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"textContent": "Sometimes a whisper can pack more punch than a shout. Witness, for example, the music of Nick Drake—or the similarly understated folk recordings of Abigail Lapell, whose atmospheric work might also occasionally remind you of Pentangle, Fairport Convention, or early Donovan.\n\nThe Toronto-based singer, whose acclaimed prior LPs include _Great Survivor_ (2011), _Hide nor Hair_ (2017), Getaway (2018), Stolen Time (2022), and Anniversary (2024), has previously written about subjects ranging from Donald Trump, to destructive relationships, to nature and death. Now, on the new Shadow Child, she turns entirely inward for a soft-spoken standout about her journey to …",
"title": "On the Record: Abigail Lapell Sings Her Way to Motherhood, plus a Rockabilly Anthology"
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