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

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

With their debut album, Secret of the Breeze, released just days before the pandemic shut down the world, Sicard Hollow engage with a changed world with their sophomore album, Brightest of Days, with lyrics informed by lessons learned along the way. More Everyman than Shakespeare, the prevailing mood of the

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’

ALBUM REVIEW: Grief Gives Wings to Rayland Baxter's ‘If I Were a Butterfly’

ALBUM REVIEW: Grief Gives Wings to Rayland Baxter's ‘If I Were a Butterfly’