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LAURA JANE GRACE
Stay Alive [Polyvinyl/Cooking Vinyl]
gainst Me! frontwoman Laura Jane Grace once dreamed Dylan was a friend of hers and her first proper solo album, Stay Alive, is delightfully Dylanesque: bold and bright and beautifully bare-bones, packed with delicate acoustic twangs and tongue-in-cheek lyrical whimsy; a far cry from the gritty, guttural punk rock that Grace cut her teeth on. All but four cuts showcase solely Grace, her acoustic guitar and her warm, charismatic singing voice. The guitar lines are simple yet striking, Grace’s knack for poetic, pseudo-fantastical storytelling is enrapturing and
