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Billy Strings, the Man Who Shreds Through Tears: Listen to So Much for Goodbyes, a 75-Minute Abyss Etched in Prayer for His Mother Sipping cheap bourbon late into the night, I drop the needle onto the turntable. Even a seasoned old-timer who thinks he’s seen it all can have those nights where his heart gets grabbed with an iron grip, bringing a sudden sting to the back of the nose. Tonight is definitely one of those nights. Billy Strings, the young maestro continually shaking up the Americana and bluegrass scenes with his jaw-dropping picking and wild spirit, has unleashed his fifth studio album, So Much for Goodbyes. But if you're gearing up for his usual superhuman flatpicking and a grin-inducing jam, you'd better brace yourself before cranking up the amp. ### A 75-Minute Dialogue Staring into the Abyss of Grief …