| The second movement has this slow-paced kind of gallop feel | You have to absorb so much |
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| He helped Shooter Jennings and Jamey Johnson make landmark albums at the imaginative outlaw fringes, then partnered with Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, and Lori McKenna on category-defying breakthroughs that transformed the country music landscape | With three critically acclaimed EPs to her name Dawn, Moonlight, Flowers , the self-taught producer has been lifting up the mood of audiences everywhere with her soul-stirring anthems—and in the process, caught the attention of peers like Bonobo and Mura Masa |
Literally, the first thing he played is what you hear on the track.
17| Because it just feels good | When I needed to be in my space, because what was going on around me wasn't amusing or was boring or challenging, music became the thing |
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| Our editors update things here regularly, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library | Introducing Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos on Apple Music—at no extra cost |
With each new episode, McGraw explores this idea through his own journey as well as with some of the most influential people in their craft.
6| It was a bit more sure of itself as well | I can just be myself |
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| Effectively an ultimatum to a lover who may have been unfaithful, the track places a high value on fidelity, with the vocalists—respectively and collectively—willing to walk away | The first time I spent my own money on it was when I got my first CD player |
On her radio show Color Me Country, the singer-songwriter brings to the forefront the Black, Indigenous, and Latinx histories of country music that for too long have lived outside the spotlight and off mainstream airwaves.
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