Recent Literate Releases

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  Josh Groban
  Harmony
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  Groban puts his warm, classically informed spin on a nicely curated set of cover songs.

  - Matt Collar
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  Jimi Hendrix / The Jimi Hendrix Expe …
  Live in Maui
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  The ultimate guitar hero and his band play two fiery sets in Hawaii where they shine despite unpredictable conditions.

  - Mark Deming
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  Bob Dylan
  1970
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  A loose, surprisingly enjoyable set of outtakes from the Self Portrait and New Morning sessions, highlighted by a George Harrison cameo.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  The Smashing Pumpkins
  Cyr
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  On their 11th studio album, this alt-rock institution transfigure their layered guitar daydreams into brooding synth pop.

  - Fred Thomas
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  Dirty Projectors
  5EPs
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  This collection brings together five EPs the band released in the last half of 2020, each satisfying separately or collectively.

  - Mark Deming
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  Lambchop
  Trip
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  Kurt Wagner and Co. return to a more organic approach to recording with this set of tunes from other songwriters.

  - Mark Deming
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  Dave Alvin
  From an Old Guitar: Rare and Unrelea …
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  The roots rock hero delivers 16 covers and outtakes from his vaults and shows he's practically incapable of making a bad album.

  - Mark Deming
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  Ani DiFranco
  Revolutionary Love
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  This set weaves folk, rock, R&B, and jazz-pop in a radical, redemptive exhortation to practice love and acceptance in a catastrophic era.

  - Thom Jurek
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  Bill Evans
  Live at Ronnie Scott's
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  An engaging archival live album featuring the pianist's magical 1968 trio with Eddie Gomez and Jack DeJohnette.

  - Matt Collar
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  Sleaford Mods
  Spare Ribs
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  Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn confront life in the time of COVID-19 with darkly witty songs that add more melody to their signature style.

  - Heather Phares