Drive-By Truckers construct a Southern rock history, while Wednesday covers its bases.

The Districts paint with rock and roll, and reading the comments with Phil Christman.

Band of Horses returns to greatness, and “After Sherman” staggers me.

More Dashboard Confessionals, and Gang of Youths sound out angelic rock and roll.

Hurray for the Riff Raff searches for signs of life, and Sarah Shook roams the night.

Frank Turner gets hardcore, and Ethan Iverson goes solo (sort of).

Saba identifies a Few Good Things, and learning to pray alongside Ice Cube.

Calexico returns, and Jonathan Franzen visits the Crossroads.

Punch Brothers come alive, and Jabari Asim delivers one of the first great novels of 2022.

The Lumineers tap into that good heartache, and Pedro the Lion crosses the Arizona border once again.