First Listen: Erin McKeown - Manifestra (album stream)

Manifestra often mutes the singer-songwriter's genre-shredding side in favor of pointed folk songs about foreign policy, the death penalty and income inequality. Still, there's a certain springiness to the arrangements, thanks to a crack band whose horns, keyboards and strings exude elasticity. Erin McKeown's Manifestra comes out Jan. 15, 2013. Read more »

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