Across the nine songs on her new album, Every Ghost, Kelsey Waldon confronts addiction, grief, generational trauma, and even herself—and emerges stronger and more at peace. As she sings in “Ghost of Myself,” she’s worked not only to improve and let go of bad habits, but also to learn to love her past. Compassion is a guiding thread throughout Every Ghost, whether for Waldon herself, for the person battling addiction, or for a world in suffering. The people in Waldon’s songs are not irredeemable—they are struggling.