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Artist : Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn Album : Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn Quick Description : A great cross-cultural musical endeavor. Why You Should Listen : Abigail Washburn and Wu Fei are both virtuosos in their own right. Overall Thoughts : There's good music, there's important music, and then you get albums like this that are both good and important. Just a great work of art on its own with a lot of moments that really work great on their own, and the former college music major in me senses a lot of little bites of things to explore on future listens. There's no flaw in this at all, and it's something you should absolutely find time for. Recommendation : A must-listen. Artist : Parsonsfield Album : Happy Hour on the Floor Quick Description : Folk rock done right. Why You Should Listen : Perfect mix of folk, rock, and country elements. Overall Thoughts : This feels fun. It feels fun in the way that early Dawes and Avett Brothers records were, in that ...

Some blog favorites have releases this week, and there's yet another situation where there's not a bad album in the bunch. Why waste any more time? Lady Lamb the Beekeeper - After : Lady Lamb's previous album, Ripely Pine , was a top 10 album for both Ken and I a couple years ago, so to say this album was long-awaited would be an understatement. What I didn't expect is to like this one even more than Ripely Pine . The album is still left of center, to be sure, but the music itself has shifted toward a more accessible tone without sacrificing what makes it great. The first two songs alone really won me over, but it's the whole album, and the continued maturity growth of the songwriting that's ultimately going to make it continue being an album I listen to repeatedly. Far and away the album of the week, it will probably be discussed a few more times before this year is out at the very least. Purity Ring - Another Eternity : The indie electropop entry of t...