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Shawn Mullins Returns With New Electric and Acoustic Renditions of #1 Hit "Lullaby" (premiere)

Shawn Mullins celebrates the 20th anniversary of album Soul's Core with new two-disc set featuring acoustic and electric renditions of old favorites and some new insights as well.

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Carrie Underwood Plays with the Formula on 'Cry Pretty'

Carrie Underwood mostly sticks to her comfort zone on Cry Pretty, but she steps ever so lightly outside it in an uneven album.

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The Band of Heathens Resurrect Ray Charles' "Heaven Help Us All" As a Timely Message of Unity and Justice (premiere)

On "Heaven Help Us All", the Band of Heathens create a warm, soulful, gospel sound that feels like the big hug we all need right about now.

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'Back Roads and Abandoned Motels' Is the Jayhawks' Most Enjoyable Record Since 'Rainy Day Music'

Still finding new ways to refine and expand a beloved sound, the Jayhawks' Back Roads and Abandoned Motels is a triumph.

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Nikki & the Phantom Callers Tell Story of "Prodigal Daughter" (premiere)

Atlanta outfit Nikki & the Phantom Callers makes you wanna break out your transistor radio with new tune, "Prodigal Daughter".

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La Cerca "Sway" in Desert Reflections with New Music Video (premiere)

Tucson indie rockers La Cerca present darker undertones on their new album, Night Bloom, fronted by the gorgeous reflections of their single, "Sway".

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Walter Salas-Humara Champions Community With "El Camino De Oro" (premiere)

Visual artist/Silos frontman Walter Salas-Humara preps new album, Walterio, which speaks to his punk/roots origins.

Jedd Beaudoin

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Here to Stay? The Neil Young Archives

Combining his punk ethos and tech savvy in this new online archive, Neil Young has to choose what archival releases add new understanding, new angles on the story, new points of emphasis in his own history -- and which do not.

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Family And Friends Explore Themes of Disillusionment on 'Felix Culpa'

Folk rockers Family and Friends focus on the tribulations related to the accession into adulthood on Felix Culpa.

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Horse Feathers' Metamorphosis From Americana Constructionists to Country-Rock Band Is Complete

Anchored by strong songwriting and an evolving sonic palette, Horse Feathers turn in yet another solid record with Appreciation.

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Brothers Osborne's 'Port Saint Joe' Offers Riotous Southern Rock That Challenges Mainstream Country Music

Brothers Osborne's Port Saint Joe is an album that flirts with mainstream country while hearkening a bygone musical era.

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Family And Friends Take Listeners Down "Winding Roads" (premiere + interview)

Georgia quintet Family And Friends preps debut album, Felix Culpa, an extended meditation on what's gained and what is lost.

Jedd Beaudoin

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Blackberry Smoke Party Like It's 1974 with 'Find a Light'

The 'Smoke move forward by digging down further into country and folk and then step a little harder on the fuzz pedal for album #6.

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The Ben Miller Band Uses the Studio As an Instrument on New Album 'Choke Cherry Tree' (premiere)

The Ben Miller Band became studio rats on their latest album Choke Cherry Tree and the attention to detail has produced the finest record of their career.

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Chris Stapleton: From A Room, Vol. 2

It's Chris Stapleton's grasp on the constant joys in life despite the troubles that makes his music essential and enduring.

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Yesterday's Jukebox: Jackson Browne - 'Running on Empty' (1977)

When that last guitar's been packed away: Forty years ago, Jackson Browne introduced a new kind of concept album.

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