Welcome ladies and gentlemen to Saving Country Music’s most comprehensive guide to music in a given year, known as the Essential Albums List. Starting with the first 20 albums that are deemed the “Most Essential”—meaning they were right on the bubble of being Album of the Year nominees…
The Saving Country Music Top 25 Playlist is built to keep you informed on all the best songs and albums coming out right here, right now in country and roots music. Available on most all streaming formats, or you can use the song recommendations to find something new.
Alma Russ has the stuff to be considered a serious contributor to the country music roots resurgence emanating from Appalachia and elsewhere, and ‘Fool’s Gold’ is fair to characterize as one of the best albums to be released in 2022 so far.