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ALBUM REVIEW: John Leventhal Explores Found Sounds on 'National Drift'

ALBUM REVIEW: John Leventhal Explores Found Sounds on 'National Drift'

Listen: just go buy John Leventhal’s second album National Drift. A restless musical genius, Leventhal hears notes and snatches of melodies and builds rhythmic patterns around them, delivering soundscapes that soothe and transport. He’s a guitarist who is one with his instrument, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist

ALBUM REVIEW: Libby Dale Makes Her Solo Debut With 'Freehand'

ALBUM REVIEW: Libby Dale Makes Her Solo Debut With 'Freehand'

Waylon Payne Mines Nashville’s Contradictions, Yet Honors Outlaw Roots on New Album ‘Wayward’

Waylon Payne Mines Nashville’s Contradictions, Yet Honors Outlaw Roots on New Album ‘Wayward’

ALBUM REVIEW: Hermanos Gutiérrez Trace Their Roots on 'Los Ojos Del Cóndor'

ALBUM REVIEW: Hermanos Gutiérrez Trace Their Roots on 'Los Ojos Del Cóndor'

ALBUM REVIEW: Leon Bridges Delivers an Ode to Joy on 'Happiness Anytime'

ALBUM REVIEW: Leon Bridges Delivers an Ode to Joy on 'Happiness Anytime'

ALBUM REVIEW: Joy Oladokun Uses the Past to Shape the Future on 'Hope Is a Heavy Thing'

ALBUM REVIEW: Joy Oladokun Uses the Past to Shape the Future on 'Hope Is a Heavy Thing'

ALBUM REVIEW: Angela Easterling Explores Her Fascinating Family History on 'Songs From the Knoxville Project'

ALBUM REVIEW: Angela Easterling Explores Her Fascinating Family History on 'Songs From the Knoxville Project'