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' Ritter shares ten new tracks that further demonstrate the insightful and engaging artistry that he's celebrated for

Nick Shoulders * Refugia Blues (Ofgv) [New LP] recent_bt and melancholy at the wasteRefugia Blues, the fifth album from Nick Shoulders, is a record of big ideas and small, intimate moments. These nine songs are rooted in the stylings of Southern traditional music. Sparse, timeless, and unamplified, they're older than the sounds Shoulders saluted on albums like 2023's All Bad, with it's loud, whooping anthems for roadhouses and sweaty dancehalls. Here, Shoulders isn't shouting over a band. He isn't bringing a crowd to it's feet with