Robinson, Emily Scott - Appalachia

With Appalachia, Robinson opens herself up to experimentation and sings in her crystal-clear voice about resilience, love, grief and hope.

Robinson believes the songs on Appalachia are the best she's ever written - she sings about her grandmother slipping into dementia, a cash-only saloon full of characters, and gratitude for life, despite its hardships. The album features a duet with Grammy winner, John Paul White, that celebrates the kind of love that comes with scars and age, and a hymn for anyone who's ever failed or fallen short.

"There's this thing I do with every record I make," she says. "I knit a prayer into it, and I ask for all these songs to find their way to everyone who needs them. I ask these songs to be of service, to help people find and experience joy."