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Country music album reviews from Holler.

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Lady Nade - Willing Album Cover
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Lady Nade - Willing

This feels like third time lucky for Lady Nade, as she flexes her considerable songwriting and performance skills on the very edges of Americana. It’s almost as if Austin, Texas had upped sticks and landed alongside the River Avon. Or perhaps even vice versa.

Amythyst Kiah - Wary + Strange Album Cover
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Amythyst Kiah - Wary + Strange

For Staff Picks, we share with you our favourite new releases that you need to listen to. This week, it's Amythyst Kiah's Wary + Strange - a mesmerizing, frequently hypnotic and always challenging work.

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Joana Serrat - Hardcore from the Heart

It might be named after a book by sexologist and essayist Annie Sprinkles, but it is very much the Catalan’s creation, drenched in hugely summery vibes with folk-angled vocals, and instrumentation that swirls and chimes across her tremendous walls of sound.

Album - Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real - A Few Stars Apart
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Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real - A Few Stars Apart

While the laid-back nature of it could use more of the energy exhibited on much of his other work, it demonstrates that slowing down to reevaluate your life, whether you planned to or not, is time well spent.

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Randy Travis - The Storms of Life

Travis’ debut would prove to have an indelible influence on those who quickly followed him and contemporary artists who fly their own flag today.

Album - Joy Oladokun - in defense of my own happiness
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Joy Oladokun - in defense of my own happiness

It’s an impressive introduction - a balancing act that keeps one foot in deep, dark impressions while the other stands within enough commerciality to attract newcomers to Oladokun's sound.