About halfway through his new album, Sturgill Simpson sings about identity. In a tune aptly titled “Who I Am,” he tempers a sense of loss with “comfort in just knowing nothing ever stays the same.” ...

The week Sturgill Simpson’s breakthrough, generation-defining second album, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, was released, the Number One song on country radio was Brantley Gilbert’s ...

It's been a busy week for new music. NPR's Music team discusses new albums by Sturgill Simpson, Cassandra Jenkins and more. It is Friday, which means new music. NPR's music editor Daoud Tyler-Ameen ...

Ever ask a question, almost dismissively, as if you knew there wouldn’t be any concrete answer at hand? Such an instance occurred last month, when the same question popped up in conversations with ...

It is Friday, which means new music. NPR's music editor Daoud Tyler-Ameen and critic and correspondent Ann Powers have listened to a lot of the albums out today, and they have a roundup for us. First ...