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  One thing I am definitely excited for in the year in music 2025 is the debut album from ZZ Ward, which is titled " Liberation " and will be out on March 14th.   This latest single, "Love Alive", is getting me even more hyped, as it should be.   The song has this distinct passion that comes with the blues sound of ZZ Ward, helping her to stand out amongst her peers and just overall being that type of artist you could hear on the radio and recognize right away. The guitar riffs on this one feel like a slow burn as they cut through to the core.  There is clapping both at the beginning and the end, which just serves to further the point of the song.  Lines that stick with me about the music are: "I pray that we don't ever change / I hope our hearts still burn the same"   If the hearts are burning with the same intensity that this music projects as fire then I think the relationship will survive. ZZ Ward asks the tough questions in "Love A...