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ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Weathervanes,’ Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Prove They’re Playing the Long Game

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Weathervanes,’ Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Prove They’re Playing the Long Game

When the chorus hits almost two minutes into “King of Oklahoma,” the second track on Weathervanes, the new Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit album, it’s like an unexpected release of tension you didn’t know you needed. It proves once again that Isbell is not only a much-heralded

ALBUM REVIEW: Sara Petite’s ‘The Empress’ Is a Travelogue Through Twang

ALBUM REVIEW: Sara Petite’s ‘The Empress’ Is a Travelogue Through Twang

ALBUM REVIEW: Ben Harper Wanders Wonderfully on ‘Wide Open Light’

ALBUM REVIEW: Ben Harper Wanders Wonderfully on ‘Wide Open Light’

ALBUM REVIEW: Tanya Tucker Makes Herself at Home on ‘Sweet Western Sound’

ALBUM REVIEW: Tanya Tucker Makes Herself at Home on ‘Sweet Western Sound’

ALBUM REVIEW: Cowboy Junkies Break New Ground with ‘Such Ferocious Beauty’

ALBUM REVIEW: Cowboy Junkies Break New Ground with ‘Such Ferocious Beauty’

ALBUM REVIEW: Ruen Brothers Bring the Wild West to the Modern World

ALBUM REVIEW: Ruen Brothers Bring the Wild West to the Modern World

ALBUM REVIEW: Ben Folds Packs Stories and Characters into Songs of ‘What Matters Most’

ALBUM REVIEW: Ben Folds Packs Stories and Characters into Songs of ‘What Matters Most’