Griffin's songs are complex, nuanced and difficult, yet lovely. She writes from points of view distant from her own, such as that of an old man looking back on the regrets of his life ("Top of the ...

As great a performer as she may be, Griffin's not going to be heard on Top 40 radio ... of her art that Patty Griffin doesn't seem to care whether she wrote the song or not. She inhabits it ...

Patty Griffin’s new gospel-infused album ... of the Sunday hymnal as well as bluesy traditionals, two new songs by Ms. Griffin and one by Hank Williams at his most melancholy.

Patty Griffin offers a stark view ... a period during which she battled breast cancer. Griffin, who’ll turn 55 in March, notes that the songs on this record have given her “an expansive ...

Patty Griffin will issue her tenth studio album in March and the self-titled project comes after a hiatus during which she battled breast cancer. The first song from the Grammy-winning singer ...

Karen Dalton's career was built on covering the songs of others. Patty Griffin writes songs that others famously cover. Both artists are considered masters of their respective crafts by their ...

"I went swimming in the river with the ghosts and debris," sings Patty ... Griffin's own destiny as a musician. When FUV asked if she might want to write about her "Five Essential Rickie Lee Jones ...

Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However, you can still listen with the Spotify and Apple Music playlists at the bottom of the page. That's not to say its 13 ...

Songwriters often say that they don’t know where their works come from, that they seem to come from outside themselves. In any given interview you might hear Bono, Alanis Morissette, Gillian ...

I relate to Patty Griffin’s music ... good acoustics. Griffin picked up her signature red guitar with a teal strap and opened with a song I couldn’t place. I’ve memorized most ...

"Top of the World" is some of Griffin's best storytelling. It chronicles a husband's lifetime regret as he dies in his easy chair, longing to take death's wings. At the close of the song ...