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Planet Country review from Italy
Planet Country review from Italy

Uncommon maturation and expressive depth.

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John ShipeAugust 30, 2024
Review from The Netherlands - Real Roots Cafe
Review from The Netherlands - Real Roots Cafe

Beautiful songs

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John ShipeAugust 21, 2024
Americana Highways review - Water this Dark
Americana Highways review - Water this Dark

9 vibrant tales

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John ShipeMay 8, 2024Americana Music, Album Review
Fatea Magazine (U.K.) review - Water this Dark
Fatea Magazine (U.K.) review - Water this Dark

I don't know what he owes, but I'd say this album has any debt paid in full.

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John ShipeMay 6, 2024
Listening Through the Lens - Top Albums of May 2024
Listening Through the Lens - Top Albums of May 2024

His sustained sobriety has become a means for a clarity of vision. Water This Dark contains worthy material indeed.

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John ShipeMay 1, 2024Americana Music
Fervor Coulee review - Water this Dark
Fervor Coulee review - Water this Dark

An artist you owe yourself to discover.

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John ShipeApril 29, 2024
"Gold into Yarn" released April 2024
"Gold into Yarn" released April 2024

Combing the fabled Rumpelstiltskin children’s tale, Shipe brings sharp clarity to his own life story.

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John ShipeApril 16, 2024
Happy Valley Review & Retrospective
Happy Valley Review & Retrospective

Soulful songs and musical metaphors

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John ShipeApril 10, 2024Americana Music, Singer Songwriter
"Water this Dark" (Title Cut) released, March 2024
"Water this Dark" (Title Cut) released, March 2024

A matter of life and death

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John ShipeMarch 11, 2024
"What Do I Owe?" released, February 2024
"What Do I Owe?" released, February 2024

Especially this song

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John ShipeFebruary 15, 2024
Listening Through the Lens - Top Albums of December 2020
Listening Through the Lens - Top Albums of December 2020

Brims with an assortment of treasures.

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John ShipeDecember 6, 2020Americana Music
"A Song About This," Glide Magazine, November 2020
"A Song About This," Glide Magazine, November 2020

Songwriter-as-Activist was never a comfortable role for Shipe. “But I’m pushed to see things in ways I never have… to take a stand and articulate unpleasant truths I’ve suspected for a long time. I’m inviting others to do the same.”

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John ShipeNovember 25, 2020
The Beast Is Back - Album Premiere, October 2020
The Beast Is Back - Album Premiere, October 2020

“masterpiece songs”

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John ShipeOctober 1, 2020
"Song About Singing" released, September 2020
"Song About Singing" released, September 2020

Fear No Art

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John ShipeSeptember 22, 2020
TrunkSpace interview: What took the Beast so long?
TrunkSpace interview: What took the Beast so long?

The man behind the curtain is now a main character.

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John ShipeSeptember 2, 2020
Shipe shares 5 inspiring albums
Shipe shares 5 inspiring albums

I haven’t been asked “who are your influences?” in years. Once you’ve taken command of your craft and found your voice, you no longer think of them as influences, but as colleagues

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John ShipeAugust 27, 2020
"Thoughts & Prayers" released August 2020
"Thoughts & Prayers" released August 2020

Dispatch thoughts and send forth prayers

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John ShipeAugust 12, 2020
"Love Ain't Easy" released July 2020
"Love Ain't Easy" released July 2020

A love song for grown-ups.

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John ShipeJuly 24, 2020
Eugene Weekly pre-review - The Beast Is Back
Eugene Weekly pre-review - The Beast Is Back

Hagiography & Involution

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John ShipeJuly 8, 2020

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