DRAYTON FARLEY TWENTY ON HIGH
A former railroad worker with a plaintive vocal and a raw Americana sound, Alabama native Drayton Farley carries on the tradition of tortured souls with Twenty On High. Through no-holds-barred songwriting, he captures the poetic beauty in a bleak, sometimes cruel world. (Available March 3.)
THE MINKS CREATURES OF CULTURE
With a silky coat, untamed ferocity, and some sharp sonic claws, The Minks fill their second album with an East Nashville fusion of Gallatin Road grunge and psychedelic punk. Led by frontwoman Nikki Barber, they sample the many flavors of love and their various aftertastes. (Available March 3.)
MORGAN WALLEN ONE THING AT A TIME
Two years after Dangerous infamy, Morgan Wallen returns with an ambitious 36-song follow-up. “That boy from East Tennessee” lays down country grit and hip-hop ingenuity behind his sly sandpaper vocals offering up bold confessions on love, sobriety, and becoming a man. (Available March 3.)
DOM FLEMONS TRAVELING WILDFIRE
A preeminent voice of the African-American folk tradition, Grammy winner Dom Flemons taps a life on the road for Traveling Wildfire. Spectral, serene, and sometimes a bit sinister, he explores the changing Black experience through themes of survival, rebirth, and love. (Available March 24.)