“Here’s a tale that sums up the modern record industry: One of the best albums of 2000 wasn’t released until 2013. Patty Griffin’s former label spurned Silver Bell, possibly because it didn’t fit her “folkie” image, but now that she’s won a Grammy and joined a band with Robert Plant, Griffin’s level of acclaim has given the album a reprieve. Though Silver Bell meanders at times, “Little God” (which”
