Russ Taff – ‘Cover Story’ [Album Review]

Singer-songwriter and six-time Grammy-winner Russ Taff unveils his latest album, Cover Story, chronicling his voyage through life with performances of iconic songs by Bob Dylan, U2, Prince, The National, Depeche Mode, Blind Willie Johnson, and Simon & Garfunkel. Executive produced by Steve Taylor, produced by John Mark Painter, and mixed by Matt Wallace, while recording Cover Story, Taff felt starkly vulnerable and rediscovered the liberating feeling of yielding to the music. Taff explains, “I wasn’t comfortable at all at first with the approach Steve and John were taking, because as a singer, for all of these years, there’s microphones that I like, preamps that I like. That becomes your security blanket, you feel safe, and you feel secure because that’s how you’ve done it for your who...

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