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I could start by telling you that this album is spiritually inspired, but that might cool your ardor before it's been stirred. So ignore the fact that Daniel Martin Moore, a young son of Kentucky, has adapted traditional songs of worship as well as throwing a few of his own, similarly inclined, into this eclectic mix. Though the album is ostensibly about matters spiritual, it's really about community, reaching out and finding a place. And it's very good. Moore looks like a refugee from The Waltons, but he sings with unabashed, quiet intensity, simple songs of belief in settings that range from mountain music solitude to Café de Paris swing. Some of the credit goes to co-producer, drummer and pianist Daniel Joseph Dorff and a cast of fine, intuitive musicians. But Moore, following on from last year's impressive Dear Companion collaboration with Ben Sollee, is emerging as a very interesting artist. See daniel martinmoore.com JOE BREEN

Download tracks: O My Soul, In the Cool of the Day, Set Things Aright