Recent Open Road Releases

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  Robben Ford
  Pure
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  On his first instrumental album since 1997, the guitar master delivers a wonderfully diverse and balanced collection of funky originals.

  - Thom Jurek
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  Heartless Bastards
  A Beautiful Life
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  Feeling more like an Erika Wennerstrom solo LP than a band effort, this finds her growing and reaching out as an artist.

  - Mark Deming
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  Sturgill Simpson
  The Ballad of Dood & Juanita
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  A concept album set in the Civil War that finds Sturgill Simpson continuing his journey back to bluegrass.

  - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  Mouse Rat
  Awesome Album
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  The passionately mediocre make-believe band from Parks & Recreation gets a real album that works for fans of the show.

  - Mark Deming
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  Jade Bird
  Different Kinds of Light
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  The U.K. singer/songwriter's sophomore LP is a punchy, lovelorn set with alt-rock grit and plenty of heart.

  - Timothy Monger