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ALBUM REVIEW: Live-Room Warmth Cushions Modern Spiritual Exhaustion on Josh Fortenbery’s 'Tidy Memorial'

ALBUM REVIEW: Live-Room Warmth Cushions Modern Spiritual Exhaustion on Josh Fortenbery’s 'Tidy Memorial'

Josh Fortenbery is like any of us. He’s just trying to get by. The Alaska songwriter’s second album, Tidy Memorial opens with “Heaven’s Above,” a song set in the daily spiritual crush of this fucked-up era. “It’s not like I can’t see what’s wrong,

ALBUM REVIEW: Madi Diaz Mines Her Grief on 'Fatal Optimist'

ALBUM REVIEW: Madi Diaz Mines Her Grief on 'Fatal Optimist'

ALBUM REVIEW: Robert Plant Climbs a Stairway of Heavenly Harmony on Latest Release 'Saving Grace'

ALBUM REVIEW: Robert Plant Climbs a Stairway of Heavenly Harmony on Latest Release 'Saving Grace'

ALBUM REVIEW: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram's 'Hard Road' Explore Past and Present With Equal Fluidity

ALBUM REVIEW: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram's 'Hard Road' Explore Past and Present With Equal Fluidity

ALBUM REVIEW: With 'Finer Things,' Clover County Blends Humility and Talent

ALBUM REVIEW: With 'Finer Things,' Clover County Blends Humility and Talent

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Darling Blue,’ Marcus King Finds the Light

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Darling Blue,’ Marcus King Finds the Light

ALBUM REVIEW: Jeff Tweedy’s ‘Twilight Override’ May Not Be Life-Changing, But It Sure Gets Things Done

ALBUM REVIEW: Jeff Tweedy’s ‘Twilight Override’ May Not Be Life-Changing, But It Sure Gets Things Done