Augusta Palmer Made Us a ‘Moving-Image Mixtape’ of Memphis Country Blues Let’s Get Loud is the title of guitarist Zach Person’s second album, but it’s also a mission statement that informs both the sound of […]
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Dirty Three Choose Ambience Over Fury on ‘Love Changes Everything’
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MONO’s Post-Rock Remains Dynamic—Yet Overly Familiar
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Shweta Harve’s “Who Are You?”
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