community, with Vince Gill, Darius Rucker, Old Crow Medicine Show and more contributing to another blues-and-soul gem. (Available January 21.)
BRENT COBB
AND NOW, LET’S TURN TO PAGE ...
Brent Cobb bows his head in Southern-rocking prayer for his first gospel album, a passion project carpe diem’d after a near-disastrous car wreck in 2020. Fusing nine spirituals with long haired country-boy swagger, Cobb captures the central place worship tunes hold in music of all kinds. (Available January 28.)
DREW & ELLIE HOLCOMB
COMING HOME: A COLLECTION OF SONGS
Although they first met as bandmates, spouses Drew and Ellie Holcomb haven’t been a (musical) thing for years – until the pandemic put them back under one roof. Their reunion led to a heartwarming couples album built on a smitten romance, something like the Sonny & Cher of roots music. (Available January 14.)
ADAM SHOENFELD
ALL THE BIRDS SING
Inspired by ’60s and ’70s rock, guitarist Adam Shoenfeld helped change country radio in the early 2000s, trading string-bending twang for power chords with Jason Aldean and more. Shoenfeld’s solo debut gives the old ways a punchy makeover, opening the guitar gods’ altar for worship once more. (Available January 28.)