Heat lightning rumbles in the distance

"Den til dels selvbiografiske handling er blevet omsat til en række alvorlige og selverkendende sange. Selv om alle musikalske venner fra Drive-By Truckers gæster albummet, er de sejt svingende sydstatsmanerer gemt af vejen til fordel for en række meget personlige sange. 12:01 rumler vuggende derudad, mens den tungt rockende Disappear trækker mørke skyer op".

"Hood has never written a set of songs that cohere as powerfully as these do, the individual snapshots gaining strength and depth as a whole. And while it may be a bit out of place thematically, Hood's collaboration with Kelly Hogan, "Come Back Little Star," is a beautiful and heartbreaking farewell to their friend and colleague Vic Chesnutt, and a brilliant reminder of the unpredictable mysteries of fate, as good a summation of this album's themes as anything".

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