Brandi Carlile performs at the 2018 Newport Folk Festival. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption

Favorite Albums So Far Angela Hsieh/NPR hide caption

People hold their hands up as directed by musician Brandi Carlile at Seattle Center during the "March for Our Lives" rally on March 24, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images hide caption

Jade Bird and Brandi Carlile perform at NON-COMM 2018 Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Brandi Carlile's By The Way, I Forgive You comes out Feb. 16. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Brandi Carlile performs a live World Cafe Session at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. Liz Waldie/WXPN hide caption

Clockwise from upper left: The singer, MILCK at the Women's March on Washington in January, Lorde, Big Thief, SZA, Partner, Moses Sumney Courtesy of the artists hide caption

Brandi Carlile's By The Way, I Forgive You comes out Feb. 16. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Cover Stories, a new compilation of artists covering Brandi Carlile's The Story, released on May 5. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Cover Stories, a new compilation of artists covering Brandi Carlile's The Story, comes out May 5. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Brandi Carlile performs at the 2015 Newport Folk Festival. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption

Brandi Carlile performs live on KEXP. Matthew B. Thompson/KEXP hide caption

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Brandi Carlile's fifth studio album, The Firewatcher's Daughter, will be out on March 3. David McClister/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Brandi Carlile performs live in NPR's Studio 4A. Mito Habe-Evans/NPR hide caption