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Songs We Love: Karl Blau, 'That's How I Got To Memphis'

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Songs We Love: Karl Blau, 'That's How I Got To Memphis'

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The Washington singer-songwriter reworks a Tom T. Hall classic with warmth and respect. In the video, Blau picks up hitchhikers here and there, until he becomes one himself.

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    That's How I Got to Memphis
    Album
    Introducing Karl Blau
    Artist
    Karl Blau
    Label
    Bella Union
    Released
    2016

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Songs We Love: Twin Peaks, 'Holding Roses'

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Songs We Love: Twin Peaks, 'Holding Roses'

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The Chicago five-piece reinvigorates familiar classic-rock touchpoints with a charming, Stones-ish breakup song.

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    Holding Roses
    Album
    Down in Heaven
    Artist
    Twin Peaks
    Label
    Relativity Entertainment
    Released
    2016

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Songs We Love: Lera Lynn, 'Drive'

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Songs We Love: Lera Lynn, 'Drive'

A surf-noir rocker from the singer-songwriter who stole the second season of HBO's True Detective.

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    Drive
    Album
    Resistor
    Artist
    Lera Lynn
    Label
    Resistor Music
    Released
    2016

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Songs We Love: Mary Lattimore, 'Otis Walks Into The Woods'

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Songs We Love: Mary Lattimore, 'Otis Walks Into The Woods'

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An emotionally striking song and video by the Philadelphia harpist known for her collaborations with Kurt Vile, Sharon Van Etten, Thurston Moore and others.

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    Otis Walks Into the Woods
    Album
    At the Dam
    Artist
    Mary Lattimore
    Label
    Ghostly International
    Released
    2016

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Songs We Love: Great American Canyon Band, 'Crash'

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Songs We Love: Great American Canyon Band, 'Crash'

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Transient troubadours, Paul and Krystal Jean Masson, create a drifting kind of Cosmic American dream-pop; watch and listen to the lead track off their debut album.

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    Crash
    Album
    Only You Remain
    Artist
    Great American Canyon Band
    Label
    Six Degrees Records
    Released
    2016

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