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Music Review: The Prodigal Son
THE PRODIGAL SON is Ry Cooder’s first solo album in six years—and it’s about time. These 11 songs glide along a musical journey back to the roots of Southern blues, slide gui…Music
Music Review: Tree of Forgiveness
SEVENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD John Prine has successfully beat cancer—twice. One thing that seems to have helped him through the tough times is humor. His new album, Tree of Forgivene…Music
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WITH ITS HUSHED FEMALE VOCALS and lush layers of keyboard and guitar, Beach House’s atmospheric dream pop is the sort of thing hipsters might sing their babies to sleep with. But s…Music
Music Review: No Mercy in This Land
BEN HARPER AND Charlie Musselwhite are definitely on a roll. Their latest album—No Mercy in This Land—is a burst of hard-rocking classic blues. The duo previously earne…Music
Music Review: Landfall
LANDFALL is an exquisite musical story of loss that’s been sumptuously crafted in this inaugural collaboration by two longtime forces in experimental contemporary music: Laurie And…Music
Music Review: American Utopia
IN CONTRAST TO the stripped-down sound of his last solo outing, 2004’s Grown Backwards, former Talking Heads front man David Byrne’s newest album is a stir-fry of acoustic, electri…Music
Music Review: Magical Ascension
Access your transcendent and adventurous side any time you desire with this binaural beat exploration of magical lands.