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Country music album reviews from Holler.

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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.

Merlefest 2021 by Amanda Wicks
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Review: Merlefest 2021

The beloved festival — which boasts attendees who show up not just year after year, but decade after decade - underlines what it has grown to encompass since its earlier bluegrass days; you might even venture to call it “traditional plus plus”.

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.

Album - Carly Pearce - 29: Written In Stone
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Carly Pearce - 29: Written In Stone

As crushing and humiliating as heartbreak can be, it always allows for a rebirth of sorts. For Carly Pearce, it's resulted in 29: Written In Stone - a modern country music masterpiece.

Charley Crockett - Music City USA
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Charley Crockett - Music City USA

It’s tricky to pick one singular track to return to after the 50-minute album is complete. It’s once again an all-killer-no-filler album, Crockett keeping up his extraordinary run of matching quantity with quality, all garnished with an endearing, “aw-shucks” vibe.