Liz Brasher's debut album Painted Image is out Jan. 18 on Fat Possum Records. Stacie Huckeba /Courtesy of the artist hide caption

(L-R) Tonina, Snail Mail, Boy Pablo and Dermot Kennedy were voted into the top 10 Slingshot Artists of 2018 by listeners. Benjamin Hovlandsdal; Daniel King/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Dermot Kennedy was voted 2018's Best New Artist by listeners. Daniel King/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption

Hatchie and her band inside the World Cafe Performance Studio. Galea McGregor/WXPN hide caption

Ruston Kelly performing at WXPN's Free At Noon Concert, recorded live for this session. Taylor Johnson/WXPN hide caption

Lawrence Rothman in the music video for "Oath." hide caption

Raveena's "Temptation" video. YouTube hide caption

Watch Dermot Kennedy perform four tracks live in the studio. Greg Shea/WGBH hide caption

Phoebe Bridgers performs at the 2018 Newport Folk Festival. Christopher Hall/Mixtape Magazine hide caption

Watch Hatchie perform songs from her EP, Sugar & Spice. Dan Tuozzoli/WFUV hide caption

Ruston Kelly performs live on the 2018 AmericanaFest's Day Stage presented by WMOT, NPR Music and World Cafe. Val Hoeppner/WMOT hide caption

Octavian's latest mixtape SPACEMAN is available now. Will Robson Scott /Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Ruston Kelly. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus are boygenius. Lera Pentelute/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

George Li performs a Tiny Desk Concert on July 31, 2018 (Eric Lee/NPR). Eric Lee/NPR hide caption

Dermot Kennedy performs a Tiny Desk Concert on July 27, 2018 (Eslah Attar/NPR). Eslah Attar/NPR hide caption

Dermot Kennedy at NPR's Tiny Desk. Eslah Attar/NPR hide caption

Haley Heynderickx performs a Tiny Desk Concert on July 2, 2018 (Eric Lee/NPR). Eric Lee/NPR hide caption