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Dolly Parton tends to release records for a reason. Unlike her Seventies contemporary Willie Nelson, who, at a dozen years her senior, records albums for no other purpose than to suit his own whims, Parton’s release schedule over the past half-dozen years has largely served as an extension of her unceasing global brand: 2016’s Pure & Simple, her last album of adult originals not directly tied to a larger piece of Dolly multimedia, launched a worldwide tour and kickstarted the ongoing Parton revival.

With more than 50 albums since 1967 under her belt, it's remarkable how energized and even essential Dolly Parton sounds on Run, Rose, Run. Right from the start, the bluegrass stomp "Run" finds the 76-year-old vibrant on the breathless "runrunrunrunrunrunrunrun" chorus, fiddles sawing and percussion racing. It's an anthem of liberation: "You want to keep the hounds at bay, don't give up you'll find a way/ Refuse to be controlled by anyone/ And the walls that you run into, break ‘em down you know you have two/ choices you can stay or run." "Driven," meanwhile, sounds like the hardworking, pioneering Parton's ethos: "Driven to be smarter, driven to work harder," she sings over hustling, bustling fiddle and drums, turning the lyrics into a cheer as she verbally claps out each word: "One! Thing! You! Can! Say! For! Me! I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I'm driven!" (She may be a hero now, but don't forget she was underestimated as a dumb blonde for a long time.)

Tears Run Rings is comprised of Matthew Bice (vocals, guitar), Laura Watling (vocals, bass), Ed Mazzucco (guitar), and Dwayne Palasek (drums). Over the past 15 years, the band has released three albums. Now they are back with album 4, "Everything In The End."