Kelsey Waldon No Regular Dog LP

On her fifth studio album No Regular Dog, singer/songwriter/guitarist Kelsey Waldon shares a gritty and glorious portrait of living in devotion to your deepest dreams: the brutal self-doubt and unending sacrifice, hard-won wisdom and sudden moments of unimaginable transcendence. Revealing her supreme gift for spinning harsh truths into songs that soothe and brighten the soul, the Kentucky-bred artist ultimately makes an unassailable case for boldly following your heart - a sentiment perfectly encapsulated in No Regular Dog's raw and radiant title track.

One of the most authentic country voices I had heard in a long time.

'Sweet Little Girl,' the first single from the Shooter Jennings-produced project, features a rich, groovy soundscape that modernizes the gritty outlaw country sound of the 1970s.

Keeping that old school sound of traditional country music alive, the Kentucky native just might be the most underrated artist in all of country music.

It seamlessly weaves together various country subgenres, as well as rock, soul, folk, blues, and a hint of psychedelia, and it's topped off with sparkling, modern production. Kelsey's soothing melodies go down easy as she touches on widely-impactful topics like addiction, mental health, self-worth, politics, and the death of her late collaborator/label boss John Prine. It's an effortlessly enjoyable, deceptively simple album that reveals more and more depth with each listen.