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ALBUM REVIEW: Stillness Is the Sweet Spot on The Paper Kites’ ‘If You Go There, I Hope You Find It’

ALBUM REVIEW: Stillness Is the Sweet Spot on The Paper Kites’ ‘If You Go There, I Hope You Find It’

The Paper Kites have been on the move for most of their 15 years as a band, whether on the road or up the charts with well-crafted, sweetly rendered indie folk songs that have found niches in TV show soundtracks and social media. But for their seventh studio album,

ALBUM REVIEW: With ‘Valentine,’ Courtney Marie Andrews Offers Her Most Entrancing Sequence Yet

ALBUM REVIEW: With ‘Valentine,’ Courtney Marie Andrews Offers Her Most Entrancing Sequence Yet

ALBUM REVIEW: Britain’s James Hunter Recharges Classic Soul Sounds on ‘Off the Fence’

ALBUM REVIEW: Britain’s James Hunter Recharges Classic Soul Sounds on ‘Off the Fence’

ALBUM REVIEW: Langhorne Slim Reinvents Himself With ‘The Dreamin’ Kind’, Embracing Fuller Sound

ALBUM REVIEW: Langhorne Slim Reinvents Himself With ‘The Dreamin’ Kind’, Embracing Fuller Sound

ALBUM REVIEW: Folk-Music Vets Celebrate Lives Well Lived in ‘Together Again’

ALBUM REVIEW: Folk-Music Vets Celebrate Lives Well Lived in ‘Together Again’

ALBUM REVIEW, What We Missed: Austin Quintet Ulla Makes Magic with Traditional Sounds of the British Isles On ‘Ulla II’

ALBUM REVIEW, What We Missed: Austin Quintet Ulla Makes Magic with Traditional Sounds of the British Isles On ‘Ulla II’

ALBUM REVIEW, What We Missed: Kasambwe Brothers’ Debut Speaks of Unity

ALBUM REVIEW, What We Missed: Kasambwe Brothers’ Debut Speaks of Unity