Album Review: Book of Travelers by Gabriel Kahane

What is an artist supposed to do with the United States in 2018? Before it was even a country, this confederation of colonies was often defined by divergent opinions and experiences. But in recent years, what might have once (often falsely) passed for a civilized divide has widened at an astounding rate, into an inhospitable canyon whose erosive effects sometimes suggest a New American Antebellum. That leaves the artist with two unattractive options: address the national tension directly and risk making predictable and laughable propaganda, or write about almost anything else and seem privileged to ponder something beyond our urgent existential crises.

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