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Whichever way you read it, it's a Danielewski book
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It's about time these two guitarists got in the studio together.
The Kinks: Arthur (or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
Arthur is particularly relevant today.
North Mississippi Allstars: Up and Rolling
The music's still enjoyable, but it remains too wedded to comfort to provide the elevation…
Garcia Peoples: One Step Behind
Garcia Peoples has never had much interest in being normal, and One Step Behind benefits…
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Ghosteen
One of the most challenging and most beautiful of Cave's career.
Paper Beat Scissors: Parallel Line
Crabtree's music never falters in its production, arrangement, or delivery.
Billy Strings: Home
Strings sticks to a sort of bluegrass that all but the most die-hard purists should…
Sturgill Simpson: Sound & Fury
Let's argue about whether or not Sturgill Simpson is country. Actually, let's not.