Tyler Childers

Tyler Childers will release a new album, Rustin' in the Rain, on Sept. 8. The video for the record's first single, "In Your Love," depicts a love story between two miners. Childers' friend and collaborator, the writer Silas House, says that he wanted to show that stories like this "are part of the story of Appalachia, too. These are human stories, not political stories." Sam Waxman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

S.G. Goodman's Teeth Marks is one of NPR Music's favorite roots albums of the year. Photo Illustration: Jackie Lay/NPR hide caption

Tyler Childers on Mountain Stage. Jim Downard/Mountain Stage hide caption

Brittany Howard made NPR Music's No.1 album of 2019 with Jaime. She's on our playlist of best songs of the year, too. Brantley Guttierez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Tyler Childers performs a Tiny Desk Concert on March 8, 2018 (Eslah Attar/NPR). Eslah Attar/NPR hide caption

NPR Music's top five albums of the year. (Clockwise from upper left) Process by Sampha, DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar, Melodrama by Lorde, Crtl by SZA and Capacity by Big Thief. Courtesy of the artists hide caption

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Tyler Childers' new album, Purgatory, is out August 4. David McClister/Courtesy of the artist hide caption