Zach Bryan's rise was just the beginning of Country 2023's triumphs

One of the last The year's most unexpected musical twists were the ascension of Zach Bryan, the radical singer-songwriter not unlike Bruce Springsteen or Jason Isbell — reaching No. 1 on the Hot 100 with the ballad “I Remember Everything,” featuring the help Kacey Musgraves. His self-titled fourth album was one of the best country/Americana releases of the year, but it's just one of 2023's can't-miss releases in that category, by Jason Isbell Weathervanes at Megan Maroney's Lucky.

In his new episode Rolling Stone Music now, we dive into all the best releases of the year, with Joseph Hudak joined by host Brian Hiatt for the discussion, which also touches on albums from Lucinda Williams, Allison Russell, Margo Cilker, and more. To listen to the full episode, go here for your podcast provider of choice, listen Apple Podcasts the Spotifyor just press play above.

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