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by Mackenzie Horne
Pittsburgh drummer James Johnson III has spent the past several years developing his songwriting style—the results of that development can be heard at length on the drummer's sophomore solo record, Full Circle. Full Circle is not only more subdued than 2014's Between ( James Johnson III), but it is also more stylistically uniform. This record is refreshingly minimalist in its approach which compliments the overall progressive theme of the record. The content and the execution of that content suggests that, ...
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