From A Room Vol. 1 Acoustic and thumping drums to their

and thumping drums to their songs

or the mysterious sounds that strongly resemble screams that flash through the choruses of “All That Ever Mattered” (something that

but written and sung for anyone in need of a manual for how to let go

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From A Room Vol. 1 Acoustic and thumping drums to theirNashville institution Chris Stapleton followed his 2015 breakthrough with two new albums this year. They showcase his omnivorous approach to country music in all its dignified melancholy. As a songwriter, Stapleton rarely strays from countrys evergreen topics: breaking hearts, breaking the law, breaking the bank. But he tackles them with a graceful economy of language and fine gradients of emotion. Take Either Way, off Vol. 1, originally recorded by