Breymer -- When I Get Through Breymer brings us on her journey of dysphoria and top surgery on her brave, astonishing album When I Get Through.
CJ Lawrence -- Home CJ Lawrence cuts to the bone on his diaristic new album Home, a memoir of cutting off whom you need to in order to survive as a trans person.
Sam Gleaves -- Honest Sam Gleaves gives us songs that are gentle as they are righteous on his excellent album Honest.
Loose Cattle -- Someone's Monster Loose Cattle bring New Orleans' wild party and haunting gothic to country music on their stunning new album Someone's Monster.
Lenny Zenith -- He/Hymn Veteran power pop rocker Lenny Zenith is as real it gets on his new album He/Hymn, surveying life's ups and downs while embracing us with warmth.
Jett Holden -- The Phoenix On The Phoenix, Jett Holden proves he is a distinctive voice in country music -- and is here to stay.
Jeremy Dion -- Bend in the Middle Jeremy Dion makes love the obvious answer, to, well, everything on his new folk rock album Bend in the Middle.