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David Dondero: # Zero With a Bullet

David Dondero: <em># Zero With a Bullet</em>

What the world needs now Cracker’s David Lowery once sang, “What the world needs now is another folk singer / Like I need a hole in my head.” David Dondero’s seventh album acknowledges the waning singer/songwriter demand with its defeatist title, but like his record-label head Conor Oberst, what distinguishes Dondero from other dudes-with-guitars is his gift as a colorful and incisive lyricist.“Can’t afford a therapist / every time I have to get depressed,” he sings on “Caught the Song,” and indeed, there are few silver linings in this collection of gathering storm clouds. But if the world doesn’t...  read more

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Jason Boesel Gets a Little Help From Band of Horses, Orenda Fink, David Rawlings and More on Solo Debut

Jason Boesel Gets a Little Help From Band of Horses, Orenda Fink, David Rawlings and More on Solo Debut

After over a decade behind a drum kit, Jason Boesel is ready to step out front. Boesel’s spent years drumming in Rilo Kiley, Bright Eyes and Conor Oberst’s Mystic Valley Band. So it’s no surprise that, wanting to record a solo album, he could garner support from some indie-rock heavyweights. What is surprising, though, is how naturally Boesel assumes his new singer-songwriter role. His debut, Hustler’s Son (out Jan. 12 on Team Love), is full of hushed and catchy country rock, not unlike what you’d hear on Oberst’s latest, Outer South....  read more

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The Felice Brothers: Yonder Is The Clock

The Felice Brothers: <em>Yonder Is The Clock</em>

Although it may not garner as much attention as the island of Manhattan...  read more

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