Garden & Gun: The Year’s Top Southern Albums

Kelsey Waldon | No Regular Dog

Kelsey Waldon has done some growing up since 2019’s White Noise, White Lines, her debut release with John Prine’s Oh Boy Records. That clear-eyed perspective—she’s been sober for more than two years now—reveals itself in elevated songwriting that stays true to her old-school country roots. On “Progress Again,” Waldon finds “hope in persistence,” while “Season’s Ending,” a tribute to the late Prine, turns to nature as a symbol of renewal. Throughout the album, her traditional country sound shines overtop an enduring theme: the fearless call to persevere through hard times. 

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