The album is a hesitant step in the right direction for the singer.
The trio seems torn between embracing mainstream pop or following their bolder instincts.
There are a few bright spots on the album, though none of them reach the singer’s peak output.
The album captures the freedom of hitting the open road and the dizziness of moving on.
Alynda Segarra continues to ground urgent messaging in personal and vulnerable storytelling.
Carlisle’s third studio album firmly places him in the lineage of Bob Dylan and John Prine.
The album feels like it exists in a world separate to our own, but the emotions it evokes are unmistakably human.
Even by the high standard of the artist’s past work, the album represents a new creative peak.
The Americana legend’s 15th album feels like a triumph against the odds.