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MUSGRAVES
AEROSMITH
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EMMYLOU HARRIS AND RODNEY CROWELL
SHELBY LYNNE I Can’t Imagine
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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.
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