Jim Allen
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The alt-country singer shares a vibrant love letter to the album that marked Gram Parsons' golden moment with The Byrds in 1968.
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A neo-trad country stalwart turns cosmic cowboy for a heady journey into the myths of the American West.
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If Buddy Holly is somehow still capable of hearing the sounds emanating from this mortal plane, there's a good chance he's sporting a broad grin upon encountering "Tip My Heart."
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Chapman's appealingly leathery, lived-in voice takes a backward glance at a long line of memories that are part of a "thread that can't be broken" running through all of our lives.
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Parenthood gives the husband-and-wife Americana duo the will to rock on an album that's informed by both birth and death.
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On the cusp of his 70th birthday, the revered singer-songwriter sets down his pen to explore country classics with some stellar duet partners.
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On his striking, sparsely produced solo album Lighthouse, the Southern California legend declares his love for New York City.
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Kayla Cohen brings an airy but mysterious psych-folk feel to the fore, and this fanciful account of alfresco domesticity certainly feels like a slice of vintage Laurel Canyon balladry.
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This record is the sound of a rock 'n' roll legend facing his place on the planet head-on, and doing his best to figure it all out as he goes along.
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On this gentle chamber-folk track, the indie singer-songwriter communes with nature and the avian world. (A SxSW Week pick.)