A well-placed group of collaborators — from the Beach Boys’ Blondie Chaplin to Living Colour’s Corey Glover to the always-funky Ivan Neville — give life to the Young President’s aptly named Coalition. You May Also Like: Living Colour’s Corey Glover: Something Else! Interview Jake Hertzog – Well Lit Shadow (2016)Read More
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On its fourth studio album, Powder Mill delivers a rough-around-the-edges, nasty, gnarly blend of Southern rock and country that will certainly remind fans of fellow Ozark rockers Black Oak Arkansas. You May Also Like: Hank Williams Jr. – It’s About Time (2016) Sam Trapchak – Land Grab (2015)
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