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ALBUM REVIEW: Nick Carpenter, aka ‘Medium Build’, Turns Small Moments Into Big Events on ‘Marietta’

ALBUM REVIEW: Nick Carpenter, aka ‘Medium Build’, Turns Small Moments Into Big Events on ‘Marietta’

Nick Carpenter doesn’t do things halfway. The Georgia-bred singer-songwriter, who performs as Medium Build, transforms small moments into big events in widescreen pop songs, yet retains a striking sense of intimacy. His talent was on full display earlier this year in the album Country, which doesn’t sound like

Dolly Parton Celebrates Her Musical Lineage on 'Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA-Family, Faith, and Fables'

Dolly Parton Celebrates Her Musical Lineage on 'Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA-Family, Faith, and Fables'

ALBUM REVIEW: Yonder Mountain String Band Heads Somewhere Good on 'Nowhere Next'

ALBUM REVIEW: Yonder Mountain String Band Heads Somewhere Good on 'Nowhere Next'

ALBUM REVIEW: Jennifer Castle Ponders Life While Searching for 'Camelot'

ALBUM REVIEW: Jennifer Castle Ponders Life While Searching for 'Camelot'

ALBUM REVIEW: Garrett Owen's 'Memoriam' Embraces Chaos

ALBUM REVIEW: Garrett Owen's 'Memoriam' Embraces Chaos

ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Last Leaf on the Tree' Willie Nelson Contemplates Still Standing

ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Last Leaf on the Tree' Willie Nelson Contemplates Still Standing

ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Our Time in the Sun' Jeremie Albino Wears His Heart on His Sleeve

ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Our Time in the Sun' Jeremie Albino Wears His Heart on His Sleeve