Lucinda Williams is 'really angry.' She's channeling it into protest songs on 'World's Gone Wrong'

Lucinda Williams has always been an activist. And she's not done fighting yet. On her Jan. 23 album "World's Gone Wrong," ...
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Born on This Day in 1953, the Grammy-Winning Alt-Country Trailblazer Who Wrote Major Hits for Mary Chapin Carpenter and Tom Petty

Seventy-three years ago today, a critically-acclaimed and Grammy-winning alt-country trailblazer was born in Louisiana.

World’s Gone Wrong

Lucinda Williams’ world-weary new album takes comfort in rootsy rock’n’roll with a casual, authoritative swing that belies ...

New Music Friday: The best albums out Jan. 23

Lucinda Williams. Julian Lage. The debut from rising Americana star Kashus Culpepper. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music chats ...

Lucinda Williams on Trump-bashing new album: ‘Should I be afraid?’

"People think the FBI [will] drag me off the stage or something" says the renowned songwriter ...

Lucinda Williams gives new voice to protest music on 'World's Gone Wrong'

Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams tapped into America's current period of struggle on her latest album, a collection of ...

RECORDINGS | OPINION: Albums that resist speed and demand attention — Lucinda Williams, Jeff Tweedy and Steven Stubblefield

Whether the subject is political anger, creative persistence, or belief tested by time, these records proceed as if attention still matters, and as if meaning is something you arrive at slowly, not ...

Jessie Ware, Lucinda Williams, Honey Dijon: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist

Our weekly playlist highlights songs our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat ...
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Album review: Lucinda Williams, 'World's Gone Wrong'

These days, the world bears its weight on you before you even get the chance to look around. Doom is not simply coupled with ...