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If Nashville is all about songwriting, as some observers believe, Americana music is one genre — far from the only one — that can have difficulty connecting good songs with interesting production styles. In many cases, the song remains at the forefront, which means Americana is, at its core, deeply stylistically conservative. Still, when the formula balancing song to sound works right, you can wind up with music that’s both conservative and idiosyncratic. Some artists figure out how to solve the problem, and you can hear that clearly on Nashville singer and songwriter Mando Saenz’s latest full-length