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On the final album of his Sagebrush Trilogy, Charley Crockett is simultaneously perfectly country and wonderfully weird. It is his third album in 12 months and his 16th overall, and Crockett continues to wow us with his version of country soul. Produced yet again by Shooter Jennings you hear familiar themes and sounds of the genre as well as some curveballs that, by now, we expect from Mr. Crockett.
The single "Kentucky Too Long" perfectly encompasses this with a Charlie Pride meets Bill Withers offering of small town soul. Throw in familiar outlaw tropes like the Sagebrush spanning saga of cattle rustler Billy McLane, and we are also greeted with unexpected tempo changes that are most decidedly uncommon. I will keep riding whatever pony Charley Crockett saddles up!
-Dan Gannon
The single "Kentucky Too Long" perfectly encompasses this with a Charlie Pride meets Bill Withers offering of small town soul. Throw in familiar outlaw tropes like the Sagebrush spanning saga of cattle rustler Billy McLane, and we are also greeted with unexpected tempo changes that are most decidedly uncommon. I will keep riding whatever pony Charley Crockett saddles up!
-Dan Gannon
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