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Go Dark, Cut Deep with Dust City Opera. Hold On, Sleep Tight with Rooster Blackspur

Singles are not the usual fare on Musically Speaking, but when you get two remarkable and quite different songs from two remarkable New Mexican artists, you need to share. Dust City Opera’s “Stars” ventures into dark territory, and Rooster Blackspur’s “Big Dipper” takes place in the dark of night.

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New Albums from Yvonne Perea and Moody Little Sister Shed Grace on Us All (updated)

Singer/songwriters Yvonne Perea and Moody Little Sister (Naomi Sparrow and Rob Stroup) take widely divergent approaches to production on their new albums, but they deliver much the same balm: however bad your situation may appear, you most likely have the means to make it better.

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