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)THE COAL MEN
BEAUTY IS A MOMENT
Golden Smog
Blood on the Slacks
CHOCOLATE GENIUS
Swansongs
Waiting For Henry
Town Called Patience
Dwight Yoakam
Dwight's Used Records
ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL
Reinventing the Wheel
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