Artist: Kelsey Waldon
Title: Every Ghost (Oh Boy Records)
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Tell me more: Celebrated Americana-country artist Kelsey Waldon' latest album Every Ghost finds the Kentucky songstress exploring her life and the world around her with bona fide authenticity and depth. "Ghost of Myself" is a probing track where the singer reflects on the determination to forge ahead. "I had to get tough so I could get wise / I've been a thousand women in my own time / Been a thousand women and loved them all / I had to get low so I could walk tall...so I could walk tall."
"Comanche" is another highlight on the nine-track album, the breezy and uptempo song featuring some wonderful fiddle and pedal steel guitar adorning Waldon's rich soprano as she reminisces about the past: "That's why I like to ride around alone / Think about everyone I love / Remember most, forget some / Just like the first time." An album filled with songs that challenge and invite the listener with an expansive country music soundscape, this writer's other favorites include the world-tormented "Nursery Rhyme," confessional "My Kin" and "Ramblin' Woman," Bakersfield-flavored romp "Let It Lie," bittersweet "Tiger Lilies" and destructive tale of a man's addiction on the moving "Falling Down."
Waldon is bringing her "Every Ghost Tour" to Pappy & Harriet's in Pioneertown on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. Information: kelseywaldon.com.
Robert Kinsler
