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In 'Heart Tonic,' Caroline Davis Added Influences Of Irregular Heart Rhythms

6:25pm April 13, 2018

by Michelle Mercer

In 2013, jazz composer and alto saxophonist Caroline Davis got some troubling news: Her father had a potentially dangerous condition — arrhythmia. His heart was beating irregularly. Her concern for him lead to a unique, musical response, and a new album.

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Princess Nokia Goes Full Emo

1:03pm April 13, 2018

by Stefanie Fernández

The Nuyorican rapper, best known for her relentless flow and urban bruja vibe, pens a love letter to the emo and pop-punk she loved growing up on her new mixtape, A Girl Cried Red.

Benjamin Lazar Davis' Nothing Matters comes out May 4.

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Songs We Love: Benjamin Lazar Davis, 'Choosing Sides'

9:00am April 13, 2018

by Talia Schlanger

Davis dances the pas de deux of a divided heart in a song co-written with Alex Toth of Rubblebucket,

Elise Davis' new album, Cactus, is due out later this year.

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Songs We Love: Elise Davis, 'Don't Bring Me Flowers'

8:01am April 13, 2018

by Brittney McKenna

Elise Davis frankly explores sexual desire and casual relationships in a buoyantly arranged song co-written with Maren Morris and Frank Romano.

The members of La Mecánica Popular eloquently cross genres on their new album.

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La Mecánica Popular: Radical Afro-Latin Futurism

3:12pm April 12, 2018

by Catalina Maria Johnson

With hints of chicha and electrified Miles Davis, La Mecánica Popular makes the ancient sound like the future on their new album, Rosa Cruz.

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Singer-Songwriter John Prine Draws On His Roots With 'Tree Of Forgiveness'

2:01pm April 12, 2018

by Ken Tucker

Prine keeps his earthiness alive on his first album of new songs in 13 years. Critic Ken Tucker says The Tree of Forgiveness features simple folk arrangements and a jaunty tone.

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Ashley Monroe's Sparrow is out April 20 on Warner Bros.

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First Listen: Ashley Monroe, 'Sparrow'

11:30am April 12, 2018

by Jewly Hight

Be prepared to be swept up by Monroe's subtle and breathtaking Sparrow, a record fluent in the communal languages of folk, country, gospel and pop.

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Zac Farro Of Paramore Wants Halfnoise's 'She Said' To Free Your Head

9:25am April 12, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

The Paramore drummer coalesces his sunny, rhythmically rich psychedelic-pop tendencies on a new solo EP.

Exitmusic's The Recognitions comes out April 20 via felte.

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First Listen: Exitmusic, 'The Recognitions'

5:00am April 12, 2018

by Mike Katzif

Recorded amidst the slow dissipation of the duo's marriage and after their separation, these nine songs unwind like a melodramatic love story pulling apart bit by bit.

Joshua Hedley's Mr. Jukebox is out April 20 on Third Man.

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First Listen: Joshua Hedley, 'Mr. Jukebox'

5:00am April 12, 2018

by Brittney McKenna

Joshua Hedley's flawless vibrato and encyclopedic knowledge of country music make for a startling introduction on his debut album.