Steve It’s been a while since I stepped up to have three album cuts in recommended Currents rotation; we got us some great music on these new albums just achin’ to be heard. Trace, Miranda, Lady A, Pistol Annies, Brad…thar’s gold in them thar grooves. “Chief” is a solid pleasure, start to finish. This song is … Read more
With it’s slightly off-beat syncopation of several of the lyric lines, this becomes quite unique, catches the ear and attention. Every time I’ve played it, I wanted to play it again right away to hear that little stutter-shuffle thing he does. Very well-done.
Professional job, pretty good. Kinda hooky. It’s not his greatest, but even his average outings are better than 90% of what comes across my desk.
He said it outright, this is the stupidest song I’ve ever heard…so stupid it’s great. He can play five new songs and an hour later this is the one the receptionist is singing. The song is a ode to a plastic cup filled with the intoxicant of choice. There are four versions; the album version … Read more
This is a wonderful song, deeply felt and most certainly will be spiritually soothing to most anyone going through such a tribulation. But I don’t think this is a radio record. Cancer is not a thing people want to talk about. And yes, a lot of people are superstitious about it, believing just talking about … Read more
There are probably five songs remaining on the album that should be candidates for radio single release. Of those, this one would probably be the 4th or 5th choice for most people, but with the solid fiddle riff running through it, it is the most “Country” of the group and so is my choice for … Read more
I wasn’t much impressed with the new album on the first spin thru it. Nothing bad in the tracks, at all. But the guys’ been with us 30 years now and, great as he is, there’s not much in the way of suprises anymore. But I got back to this one. It’s reflective and philosophical … Read more
A track from the current album, this song is just so very sweet, so human, so reflective of life, I can’t imagine it not being a single at some point. The little connections of small everyday objects with big life changing, life affirming events is simple genius. I like it quite more than the just … Read more
Well, a little disappointed here. Two other tracks on the album I like much better than this one. There’s not much of a hook here. Try humming it; it ain’t stuck in my head so far.
One of my favorite guys, he consistently surprises and satisfies my ears as he follows his muse. That bluegrass album was a major treat, even as I knew it wouldn’t produce hit singles. This will be the second single off an, as yet, uncompleted new album. It’s quite a change in subject matter from the … Read more