Recent Gritty Releases

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  Van Morrison
  Roll with the Punches
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  The iconic singer and all-star guests get downright rowdy on this hot set of ten classic blues and R&B tunes and five originals.

  - Thom Jurek
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  Third Day
  Revival
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  Revival sees the venerable CCM unit returning to their Southern rock roots via a soulful set recorded at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

  - James Christopher Monger
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  Lucinda Williams
  This Sweet Old World
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  The singer and songwriter revisits the songs from her 1992 album Sweet Old World with mixed results.

  - Mark Deming
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  The Killers
  Wonderful Wonderful
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  The Killers' fifth album feels like a sequel to Brandon Flowers' solo albums.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  Deep Purple
  A Fire in the Sky
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  Rhino delivers a 40-track retrospective that includes at least one song from every one of the blues-rock legends' studio albums through 2013's Now What?!

  - James Christopher Monger
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  Black Stone Cherry
  Black to Blues
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  Kentucky's favorite hard-rocking sons pay tribute to the original electric blues masters and the '70s rock bands they're inspired by.

  - Thom Jurek
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  Jessica Lea Mayfield
  Sorry Is Gone
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  With production by John Agnello, JLM's fourth solo LP balances atmosphere and grit, and heartache and empowerment.

  - Marcy Donelson
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  Meek Mill
  Wins and Losses
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  Combative MC's third LP is highlighted by the plaintive "Young Black America" and thunderous collaborations with Dreamchasers signee Papamitrou.

  - Andy Kellman
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  METZ
  Strange Peace
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  Canadian indie rock trio has actually grown tighter and more powerful on its brutal yet meticulous third album.

  - Mark Deming
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  Joan Osborne
  Songs of Bob Dylan
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  The vocalist interprets 13 career-spanning songs by Bob Dylan, displaying a strong voice and genuine musical intelligence.

  - Mark Deming