AllMusic2017ByByMark Deming2017"So You Wannabe an Outlaw is something plenty of Steve Earle fans have been wanting for years, a no-excuses country album that updates his breakthrough work, and it's an effort that should please his core audience while also sounding like an album Earle made entirely on his own terms".Read review
The observerd. 18. June 2017ByByNeil Spencerd. 18. June 2017"Here, Earle pays homage to the outlaws with a dozen fine originals, from noisy guitar rock-outs like the title track (with a guest spot from Nelson) and the bleak Fixin' to Die, to gentle loser ballads such as You Broke My Heart and This Is How it Ends".Read review
Pitchforkd. 22. June 2017ByBySam Sodomskyd. 22. June 2017"Steve Earle's excellent new album marks his much-welcomed return to country music. He sounds more energized and powerful than he has in years".Read review