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INDIE SPOTLIGHT

Although make a formidable impression with their new album Shine, it’s easy to get distracted by the fact that they don’t fall prey to any one style in particular. It’s tempting to try and peg the duo simply as Americana, roots, gospel or soul, when in fact they mine a hybrid drawn from all the above. Both Dorothy Daniel and her husband Ben DeBerry cull the traditional sounds gleaned from an upbringing in rural Tennessee, but it’s the way they serve them up in that makes their music such a singular encounter. So while they’re likely to frustrate those who might want

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