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ALBUM REVIEW: Joy Oladokun Levels Up Her Sound But Stays True to Herself on ‘Proof of Life’

ALBUM REVIEW: Joy Oladokun Levels Up Her Sound But Stays True to Herself on ‘Proof of Life’

There’s a strong temptation to frame Proof of Life, Joy Oladokun’s follow-up to her self-released breakthrough album in defense of my own happiness (ND review), as a pop-oriented major label makeover. On in defense, there was a certain level of homespun charm to the proceedings, with Oladokun’s

ALBUM REVIEW: Songs Shine Brightest on Star-Studded Doc Watson Tribute

ALBUM REVIEW: Songs Shine Brightest on Star-Studded Doc Watson Tribute

ALBUM REVIEW: Del Barber’s Details Make the Songs of ‘Almanac’ Come Alive

ALBUM REVIEW: Del Barber’s Details Make the Songs of ‘Almanac’ Come Alive

ALBUM REVIEW: The Infamous Stringdusters Honor Where Flatt & Scruggs Have Led

ALBUM REVIEW: The Infamous Stringdusters Honor Where Flatt & Scruggs Have Led

ALBUM REVIEW: Trapper Schoepp Follows Multiple Callings on ‘Siren Songs’

ALBUM REVIEW: Trapper Schoepp Follows Multiple Callings on ‘Siren Songs’

ALBUM REVIEW: Esther Rose Embraces the Messy and the Mature on ‘Safe to Run’

ALBUM REVIEW: Esther Rose Embraces the Messy and the Mature on ‘Safe to Run’

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Cadence,’ Cinder Well Finds Beauty in the Dark Places

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Cadence,’ Cinder Well Finds Beauty in the Dark Places