Recent Healing/Comfort Releases

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  Alicia Keys
  Alicia
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  Delayed six months, the seventh proper album from the singer/songwriter and pianist aims to heal and uplift with her largest roster of guests yet.

  - Andy Kellman
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  Cut Copy
  Freeze, Melt
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  Influenced by ambient music and classic techno and sprinkled with subtle melodies, this sleekly minimalist album is a satisfying left turn.

  - Tim Sendra
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  Soko
  Feel Feelings
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  The singer/songwriter moves on from trauma with uninhibited songs that blur joy, loss, and sensuality together beautifully.

  - Heather Phares
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  Julianna Barwick
  Healing Is a Miracle
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  On her first album after several life changes, the vocalist/producer explores creativity's therapeutic qualities with transcendent beauty.

  - Heather Phares
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  The Naked and Famous
  Recover
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  The Los Angeles-based New Zealand-bred synth pop outfit pares down to a duo for their effusive, uplifting fourth album.

  - Matt Collar
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  Mandy Barnett
  A Nashville Songbook
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  A stylish and old-fashioned tribute to the sounds and songs of post-war Nashville.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  Samantha Crain
  A Small Death
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  The indie singer/songwriter's very personal sixth album is informed by bouts of chronic pain and distress stemming from a series of car accidents.

  - Marcy Donelson
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  Ronnie Earl / Ronnie Earl & the …
  Rise Up
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  The East Coast bluesman and band address the pain and suffering of the 2020s with empathy and the desire for justice and healing.

  - Thom Jurek
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  Josiah Johnson
  Every Feeling on a Loop
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  The former Head and the Heart singer turns in an emotional, life-affirming debut.

  - Timothy Monger
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  The Microphones
  Microphones in 2020
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  Phil Elverum revisits his beloved indie pop project with an ambitious yet humble musical memoir that honors his past and present selves.

  - Heather Phares