Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker and Jim James + Bobby Bare Jr.

A slew of notable alt-rock musicians, including My Morning Jacket's Jim James, recently released New Multitudes, an album that interprets unpublished songs left behind by the late, great Woody Guthrie. Who'd have guessed that the invocation of the iconic Dust Bowl–folk songman and activist—who would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year—would arrive at such an appropriate time in our current state of affairs?