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Chris Stapleton’s new record, Starting Over, is flawless, a master class in songwriting. He is deft with the rhyme and is expert at turning a phrase and making the cliched tropes of country songs feel both fresh and like your favorite sneakers. His band is tight, the production crisp (strings on “Cold” set a mood that the guitar solo slices into — brilliant). It all lends muscle to one of the best and most muscular voices in contemporary music. He is on par with Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard. If you liked this post from Channel Surfing, why not share it? |

