Kevin Morby meanders on ‘Sundowner’ Dead Oceans/Courtesy
Grade: 3.0/5.0
Folk singer Kevin Morby has always made relaxed, lounging music centered around his smooth guitar and whiskey voice. On Sundowner, he maintains this legacy, injecting very little freshness into his formula, but refining it
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