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This year artists working within the orbit of the unstable category "roots music" got personal even as they explored complex cultural lineages and challenged the rules of established scenes and forms.
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Shires' album, Take it Like a Man, includes songs she wrote during a difficult period in her marriage to musician Jason Isbell. She sings and plays fiddle throughout this interview.
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Natalie Hemby and Amanda Shires talk about the formation of their new all-female supergroup, a gutsy move within a male-dominated genre.
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The country supergroup will release its self-titled debut on Sept. 6. Hear the first single, "Redesigning Women."
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Amanda Shires' new album To the Sunset takes on more pop than her usual folk and Americana style and includes messages about motherhood and moving through life's rough parts.
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This week, NPR Music is speaking to creators whose work in 2017 captured something unique about a chaotic year. We begin with two musicians whose intertwined careers are a statement in themselves.