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Tom Russell’s latest provides more proof that he’s a national treasure. Plus power pop from the High Strung, meditations on love from Colin Linden and Luther Dickinson, and a folk concept album about Mississippi.
Tom Russell has released about three dozen albums over the years. All of them have been excellent, but this latest CD might be his best.
Tom Russell is so prolific that it’s hard to keep up: I have about two dozen of his albums, and
Cowboy music has long been front and center in Tom Russell’s repertoire, from his first album right up to The
Heart on a Sleeve is a 2012 reissue of Russell’s auspicious 1984 solo debut album that features remastered sound and
Tom Russell’s talent and penchant for experimentation have fueled some terrific projects over the course of his four-decade, 28-album career,
