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Music hosts Jedd Beaudoin, Chris Heim, Carla Eckels and Bill Pearce run down the year's best music, including world, rock, local music, jazz, R&B, gospel, blues, and books about music.Join KMUW's music hosts on Global Village, Strange Currency, Night Train, Crossroads, Soulsations & Straight No Chaser as they highlight their favorites. See show pages for upcoming show information or to listen to past shows through the streaming archive.Enjoy.

Best Americana Releases | Best of 2017

  1. Trinity Lane—Lilly Hiatt
  2. Big Bad Luv—John Moreland
  3. A Long Way From Your Heart—Turnpike Troubadours
  4. Not Dark Yet—Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer
  5. Small Believer—Anna Tivel
  6. Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins—Chuck Prophet
  7. The Nashville Sound—Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit 
  8. One Go Around—Jeffrey Martin
  9. Highway Queen—Nikki Lane
  10. The Prisoner—Ryan Adams 
Jedd Beaudoin is host/producer of the nationally syndicated program Strange Currency. He created and host the podcast Into Music, which examines musical mentorship and creative approaches to the composition, recording and performance of songs. As a music journalist, his work has appeared in PopMatters, Vox, No Depression and Keyboard Magazine.