Album Reviews

STRYKER BROTHERS Burn Band Scriptorium Rex So anyhow, I think it’s fair to let you know that Luke the Drifter was Hank Williams, Hank Wilson …

CODY JINKS Lifers Rounder If part of the charm of turn-of-the-millennium Texas country and roots music was its camaraderie, then the downside might have been the …

JAMES STEINLE South Texas Homecoming www.jamessteinle.com Somewhere along the line, artists labelling themselves “Texas Country” started gradually losing favor, with more inclusive taxons like “Americana” …

JASON BOLAND & THE STRAGGLERS Hard Time Are Relative Proud Souls Entertainment Oklahoma-born alt-country veteran Jason Boland specializes in hardcore honky-tonk with a rock ’n’ …

VARIOUS ARTISTS Dancehall Dreamin’: A Tribute to Pat Green Greenhouse Music Although Dancehall Dreamin’ may be the first official multi-artist salute to the man’s music on …

WILLIE NELSON Last Man Standing Legacy Recordings In an industry where even successful musicians seem reluctant to dole out too much product — there’s just not …

JOHN PRINE The Tree of Forgiveness Oh Boy Records One of the then-young songwriters that got tagged with the “next Bob Dylan!” hype in the …

GARRETT T. CAPPS In the Shadows (Again) Shotgun House Records Sometimes the low-fi days of alternative country seem like a distant memory, eroded by at …

RED SHAHAN Culberson County 7013 Records/Thirty Tigers One of the brightest alt-country debuts in recent years, Red Shahan’s 2015 release Men & Coyotes was a …

COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS May Your Kindness Remain Fat Possum/Mama Bird Recording Co. With a voice as pure and expressive as Judy Collins and a pen …