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DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE—Narrow Stairs
Death Cab For Cutie’s 2nd major-label album (and seventh overall, give or take a few EPs) is yet another superb introduction to their blissful, melodic take on rock and pop. Full of summery, yet melancholy, tunes, Narrow Stairs does stretch their boundaries somewhat, particularly on the joint opening of “Bixby […]

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Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet—s/t
The Sparrow Quartet sees Abigail Washburn stretching out mightily from her bluegrass roots. While also performing with traditionalists Uncle Earl, the world’s “only all-female string band,” Washburn’s solo career has always been one of transcending traditional bluegrass boundaries. As proof, her first solo album, Songs of the Traveling Daughter, […]

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