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Album - Asleep at the Wheel - Half a Hundred Years
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Asleep at the Wheel - Half a Hundred Years

The 19-track, hour playing time zips along with so much enthusiasm that it feels half as long. Even though it’s a bit of a mish-mash of re-recorded Asleep material with new songs, Half a Hundred Years is a constantly delightful recording that never takes itself too seriously.

Album - Billy Strings - Renewal
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Billy Strings - Renewal

Renewal is Billy Strings’ Sistine Chapel; his grandest work to date that’s sure to cast a wide net of influence over bluegrass music for years to come.

Mickey Guyton - Remember Her Name Album Cover
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Mickey Guyton - Remember Her Name

Not your run-of-the-mill country album by any measure, Mickey Guyton has stepped up and grabbed her moment in the spotlight here. Exploring everything from romance and abandonment to self-esteem and social justice, Remember Her Name is a milestone record.

Album - Taylor McCall - Black Powder Soul
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Taylor McCall - Black Powder Soul

Listeners who gravitate to the darker fringe of the genre will find plenty to chew on in this stunningly intense album that takes no prisoners, often detonating as if ignited by the explosive titular element.

The Felice Brothers - From Dreams To Dust Album Cover
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The Felice Brothers – From Dreams To Dust

“Music is a medicine. It can make our time on the planet a little more enjoyable”, Ian Felice of the Felice Brothers said. Their new record, From Dreams To Dust, succeeds in doing precisely that.

Album - Adia Victoria - A Southern Gothic
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Adia Victoria - A Southern Gothic

Victoria has crafted a serious, often unrelenting and potent collection in A Southern Gothic - a powerful, searing work that pulses with the heartbeat of the American South.