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ALBUM REVIEW: On Cornelia Murr 'Run to the Center' Returns with More Tactile Work

ALBUM REVIEW: On Cornelia Murr 'Run to the Center' Returns with More Tactile Work

There was a wispy, ethereal quality to Cornelia Murr’s 2018 debut LP Lake Tear of the Clouds, and an angelic echo of that on her excellent 2022 EP Corridor. But with time comes growth and change, and her long-anticipated follow-up, Run to the Center shows off a new version

ALBUM REVIEW: Patterson Hood Matures on 'Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams'

ALBUM REVIEW: Patterson Hood Matures on 'Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams'

It may have taken Patterson Hood a dozen years to get it out, but Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams was well worth the wait. The Drive-By Truckers co-founder is no stranger to making solo records—this is his fourth—but none are quite like this one. Crafted with help from

ALBUM REVIEW: For Lilly Hiatt, "Forever" Means Letting Go of Expectations

ALBUM REVIEW: For Lilly Hiatt, "Forever" Means Letting Go of Expectations

What happens when you get everything you dreamed of, when you find love and a comfortable place to land? For Lilly Hiatt, a lot of loud guitars, fuzz and distortion of the garage rock variety. The sound of Forever, Hiatt’s sixth studio album, unexpectedly suits this current moment she’

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Humanhood’ Tamara Lindeman (The Weather Station) Explores the Messiness of Living

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Humanhood’ Tamara Lindeman (The Weather Station) Explores the Messiness of Living

Tamara Lindeman makes challenging music. It’s not meant to bring comfort, but somehow always does it anyway, just by ferrying to the surface the innermost thoughts that plague so many. The Weather Station, Lindeman’s recording outfit, has centered climate grief, coming of age anxiety, and an increasingly disconnected

ALBUM REVIEW: Rose Hotel's 'A Pawn Surrender' is Singular and Beautiful

ALBUM REVIEW: Rose Hotel's 'A Pawn Surrender' is Singular and Beautiful

EDITOR'S NOTE: Rose Hotel's A Pawn Surrender came out on June 7, on Strolling Bones Records. We're reviewing it now as part of a year-end round up of some of the best albums we missed along the way this year. Like the unexpected twists

ALBUM REVIEW: Kiely Connell Befriends Herself on 'My Own Company'

ALBUM REVIEW: Kiely Connell Befriends Herself on 'My Own Company'

EDITOR'S NOTE: Kiely Connell's My Own Company was released on July 19th on Thirty Tigers. We're reviewing it now as part of a year-end round up of some of the best albums we missed along the way this year. Reconciling the richness of Kiely

ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Brighter Days' Dwight Yoakam Finds New Ways to Explore His Signature Sound

ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Brighter Days' Dwight Yoakam Finds New Ways to Explore His Signature Sound

Staying true to yourself amid a changing world and evolving technology is no easy feat, but if anyone can do it, it’s Dwight Yoakam. Nearly 40 years into his recording career, the legendary Yoakam is still finding new ways to explore his signature sound—a kind of California punk