Marie Ulven, who writes and records as girl in red. Her debut full-length, If I Could Make It Go Quiet, is on our shortlist of the best albums out on April 30. Jonathan Kise/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Artist-in-residence Miranda Lambert, right, performs onstage with bandmates Ashley Monroe, left, and Angaleena Presley, center, of Pistol Annies at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on September 26, 2018 in Nashville. John Shearer/Getty Images for Country Music H hide caption
Monroe isn't shy about her accomplishments on Sparrow; the singer admits to blasting the album in her car. Hannah Burton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
'I'm Gonna Listen To Myself Again': Ashley Monroe On Singing Through Pain
Kimbra's Primal Heart is one of our picks for the most essential albums out on April 20. Micaiah Carter/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Ashley Monroe's fourth album, Sparrow, comes out April 20. Hannah Burton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Ashley Monroe On World Cafe
NPR's Ann Powers interviews Ashley Monroe in The Greene Space in New York City. Ebru Yildiz/NPR hide caption
Ashley Monroe performs live at The Greene Space in New York City. Ebru Yildiz/NPR hide caption
Ashley Monroe's new album, The Blade, comes out July 24. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Ashley Monroe in a scene from her new video for the song "On To Something Good." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Ashley Monroe's latest album is Like a Rose. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Ashley Monroe performs at a Tiny Desk Concert in September 2013. Chloe Coleman/Chloe Coleman/NPR hide caption