Articles by Stuart Henderson

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  Sturgill Simpson

  Metamodern Sounds in Country Music

  PUBLISHED May 13, 2014

  Among the most exciting records of 2014, Sturgill Simpson's sophomore LP plays like an album-length reward for fans of country music with l...

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  The Black Keys

  Turn Blue

  PUBLISHED May 9, 2014

  On their eighth record in 13 years, the Black Keys sound about as far removed from their early days as drum'n'guitar garage rockers as can...

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  Locke

  Steven Knight

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2014

  This startling character study from writer/director Steven Knight (best known for penning both Eastern Promises and Dirty Pretty Things aft...

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  Willie Watson

  Folk Singer, Vol. 1

  PUBLISHED May 6, 2014

  Since leaving Old Crow Medicine Show — a band he co-founded — Willie Watson hasn't lost a step. On this haunting, haunted colle...

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  Natalie Merchant

  Natalie Merchant

  PUBLISHED May 5, 2014

  It's hard to point to the exact moment when Natalie Merchant, revered heroine of the college rock sound as lead singer for 10,000 Maniacs t...

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  Nikki Lane

  All or Nothin’

  PUBLISHED May 5, 2014

  "It's always the right time," recommends alt-Nashville rocker Nikki Lane, "to do the wrong thing." On this record full of stories about wha...

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  Jerry Leger

  Heart Songs

  PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2014

  Toronto-bred folk-rocker Jerry Leger can't stop, or won't. He's released seven records since 2004, each one better than the last, and he ma...

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  Old 97's

  Most Messed Up

  PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2014

  "I am the most messed up motherfucker in this town," snarls Rhett Miller, frontman and primary songwriter for the Old 97's for almost a qua...