Consumer Guide: September, 2023
Lovequests, sobriety songs, combustible guitar effects, and the last will and testament of 91-year-old believer, mother, artist, over, sister, and grandmother.
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Atmosphere: Sad Clown Bad Dub II (Rhymesayers) The II is to distinguish this (identical? revised? improved? dunno) version from the “bootleg” fans get to buy at shows, said to be a crucial element of the satisfaction it affords (“Body Pillow,” “Hells Playground”) *
Rodney Crowell: The Chicago Sessions (New West) Ten love songs so varied and intermittentl…