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ALBUM REVIEW: Lily Seabird Searches for Honesty in the Ugliness on 'Lightspheres on Their Way'

ALBUM REVIEW: Lily Seabird Searches for Honesty in the Ugliness on 'Lightspheres on Their Way'

There is a fly-on-the-wall intimacy in certain moments of Lily Seabird’s third album, Lightspheres on Their Way, like watching someone quietly noodle before stumbling upon a profound golden thread, then following it to the end of the spool. Opening track “The Pulley” begins with barely a

ALBUM REVIEW: Two Runner’s ‘Porchlight’ Shines a Beacon of Hope

ALBUM REVIEW: Two Runner’s ‘Porchlight’ Shines a Beacon of Hope

Nanci Griffith and The Impossible Double Standards of 'Storms'

Nanci Griffith and The Impossible Double Standards of 'Storms'

ALBUM REVIEW: Laurelyn Dossett's 'How Many Moons' Is an Album of Multifaceted Songcraft

ALBUM REVIEW: Laurelyn Dossett's 'How Many Moons' Is an Album of Multifaceted Songcraft

ALBUM REVIEW: Riley Downing Makes the Moments Feel Real on 'Landfill Poetry'

ALBUM REVIEW: Riley Downing Makes the Moments Feel Real on 'Landfill Poetry'

ALBUM REVIEW: Billy Strings Mourns His Mother on 'So Much for Goodbyes'

ALBUM REVIEW: Billy Strings Mourns His Mother on 'So Much for Goodbyes'

ALBUM REVIEW: Chris Pierce Battles Despair and Injustice on ‘Songs for the Heavy Hearted’

ALBUM REVIEW: Chris Pierce Battles Despair and Injustice on ‘Songs for the Heavy Hearted’