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Country-folk artist Tift Merritt has announced a new album titled "Sugar," her first collection of new material in nine years. In an exclusive interview, she described returning to the microphone as a deeply personal and affirming experience, saying "Oh, this is my place." The album marks a long-awaited comeback for her dedicated fanbase.

With Tift Merritt revealing that she has an album of new material on the way after nine years without one, fans may have an instinctual reaction to the fact that it’s titled “Sugar,” as if to say, of course — because they’ve had a sweet tooth for what she has to offer that has gone […]