Joshua Judges Ruth (1992)
Lyle LovettLyle Lovett’s Joshua Judges Ruth (1992) is a strange, soulful, and sneakily profound album that resists easy categorization, like pretty much everything Lovett has ever done. Given his releases before this, you might think it’s another country album. But really, it’s a richly textured mosaic of Americana: gospel, jazz, blues, folk, and chamber-pop all make their way into the mix, and they do so with such grace and …