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  • Summary: The latest full-length release from Canadian country singer-songwriter Corb Lund was recorded in his home and was co-produced with Grant Siemens and Scott Franchuk.
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. Feb 23, 2024
    90
    El Viejo is a stunning character study of gamblers and loners moving from card game to card game, perfectly bridging modern Americana with the likes of Jerry Reed, Del McCoury and Marty Robbins with a Springsteen-like sense of storytelling in three-minute bursts.
  2. Feb 23, 2024
    80
    There's an intimacy to the interaction between Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans that gives El Viejo a warm, weathered vibe that's every bit as appealing as the songs themselves.
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    Feb 23, 2024
    80
    The quick-take, live-in-the-room approach serves these songs well. [Feb 2024, p.30]
  4. Feb 23, 2024
    70
    The players’ energy and Lund’s vocals drive the songs forward. There’s a liveliness throughout the record that never goes away. The album may be dedicated to an “old man”, but the music has plenty of get-up-and-go.