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ALBUM REVIEW: Nick Shoulders Calls For a Country Conversation on ‘All Bad’

ALBUM REVIEW: Nick Shoulders Calls For a Country Conversation on ‘All Bad’

From the first second of All Bad, Nick Shoulders wants you to know this isn’t your grandpa’s country music. The album’s instrumental overture, “Hoarse Whisperer,” begins with a phaser blast and a sample of a menacing deep voice declaring “So if this is truly a conversation, then

ALBUM REVIEW: ‘A Song for Leon’ Tribute Honors Leon Russell’s Spirit of Reinvention

ALBUM REVIEW: ‘A Song for Leon’ Tribute Honors Leon Russell’s Spirit of Reinvention

ALBUM REVIEW: Zach Bryan Builds on Earnest, Catchy Songwriting

ALBUM REVIEW: Zach Bryan Builds on Earnest, Catchy Songwriting

ALBUM REVIEW: The Paper Kites Make Music in Community on ‘At The Roadhouse’

ALBUM REVIEW: The Paper Kites Make Music in Community on ‘At The Roadhouse’

ALBUM REVIEW: The Clements Brothers’ Harmonies Float on ‘Dandelion Breeze’

ALBUM REVIEW: The Clements Brothers’ Harmonies Float on ‘Dandelion Breeze’

ALBUM REVIEW: Morgan Wade’s Voice Punches Through on ‘Psychopath’

ALBUM REVIEW: Morgan Wade’s Voice Punches Through on ‘Psychopath’

ALBUM REVIEW: Hiss Golden Messenger Celebrates Creativity and Community on ‘Jump for Joy’

ALBUM REVIEW: Hiss Golden Messenger Celebrates Creativity and Community on ‘Jump for Joy’