The West Virginia songsmith burnishes his sobering tales with a smooth, alluring sheen that ensures the album is more than capable of puncturing the mainstream country bubble.
Johnson rarely has time for a breath as he reels off his broad catalogue of honky-tonk anthems.
All quite lovely, charming and sedate, although at times the adjective snoozy rears its head...
Heartbreakers, heartmakers, songs to dance to, songs to sing to, to just enjoy - 35 years on, Ocean Front Property remains one of George Strait's most beloved records.
On Live at Budokan, messy performances from Willie Nelson’s band mar a historic document of Nelson’s first trip to Japan.
CAZIMI finds Rose exploring new sounds, but sticking to the same topics that garnered her those rising star epithets years ago.