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Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real

Lukas Nelson

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Summary: Focused and self-assured, the new album from Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real includes twelve original songs that draw on Lukas's lineage as well as surrogate uncles like Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, and Neil Young.

Reviews (3)

AllMusic

2017

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Stephen Thomas Erlewine

2017

"Promise of the Real also favor the places where country, folk, rock, and blues intersect, while also realizing that it's necessary to find an idiosyncratic voice through familiar elements. That's precisely what they do here, giving open-road rockers, R&B workouts, starlit cowboy tunes, breezy beach songs, and country laments a personal bent. It's a record where Lady Gaga can join in for a six-minute slow-burner styled after prime Faces ("Find Yourself") and feel at home because this is a place where anybody is invited just as long as they share the same vibe. And, as a listener, if you happen to share that vibe, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real is a pure pleasure".

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American songwriter

d. 21. Aug. 2017

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Hal Horowitz

d. 21. Aug. 2017

"Ultimately, Lukas is carrying on Willie's tradition, pushing the outlaw boundaries his famous father established in the '70s and proving that the musical apple truly does not fall far from the tree".

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The Washington post

d. 23. Aug. 2017

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Scott Bauer

d. 23. Aug. 2017

"First, let's just get this out there: Lukas Nelson sounds a lot like his famous dad, the red-headed stranger better known as Willie Nelson.Secondly, don't let the striking similarities in their vocal styles and deliveries cloud your judgment of the younger Nelson. At 28, he is the real deal and deserves to be treated seriously independent of his father's legacy. On his latest self-titled release with his six-piece band Promise of the Real, Lukas Nelson delivers a haunting collection of 12 songs that's steeped in musical influences from his dad to recently departed Glen Campbell, Waylon Jennings and Neil Young".