2010-09-17
I think I've found the godfather of local artist Drew Nelson. Veteran singer-songwriter sings thoughtful, contemplative numbers that hang together thematically - and while Drew helps us understand our own backyards here in Michigan, Smith describes the broad and sometimes desolate expanse of West Texas ("75 Miles of Nothing" is an apt thesis statement). He's performed this entire set on stage with a band and an orchestra, as if it were a long symphony movement. "Sierra Diablo,""Bull by the Horns,""Don't It Go to Show" and "Over My Beating Heart" are the most immediately approachable songs, the easiest to pull out of the intended start-to-finish opus. 09/10 MJVD F-Americana (Texas)TIM HARRISON
Grey Country
Various Artists
Because of Winn-Dixie OST
GOLDEN SMOG
Another Fine Day
THE BAPTIST GENERALS
Jackleg Devotional to the Heart
PAUL KELLY
Greatest Hits-Songs From the South Volumes 1 & 2
RENEE STAHL
Hopeful Romantic
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