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The Clientele, reliably dreamy for decades, tears up its delicate formula

Thursday, July 27, 2023

The long-running British band introduces drum-and-bass-tinged breakbeats, strings and dub production to its delicate indie pop.

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First Listen: Townes Van Zandt, 'Sky Blue'

Thursday, February 28, 2019

A new collection of unearthed solo recordings from 1973 offers a tantalizing glimpse at the creative process of a legendarily mercurial artist.

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First Listen: Jason Eady, 'I Travel On'

Thursday, August 02, 2018

I Travel On is the sound of a deep, restorative breath from the Texas-based country singer-songwriter.

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First Listen: John Prine, 'The Tree Of Forgiveness'

Monday, April 09, 2018

The master craftsman returns with his first new tunes in 13 years.

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Songs We Love: Nick Lowe, 'Tokyo Bay'

Tuesday, April 03, 2018

The tongue-in-cheek ode to urban blight features Nick Lowe back in rockabilly mode, featuring Los Straitjackets.

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Songs We Love: David Crosby, 'Sell Me A Diamond'

Tuesday, August 01, 2017

Folk-rock's master of sociopolitical commentary seeks the soul behind the issues.

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Songs We Love: Stephen Stills & Judy Collins, 'Everybody Knows'

Monday, July 24, 2017

Half a century ago, they were a folk-rock power couple. Now they reunite with a tribute to the late Leonard Cohen.

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First Listen: James Elkington, 'Wintres Woma'

Thursday, June 22, 2017

The acoustic guitar hotshot's solo debut taps into '70s Britfolk while adding a poetic modernity.

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Songs We Love: Glenn Morrow's Cry For Help, 'The Days To Come'

Friday, June 09, 2017

The '80s Hoboken hero who's helmed The Individuals and Bar/None Records makes a belated return to band life.

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First Listen: Steve Earle, 'So You Wannabe An Outlaw'

Thursday, June 08, 2017

The alt-country godfather embraces his outlaw country roots.

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John Prine Has Stories Enough To Fill A Book

Friday, June 02, 2017

After nearly 50 years of songwriting, John Prine has released a book, Beyond Words, full of photos, handwritten lyrics and notations full of typical cockeyed humor and Zen-like poetic observation.

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Songs We Love: Nick Lowe, 'Walk On By'

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Lowe's lived-in baritone is an ideal vehicle for this unreleased country nugget. All six of the albums that the new-wave and power-pop pioneer cut between 1982 and 1990 will be reissued this summer.

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First Listen: John Mellencamp, 'Sad Clowns & Hillbillies'

Monday, April 24, 2017

A heartland rock hero teams up with Carlene Carter for some down-home spirituality.

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Songs We Love: Pete Mancini, 'Sweethearts Of The Rodeo'

Friday, March 31, 2017

The alt-country singer shares a vibrant love letter to the album that marked Gram Parsons' golden moment with The Byrds in 1968.

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First Listen: Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives, 'Way Out West'

Thursday, March 02, 2017

A neo-trad country stalwart turns cosmic cowboy for a heady journey into the myths of the American West.

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Songs We Love: Jason Eady, 'Barabbas'

Thursday, February 23, 2017

The rising alt-country troubadour gives a biblical underdog a rare shot at the spotlight in this clear-eyed anthem of renewal.

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Songs We Love: Sally & George, 'Tip My Heart'

Thursday, January 05, 2017

If Buddy Holly is somehow still capable of hearing the sounds emanating from this mortal plane, there's a good chance he's sporting a broad grin upon encountering "Tip My Heart."

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Songs We Love: Michael Chapman, 'That Time Of Night'

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Chapman's appealingly leathery, lived-in voice takes a backward glance at a long line of memories that are part of a "thread that can't be broken" running through all of our lives.

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First Listen: Shovels & Rope, 'Little Seeds'

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Parenthood gives the husband-and-wife Americana duo the will to rock on an album that's informed by both birth and death.

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First Listen: John Prine, 'For Better, Or Worse'

Thursday, September 22, 2016

On the cusp of his 70th birthday, the revered singer-songwriter sets down his pen to explore country classics with some stellar duet partners.

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