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KACEY MUSGRAVES AEROSMITH Aerosmith EMMYLOU HARRIS AND RODNEY CROWELL SHELBY LYNNE I Can’t Imagine Picking up where her Soundscan records forGrammybiggestwinning debut leftvinyl off, Kacey selling first-week sales. And Musgraves espouses modest for good reason. JackaWhite again disposition, makes candid hits the “reset” button on his latest batch ofand ear oozes candy,smallanother observations, recordcharm teeming instrumental town on awith record notable surprises, inventive playing, and for its consistency and simplicity. Primarily recorded live, and infused with barbed wit, it rises above the modern-country fray. Choosing not to wait another few decades before they teamed up again, longtime friends Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell turn in one of 2015’s most satisfying harmony-based records. Intertwined with superlative songwriting, it doubles as the backstory of the legends’ careers. Shelby Lynne’s Rounder debut takes its influences from classic Southern soul, traditional C&W, New Orleans R&B, and roots blues—disciplines that have informed the deep-rooted Americana vocalist’s work for two decades. Pure, independent, and original, the singer sounds as good as ever on this scintillating analog pressing. Pageant Material This is it: The album that broke LP The Traveling Kind $24.99 LDH951974 180g LP + MORE FROM THIS ARTIST ON PAGE 265 + LP $22.99 LDN16271 + MORE FROM THIS ARTIST ON PAGE 264 BONNIE RAITT Nick of Time: 25th Ann. Edition Few artists realize their greatest commercial—and creative— triumph nearly two decades into their career. Bonnie Raitt achieved the feat with a 1989 set that scored ѡɕ