COLBIE CAILLAT ALONG THE WAY
Marking the solo country debut of a celebrated sunshine-pop songstress, Colbie Caillat starts a new chapter on Along the Way. A raw and reflective post-breakup set which still manages to avoid feeling jaded–13 well-crafted songs embrace the emotion of the moment, in all its glory or pain. (Available Oct. 6.)
OLD DOMINION MEMORY LANE
Country hitmakers Old Dominion return to their catchy country sweet spot on Memory Lane with 18 songs that carve their own path through Nashville’s time-tested themes. With collaborations from Megan Moroney and Blake Shelton, their fifth album is part country, part rock, and all nostalgia. (Available Oct. 6.)
CHRIS SHIFLETT LOST AT SEA
Foo Fighters guitar slinger and Americana aficionado Chris Shiflett goes off the country-rock deep end on Lost at Sea, his third solo effort. Pairing greasy riffs, basement-punk vocals, relentless energy, and the singalong thrills of a stadium circus, his Nashville-ready songs come with a side SoCal soul. (Available Oct. 20.)
JESSI COLTER EDGE OF FOREVER
An unsung hero of outlaw country returns to her roots on Edge of Forever, as 80-year-old Jessi Colter drops her first original set in 17 years. Produced by Margo Price in appropriately old-school fashion, hints of honky tonk, psych-rock, and gospel soul meet a voice that echoes through history. (Available Oct. 27.)