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Graham Parker

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Your Country

There’s something deliciously sardonic about British singer Graham Parker titling his first album for Chicago’s twang-friendly label Bloodshot “Your Country,” two words that are deviously rife with multiple meanings. But “Your Country” turns out to be a relatively sunny and straightforward roots-rock disc, perhaps a surprise coming from a songwriter generally renown for his bitterness. The most welcome element of the disc is its consistency, a nice turn for a talented artist whose body of work is frustratingly uneven.

Take away: Country comeback

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