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ALBUM REVIEW: Chris Smither Cuts Deep on ‘All About the Bones’

ALBUM REVIEW: Chris Smither Cuts Deep on ‘All About the Bones’

Nobody blends groove and gravitas quite like Chris Smither. The folk-blues master leads off his new album with the title song, “All About the Bones.” Over a seductive mid-tempo rhythm burnished by his own deftly picked guitar, Chris Cheek's late-night sax, and BettySoo’s ethereal backing vocals, Smither

ALBUM REVIEW: Loud or Soft, Will Kimbrough Gets It Out of His System on ‘For the Life of Me’

ALBUM REVIEW: Loud or Soft, Will Kimbrough Gets It Out of His System on ‘For the Life of Me’

ALBUM REVIEW: Emily Nenni Confident Behind the Wheel of ‘Drive & Cry’

ALBUM REVIEW: Emily Nenni Confident Behind the Wheel of ‘Drive & Cry’

ALBUM REVIEW: Kyshona Finds Modern Lessons in Genealogical Research for ‘Legacy’

ALBUM REVIEW: Kyshona Finds Modern Lessons in Genealogical Research for ‘Legacy’

ALBUM REVIEW: Iron & Wine Adds Orchestral Elements and Playful Rumination on ‘Light Verse’

ALBUM REVIEW: Iron & Wine Adds Orchestral Elements and Playful Rumination on ‘Light Verse’

ALBUM REVIEW: Charley Crockett Offers Keen Observations on ‘$10 Cowboy’

ALBUM REVIEW: Charley Crockett Offers Keen Observations on ‘$10 Cowboy’

ALBUM REVIEW: The Brother Brothers Pack Playful and Powerful into ‘The January Album’

ALBUM REVIEW: The Brother Brothers Pack Playful and Powerful into ‘The January Album’