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," ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 with Jessie Scott from WMOT in Nashville about the best new albums out ...
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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 ...