Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However, you can still listen with the Spotify or Apple Music playlist at the bottom of the page. If John Prine is the favorite ...

Not just the name of his new album, The Tree of Forgiveness is the nightclub John Prine plans to open in the afterlife, where he’ll absolve the “syphilitic parasitics” who’ve given him bad reviews ...

The RX is Uproxx Music’s stamp of approval for the best albums, songs, and music stories throughout the year. Inclusion in this category is the highest distinction we can bestow, and signals the most ...

The lonesome friends of science say / the world will end most any day / well if it does, then that’s okay / ‘Cause I don’t live here anyway. — “The Lonesome Friends Of Science” I don’t believe in God ...

Legendary singer, songwriter and performer John Prine will release his highly anticipated new album, The Tree of Forgiveness, April 13 on his own independent label, Oh Boy Records (pre-order now).

Bonnie Raitt’s comparison of John Prine to Mark Twain seems apt on many levels. Both are singular American storytellers and ironists, with wits sharper and stranger than their peers. Although this is ...

John Prine has announced the release of his first new album in over a decade: The Tree of Forgiveness will be out on April 13. Readers can press play above to listen to the lead single from the ...

This is FRESH AIR. John Prine has released his first album of new songs in 13 years. It's called "The Tree Of Forgiveness." It was produced by Dave Cobb, who's worked with Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile ...

On his first album of new songs in over 13 years, John Prine baits you but good. The opening tunes to “The Tree of Forgiveness” are presented with ragged simplicity and homey cheer. Then the veteran ...

John Prine's career has typically been made around the margins of country music, but last year's Tree of Forgiveness is the hit of his career, up for three Grammys this year In a lot of ways, John ...