In turbulent times, we look to artists to entertain, enlighten, and speak their truth. The new album from Lucinda Williams is a response to our super-charged political climate, and offers a glimmer of ...

She’s 72, she’s a recent stroke survivor, and this is her 18th studio album. And it’s one of her most powerful, spirited ones ...

All right. Each Friday, a ton of great new music is released, and we get to talk about the most exciting album of the week with excellent DJs from NPR member stations for New Music Friday. (SOUNDBITE ...

Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams has always had a dark edge to her stories, but her new music seems darker. You can clearly see the evolution in the titles of two of her albums released decades ...