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Even with the Doc Martens Off, Is His Soul Still in the Mud? Cory Branan Plays Bruised-and-Battered Blues & Americana on New Album You’ll Live Pouring cheap bourbon into a glass late at night and listening to the ice clink, I sometimes get an overwhelming craving for songs that smell like life's scraped knees. Squeaky-clean pop whispering sweet love songs just won't jump-start my weary, heartburn-addled heart. On a night like that, news arrived about You’ll Live, the seventh new album from Memphis, Tennessee singer-songwriter Cory Branan—who happens to share a name with my beloved hometown. A guy who once raged in punk and metal bands has washed ashore in the gritty roots music of Americana and folk, still glaring with that same hungry gaze. Hearing his sound, I couldn’t help raising my glass in my late-night study and cheering, "Now THIS is what I'm talking about!" ### The Melancholy of a Punk-Turned-Dad Who Still Keeps His Edges Sharp …