The March/April 2016 digital edition of American Songwriter, featuring Lucinda Williams on the cover, is now available for download.
In our cover story, Williams weighs in on the writing of her twelfth album, The Ghosts of Highway 20. The forthcoming release is something of a concept record, with twelve of the fourteen tracks inspired by her travels and experiences along Interstate 20 between Texas and Georgia. We also check in with Boston native Aoife O’Donovan, who recently released her sophomore album, as well as Lera Lynn, a singer-songwriter from Texas who rose to prominence with a guest turn on True Detective‘s Season 2. Also, Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers pays tribute to the songwriting prowess of David Bowie.
Click here to purchase the iPad version in iTunes, and here to purchase the Android-compatible version through Google play.
The print edition arrives on newsstands March 8.
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