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  • Summary: The latest full-length release from singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams features contributions from such artists as Jesse Malin, Buddy Miller, Angel Olsen, Margo Price, Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, and Tommy Stinson.
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  1. 90
    These stories resonate with strength and an irrepressible spirit few other artists can summon. Williams’ ability to persevere over issues that would sideline lesser talents and create music this impressive is a testament to the vitality of her rock ’n’ roll heart.
  2. Jun 28, 2023
    80
    Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart is brash, loud, triumphant, and quintessentially Williams — her perseverance in the face of adversity is truly inspiring, and these stories are tales to live by.
  3. Jun 28, 2023
    80
    This is indeed as animated as we’ve heard Lucinda in some time. Her articulation and her songs are strong, while buoyed by excellent backing musicians, vocalists, and superb production values.
  4. Uncut
    Jun 28, 2023
    80
    There's little on her 16th album to suggest it's anything other than business as usual. [Jul 2023, p.36]
  5. Jun 30, 2023
    80
    Stories From a Rock N Roll Heart is an example of strength and conviction—as well as friendship.
  6. 80
    It’s a relief to find Williams as thought-provoking and moving as ever.
  7. Jun 28, 2023
    60
    As it swivels between rock hymns like the Boss-backed New York comeback and country laments like Jukebox, it becomes a primer for newcomers, not a unified statement on a par with 2020's raw Good Souls Better Angels or the landmark Car Wheels On A Gravel Road. Still, it is a triumph that this exists at all. [Aug 2023, p.80]

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  1. Aug 2, 2023
    7
    Another nice punch of very american rock & roll energy of Lucinda Williams topped with Bruce Springsteen's presence and some other nice voicesAnother nice punch of very american rock & roll energy of Lucinda Williams topped with Bruce Springsteen's presence and some other nice voices that makes this album, nothing new, but the same good old music you would listen in your routine tavern. Expand