John Prine

Prine's first collection of new material since 2005's Grammy winning Fair and Square. Rather than going out on a limb, Prine cultivated the themes that have brought international acclaim since the 1970s. The songs are new, although some had waited to be finished for decades, like a co-write with Phil Spector called God Only Knows. The musical arrangements may be simpler than on past efforts, yet his unique ability to distill complex emotions into...