13) JAMES REEDĪ national icon in his native Australia who also happens to be one of the world’s finest singer-songwriters, Paul Kelly offers a bit of a change-up on his new record - no surprise from an artist whose catalog is full of them. ![]() (The younger Earle would follow in Dad’s footsteps, too.) “Absent Fathers” was recorded in the same sessions for its predecessor, but Earle felt like he had made two separate albums. The country singer-songwriter knows plenty about the subject matter: His single mother mostly raised him while his father, alt-country renegade Steve Earle, struggled to kick drugs and get his life back on track. “Absent Fathers” completes a poignant song cycle about the messy nature of family dynamics. (Early 2015) KEN CAPOBIANCOĪ bookend to September’s “Single Mothers,” Earle’s latest is the other side of the coin. The mercurial rapper has debuted two songs, the well-received, Isley Brothers sampling “i,” and a dazzling, determined untitled track he performed on “The Colbert Report.” Lamar is poised for a banner year some reports claim his sophomore set could be imminent, possibly with a Beyoncé-like stealth launch. city,” but if any artist is up to the challenge, it’s Lamar. ![]() ![]() The Los Angeles-based MC has the daunting task of following up his critically and commercially successful “good kid, m.A.A.d.
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