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Jamey Johnson - "Macon"

Jamey Johnson - "Macon"

1. Jamey Johnson made his name writing songs, both for other artists (George Strait, Joe Nichols) and from his breakout sophomore record That Lonesome Song. Songwriters are able to step off the path that singers and entertainers are forced to walk -- the one of cliches, jokes, and caricatures --

Dave Rawlings Machine - "Bells of Harlem"

1. David Rawlings and Gillian Welch make what is generally considered throwback music. From Gillian's first record Revival, the duo have been making music that doesn't depend on trends or the passage of time -- an Appalachian folk mixture that draws strength from the songs themselves,

Album Review: Tom Russell - Blood and Candle Smoke

Album Review: Tom Russell - Blood and Candle Smoke

1. Tom Russell writes songs about a fading, dangerous West -- the same one that Calexico (who backs Russell up on this record) conjures musically and that Cormac McCarthy has traversed so famously. Russell's latest, Blood and Candle Smoke, is a tour de force that already stands tall