LUCINDA ONLY GETS BETTER WITH AGE.

Three-time Grammy Award winner Lucinda Williams, whose career spans four decades, takes on some of the human, social, and political issues of our day with "Good Souls Better Angels." In 2014 and 2015, Williams released two critically acclaimed double albums back-to-back with "Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone" and "The Ghosts of Highway 20," respectively. Both releases found her experimenting with arrangements, vocals, song structure, and personal subject matter.

On "Good Souls Better Angels," Williams changes course and chooses to forgo the personal and narrative-based songcraft that has become synonymous with her name and instead speaks to some of the injustices permeating our society. The new songs cut straight to the core with frank and honest commentary on domestic abuse ("Wakin' Up"), the constant barrage of news ("Bad News Blues"), the dangerous, quick to judge aspects of social media ("Shadows & Doubts"), and the haunting reality of the "Man Without a Soul."

Williams is backed by her longtime band, featuring Butch Norton (drums), Stuart Mathis (guitar), and...