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its every song infused with an inescapable melancholy

There are worlds of emotion in the ways Chura pronounces phrases with twang and grit

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Sonny Falls Sonny Falls 9/29/15 Silver Ages)As Sonny Falls, Ryan Ensley makes rollicking and resonant rock songs that feel like self contained journeys. The Chicago bandleader combines breezy, timeless songwriting with a bracing emotional potency that sneaks up on you. There are ample power pop hooks, driving riffs, and a consistently tasteful sensibility in these tunes that hes been honing across four sprawling albums. His latest, Sonny Falls, feels like a new era for Ensley: not for any