"Houston is a means to revisit Lanegan in his natural habitat, following a decade of increasingly eclectic pursuits both within and without his own discography. Rooted in timeless musical forms-folk, blues, country rock, spaghetti-western soundtracks, eastern-infused psychedelia-Houston never feels stylistically tethered to its moment of origin; it's the sort of album that could've conceivably been released at any point in Lanegan's career".