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ALBUM REVIEW: Chris Stapleton Balances Adventure With Tried-and-True on ‘Higher’

ALBUM REVIEW: Chris Stapleton Balances Adventure With Tried-and-True on ‘Higher’

With his fifth studio LP, Higher, Chris Stapleton, assisted by co-producers Dave Cobb and Morgane Stapleton, forges another set of meticulously crafted, adeptly instrumented, and accessible songs. While the Kentucky-born artist continues to mine and rebrand various templates, his voice is undeniably and invariably country, whether he’s invoking Saturday

ALBUM REVIEW: Long-Shelved Todd Snider Album Is Worth the Wait

ALBUM REVIEW: Long-Shelved Todd Snider Album Is Worth the Wait

ALBUM REVIEW: Jon Dee Graham Dies But Lives to Tell About It on ‘Only Dead for a Little While’

ALBUM REVIEW: Jon Dee Graham Dies But Lives to Tell About It on ‘Only Dead for a Little While’

ALBUM REVIEW: Vincent Neil Emerson Turns Tradition Up Full-Blast

ALBUM REVIEW: Vincent Neil Emerson Turns Tradition Up Full-Blast

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Reflector,’ Daniel Donato Spins Jams Into a Meaningful Journey

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Reflector,’ Daniel Donato Spins Jams Into a Meaningful Journey

ALBUM REVIEW: Songs of ‘Phone Orphans’ Steer Laura Veirs Through Upheaval

ALBUM REVIEW: Songs of ‘Phone Orphans’ Steer Laura Veirs Through Upheaval

ALBUM REVIEW: Danielle Howle Lets ‘Current’ Direct Her Creativity

ALBUM REVIEW: Danielle Howle Lets ‘Current’ Direct Her Creativity