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ALBUM REVIEW: Anna Tivel Merges Nature and Human Nature on ‘Outsiders’

ALBUM REVIEW: Anna Tivel Merges Nature and Human Nature on ‘Outsiders’

Anna Tivel has it on lock at this point. With three incredible studio albums behind her and one standout EP, Tivel has many strengths and no flaws. She’s one of the finest storytellers modern folk music has to offer, with lyrics so literary that it’s tempting to think

ALBUM REVIEW: Early James Gets Straight to the Point on ‘Strange Time To Be Alive’

ALBUM REVIEW: Early James Gets Straight to the Point on ‘Strange Time To Be Alive’

ALBUM REVIEW: Andrew Combs Goes Back to Basics on ‘Sundays’

ALBUM REVIEW: Andrew Combs Goes Back to Basics on ‘Sundays’

ALBUM REVIEW: Loudon Wainwright III Stares Down Age on ‘Lifetime Achievement’

ALBUM REVIEW: Loudon Wainwright III Stares Down Age on ‘Lifetime Achievement’

ALBUM REVIEW: Shemekia Copeland Goes Full Blast on ‘Done Come Too Far’

ALBUM REVIEW: Shemekia Copeland Goes Full Blast on ‘Done Come Too Far’

ALBUM REVIEW: The Vandoliers Rock the Intersection of Country and Punk

ALBUM REVIEW: The Vandoliers Rock the Intersection of Country and Punk

ALBUM REVIEW: Mariel Buckley Stares Down Hard Truths on ‘Everywhere I Used to Be’

ALBUM REVIEW: Mariel Buckley Stares Down Hard Truths on ‘Everywhere I Used to Be’