So disappointed in today's Americana

Regarding Brandi Carlie and others...

Is it not possible to separate the talent from the sonics here?

I’m not going to stop listening/enjoying music because of less than perfect recording quality.

We all know this is a problem. One that the end user has to deal with. That is the area we have control over. I get tired of reading..."my wife came in the room and said "turn that -hit off". While that sort of statement makes for good reading?, it just adds to the negative side without actually trying to fix(?) in one's own space.

Quit complaining and start explaining how you're trying to overcome!

I guess my fix is not to listen to heavily compressed recordings in my main system. BTW - watched Brandi Carlile on the 2018 Americana awards show last night. Nice performance that sounded good on my upstairs A/V system. The rest of the show was a little uneven but enjoyable.   

Have you checked out Rhiannon Gidden's? She's amazing lyrically and production is fantastic as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vy9xTS0QxM&list=PLHpYimU_rWoCNT1cD6fVmOiiuGPq4h3IU

Kacey Musgraves (though pop country) isn't bad either:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbNDJRwXKGc

J.S. Ondara reminds  me of Tracy Chapman, Bob Marley and Jason Mraz great voice and American story. 

https://i.imgur.com/xdf2Cac.png

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiS5Z_qhMTgAhWL7YMKHWGmDB0QzPwB...

Have seen Rhiannon live with Carolina Chocolate Drops at City Winery. One of the best shows we saw that year!