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Jul 16, 2018The first (of hopefully more) efforts from Gilmore and Alvin is, indeed, a love letter to their theoretically distinct musical upbringings that ultimately celebrates just how many deep musical roots the two singers ultimately share.
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MojoJun 25, 2018Not a bad track here, but extra points to The Youngbloods' Get Together and excellent Woody Guthrie's Deportee. [Aug 2018, p.93]
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Jun 21, 2018The Texas warbler meets the California ripper and results in a barnstorming burner.
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UncutJun 14, 2018The invigorating Downey to Lubbock, a record that speaks to both a lifetime of shared experience and the music that inspired them in the first place. [Jul 2018, p.26]
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Jun 14, 2018A full band backs the twosome and while this might seem like an unusual pairing on paper, the result is an alternatively sweet, touching, rousing and undeniably heartfelt set that plays to both artist’s strengths while pushing each slightly outside their comfort zone.
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Jun 14, 2018Alvin's rugged and bluesy delivery contrasts nicely to Gilmore's signature ethereal tenor, and their harmonies are sweet. Given that both are accomplished songwriters, it's a mite surprising there is only one joint original tune here, the opening title track.
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Jun 14, 2018Despite the thousand miles between Downey, CA, and Lubbock, TX, the two don't break new ground, but they certainly offer a fun tour of the country.