Christopher Owens peddles tepid country ballads on A New Testament
For all of Owens' more introspective songwriting tendencies, records like Girls' debut, Album, benefited from bombast. That record's definitive and representative … There's “It Comes Back To You,” a languid cut that mines that most cliché songwriting …
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The Voice recap: We're all friends here
Before his performance, Blessing, despite his soul sound, expressed his interest in Blake's coaching on the basis of songwriting. Blessing seemed to continue to lean that way when he told Blake that he went to Belmont University in Nashville. It gets …
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Review: Sam Smith delights capacity crowd in Oakland
The 22-year-old British soul singer-songwriter is one of the year's big breakthrough artists, having sent the buzz machine into overdrive with the release of his debut full-length studio album, "In the Lonely Hour." His success on the charts is …
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Writer of the Week: Jonah Tolchin
We caught up with him again recently and chatted with him about his new album Clover Lane, his songwriting heroes and his all-time “dream co-writer.” … Both of those songs are timeless and provoke a very nostalgic emotion in my soul… A feeling of …
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