Ashley Monroe's fourth album, Sparrow, comes out April 20. Hannah Burton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Remember Sports' new album, Slow Buzz, comes out on May 18. Carly Hoskins/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Nubya Garcia's When We Are comes out March 8. Adama Jalloh/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
"All those years of life experience, time on our instruments, having shared our history together and apart, led to the stories written about on this record," says Brie Howard. Marita Madeloni /Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Nellie McKay's Sister Orchid comes out May 18. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
As an independent artist who has received tons of buzz on his own, Cuco isn't looking to sign with a label. Abraham Recio/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Two of Florence Price's Violin Concertos, considered lost for decades, have been newly recorded. G. Nelidoff/Florence Price Papers, University or Arkansas Libraries hide caption
John Prine's first album of new songs in 13 years, The Tree of Forgiveness, will be out April 13 Danny Clinch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Vundabar's Smell Smoke comes out Feb. 23. Tim Oxton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Third Coast Percussion's new album, out Feb. 9, is called Paddle to the Sea. Saverio Truglia hide caption
Joshua Hedley's Mr. Jukebox comes out April 20. Jamie Goodsell/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Caroline Rose's LONER comes out Feb. 23. CJ Harvey/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Low Cut Connie's Dirty Pictures (Part 2) comes out May 18. Amber Patrick/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Mind Over Mirrors' Bellowing Sun comes out April 6. Saverio Truglia/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Matt Dorrien's In the Key of Grey comes out April 13. Vincent Bancheri/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Octavian's "100 Degrees" video shows off the UK rapper's versatility. YouTube hide caption
Seattle-based producer Sango preps his next LP, In The Comfort Of, for a March 16 release. Suzette Lee/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Odette sets her healing process to music with the acoustic version of "Collide." Metaxia Coustas/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Oneida's Romance is out March 9. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
