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If Kristofferson never cuts another record, Closer to the Bone will have been a proud note to end his musical career on.
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Building on the critical goodwill he received from 06s stripped-down This Old Road, the 73-year-old Kristofferson offers another sparsely produced batch of reflective acoustic tunes that he sings with sage simplicity.
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These are gently rugged country-folk songs made all the more authentic by a chewy voice that, with age, now seems to have deepened its resolve.
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With Closer to the Bone Kristofferson digs deep into his long and troubled past to bring listeners one of his most beautiful moments.
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As the album title suggests, the scale is intimate--confessions and metaphysical ruminations, delivered in a weathered rumble, punctuated by the sound of harmonica and fingers scraping on fretboards.
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Under The RadarKristofferson has dedicated some of his finest work to family and friends and it's those songs that stand out on Closer To The Bone. [Fall 2009, p.75]
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MojoThe honesty of these performances infinitely more important than any finessing. [Oc 2009, p.108]
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Q MagazineThe voice may be thinning, but with age comes a quiet still wisdom. [Nov 2009, p.109]