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ALBUM REVIEW: With 'The Spur,' Joan Shelley Accesses Another Creative Plane

ALBUM REVIEW: With 'The Spur,' Joan Shelley Accesses Another Creative Plane

2019’s Like the River Loves the Sea was a pivotal release for Joan Shelley. Recorded in Reykjavik, adeptly produced by James Elkington, and benefiting from the violin and cello contributions of Icelandic sisters Þórdís Gerður Jónsdóttir and Sigrún Kristbjörg Jónsdóttir, the album forged a traditionally grounded yet avant-garde leaning,

ALBUM REVIEW: Peter Rowan Bridges Genres and Generations on ‘Calling You From My Mountain’

ALBUM REVIEW: Peter Rowan Bridges Genres and Generations on ‘Calling You From My Mountain’

ALBUM REVIEW: Love and Loss Anchor Leon Timbo’s ‘Lovers and Fools, Vol. 2’

ALBUM REVIEW: Love and Loss Anchor Leon Timbo’s ‘Lovers and Fools, Vol. 2’

ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Americana Railroad’ Arrives With Fresh Take on Train Songs

ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Americana Railroad’ Arrives With Fresh Take on Train Songs

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Sing to the Walls,’ Chastity Brown Goes Full Power

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Sing to the Walls,’ Chastity Brown Goes Full Power

ALBUM REVIEW: Vivid Characters Make for Memorable Songs on Rod Picott’s ‘Paper Hearts and Broken Arrows’

ALBUM REVIEW: Vivid Characters Make for Memorable Songs on Rod Picott’s ‘Paper Hearts and Broken Arrows’

ALBUM REVIEW: American Aquarium Throws Out a Lifeline on ‘Chicamacomico’

ALBUM REVIEW: American Aquarium Throws Out a Lifeline on ‘Chicamacomico’