I'm fascinated by country stretched out to road length, drained of all its bullshit backbeats, just the ring of that sweet steel, whether its the Kurt Vile, William Tyler, or the KLF. So here's country jazz proper, full-scale unfolding sax solos with all that drawn down lap and slide. And dang.
Williams does a right fine turn as a jazz singer, keeping enough dust in her drawl, and these two veterans bring the smoky dignity. But its the band that's the key, the interplay of that sunset portamento under frisky cayote runs. The opening mission statement's all you need to know, though the highlight's the twisting, disintegrating wretch that is Unsuffer Me. A gorgeous, natural pairing of traditions here to unwind space and time 4.5/5
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