First round for the year, and we are off to a great start!
Grace Cummings – Refuge Cove
Genre: Bob Dylan, basically
Rating: 6/10
Commentary: What a great voice. Hopefully the next album will be slightly less directly from the Dylan playbook.
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Saariselka – The Ground Our Sky
Genre: Ambient/Folk
Rating: 7/10
Commentary: Try this out the next time you wake up crushed by the weight of existence
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A Winged Victory for the Sullen – The Undivided Five
Genre: Faux classical
Rating: 8.5/10
Commentary: You can easily get a full week of writing out of listening to this on repeat.
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San Cha – La Luz de La Esperanza
Genre: Ranchera
Rating: 6.5/10
Commentary: New gen ranchera. Dithers a bit but pretty good.
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David Keenan – A Beginner’s Guide to Braver
Genre: Big Music
Rating: 8/10
Commentary: Oh man, this is so cheesy and self-referential. Love it though.
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