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Bryan Zach: Zach Bryan 2023 [CD]

Throughout 19 new tracks, including a poem that opens the record, Zach Bryan presents a deeply personal and reflective album that explores themes of nostalgia, self-discovery, and the complexities of fame. Drawing inspiration from the places where Bryan has found solace - bars and the roads traveled - the album feels like an intimate conversation between Bryan and his audience, sharing his experiences and internal struggles as a touring musician.<br/>Although the album doesn't follow a singular narrative, it manages to weave together poignant stories through its Americana-inspired sound. With its mix of acoustic ballads, subtle rock influences, and Bryan's signature stripped-down style, it resonates as a sincere and introspective look into the human experience.<br/><br/>The record is infused with collaborations from notable artists like Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer, and John Moreland, adding gravitas to Bryan's celebrated down-to-earth songwriting.<br/><br/>Complementing an already extraordinary discography, The Great American Bar Scene stands as the preliminary peak of Bryan's career as the new americana/country icon for - and of - our time.

The newest album from Rhiannon Giddens', You're the One is her third solo studio album and her first of all original songs. This collection of 12 songs written over the course of Giddens' career bursts with life-affirming energy, drawing from the folk music that she knows so deeply, as well as its pop descendants. Produced by Jack Splash (Solange, Alicia Keys, Valerie June), You're the One features some of Giddens' closest musical collaborators from the past decade, including multi-instrumentalists Francesco Turrisi and Dirk Powell, bassist Jason Sypher, and Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu. The album features electric and upright bass, conga, Cajun and Piano accordions, guitars, a Western string section, and Miami horns, among other instruments, capturing the inclusive spirit that channels through all of her work. <br/><br/>"I hope that people just hear American music," Giddens says. "Blues, jazz, Cajun, country, gospel, and rock-it's all there. I like to be where it meets organically. They're fun songs, and I wanted them to have as much of a chance as they could to reach people who might dig them but don't know anything about what I do. If they're introduced to me through this record, they might go listen to other music I've made with a different set of ears."

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