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While it’s certainly pleasant and stands out in the current mainstream music landscape, Hozier’s latest EP doesn’t offer much that indie songwriters and folk artists haven’t done better in the past couple of decades.
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This debut collaboration between British singer-songwriter Laura Marling and Tunng co-founder Mike Lindsay delivers some texturally unique folktronica.
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Even though it’s a little disappointing to hear Josh playing it so safe stylistically on the heels of Pure Comedy, God’s Favorite Customer more often than not delivers the sharp songwriting that Father John Misty is known for and admirably tackles some pretty dark and personal topics.
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Courtney’s vocal performances aren’t much less humdrum on Tell Me How You Really Feel than they were on her debut, but the slightly brighter and more aggressive instrumentation this time around offers a welcome change of pace.
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Indie rock singer-songwriter Mitski has announced her new album, Be the Cowboy and released a new single, “Geyser.” With a runtime of just under two-and-a-half minutes, “Geyser” gets right to the point. It starts slow but builds quickly, ending with an explosion of drums, guitar and synths. In an interview
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Father John Misty makes his official return to love songs with his new singles “Disappointing Diamonds Are the Rarest of Them All” and “Just Dumb Enough to Try.” On these songs, Tillman takes a sarcastic but charming tone similar to that of I Love You, Honeybear. The new singles are
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John Prine’s age and experience work to his benefit on his first album of new songs in over a decade.
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Phil Elverum’s songwriting enters purposefully rambly territory on Now Only, a worthy epilogue to last year’s A Crow Looked at Me.
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X makes some improvements on the mixing, singing, and songwriting fronts with ?, but the album is still a mixed bag consisting mainly of half-baked song ideas.
