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ALBUM REVIEW: John R. Miller Reflects Real Life on ‘Heat Comes Down’

ALBUM REVIEW: John R. Miller Reflects Real Life on ‘Heat Comes Down’

Some songwriters write short stories. Some write anthems. Some write life itself. “My friend had a Twin / I had some old no-name Strat,” John R. Miller sings on the gentle, finger-picked “Basements” on his new album, Heat Comes Down. “Our drummer’s dad was cool / he let us come over

ALBUM REVIEW: With 'Empire Electric,' No-No Boy's Julian Saporiti Exudes Positivity

ALBUM REVIEW: With 'Empire Electric,' No-No Boy's Julian Saporiti Exudes Positivity

ALBUM REVIEW: For ‘Queen of Time,’ Lindsay Lou Crafts Songs on Taking Care

ALBUM REVIEW: For ‘Queen of Time,’ Lindsay Lou Crafts Songs on Taking Care

ALBUM REVIEW: Wilco Gets Cozily Avant-Garde on Cate Le Bon-Produced ‘Cousin’

ALBUM REVIEW: Wilco Gets Cozily Avant-Garde on Cate Le Bon-Produced ‘Cousin’

ALBUM REVIEW: Buddy & Julie Miller Share Pain and Hope on 'In The Throes'

ALBUM REVIEW: Buddy & Julie Miller Share Pain and Hope on 'In The Throes'

ALBUM REVIEW: Nothing Is Gonna Stand In Lydia Loveless' Way Again

ALBUM REVIEW: Nothing Is Gonna Stand In Lydia Loveless' Way Again

ALBUM REVIEW: Jenny Owen Youngs Distills a Tempestuous Decade Into ‘Avalanche’

ALBUM REVIEW: Jenny Owen Youngs Distills a Tempestuous Decade Into ‘Avalanche’