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ALBUM REVIEW: Larkin Poe Weaves Blues Through ‘Blood Harmony’

ALBUM REVIEW: Larkin Poe Weaves Blues Through ‘Blood Harmony’

A slithering resonator guitar note glides through “Deep Stays Down,” the opening track on Larkin Poe’s new album, Blood Harmony, snaking its way through a hypnotic Mississippi blues. The swampy rhythm evokes the murkiness of a society in which secrets remain buried from generation to generation — “the river runs

ALBUM REVIEW: Sicard Hollow Breaks Through Darkness With ‘Brightest of Days’

ALBUM REVIEW: Sicard Hollow Breaks Through Darkness With ‘Brightest of Days’

ALBUM REVIEW: Billy Joe Shaver Tribute Shows Good Songs Truly ‘Live Forever’

ALBUM REVIEW: Billy Joe Shaver Tribute Shows Good Songs Truly ‘Live Forever’

ALBUM REVIEW: Springsteen Stays on the Surface for Soul Covers

ALBUM REVIEW: Springsteen Stays on the Surface for Soul Covers

ALBUM REVIEW: Details Do the Work on Elizabeth Moen’s ‘Wherever You Aren’t’

ALBUM REVIEW: Details Do the Work on Elizabeth Moen’s ‘Wherever You Aren’t’

ALBUM REVIEW: Emily Nenni Gets Hands Dirty for Songs That Ring True

ALBUM REVIEW: Emily Nenni Gets Hands Dirty for Songs That Ring True

ALBUM REVIEW: First Aid Kit Leans Heavily Into Pop But Keeps Charisma on ‘Palomino’

ALBUM REVIEW: First Aid Kit Leans Heavily Into Pop But Keeps Charisma on ‘Palomino’