Grievous Angels Miles on the Rail

A near perfect melding of country and rock (but not country rock, dammit) and will get moneymakers shakin' from Bakersfield to Boston.

How can one not love the classic honky-tonk stylings in the vein of Buck Owens and Lefty Frizzell butting against the chutzpah of indie-rock luminaries like Green on Red and the Long Ryders? Toss in a guitar player who threads a line between Johnny Cash's Luther Perkins and the Replacements' Bob Stinson, and a pedal steel player (Jon Rauhouse) renowned far and wide for his swashbuckling style, and, brother, you're in high heaven.

"If the Meat Puppets and the Flatlanders had a bastard love child their offspring would be the Grievous Angels." —Ft Worth Weekly

"Fans of the Old 97's and Slobberbone's fiery brand of country-rock bludgeonings should give this disc a try." —Ft Worth Star-Telegram