If Lyle Lovett, Hank Williams, and Ryan Adams joined forces to create an album, I imagine it would sound something like The Wallflower's lead singer and Bob Dylan offspring, Jakob Dylan's second solo album Women & Country. With a mostly mellow and semi-acoustic vibe, Dylan croons his way through this collection of thoughtful and clever songs that can not easily be boxed into one single genre. Combining hints of old-school country, alternative rock, jazz, swing, and perhaps even a little traditional Mexican folk music, each song is a gift in and of itself, waiting to be unwrapped by the ears and relished by the soul.
Helmed by über-producer T-Bone Burnett (albums O Brother Where Art Thou, Raising Sand, and recent Grammy-winning song "The Weary Kind") and featuring backing vocals by indie-rock queen Neko Case this album is bound to be one of the biggest records of the year. Single "Everybody's Hurting" pleas for understanding while "Lend A Hand" is a quiet call to arms for humankind with a smoky New Orlean's club feel. My favorites are tied between the coy "Smile When You Call Me That" and "Holy Rollers For Love", which could only be made more perfect by riding a horse slowly through the desert with a rose-colored sunset cresting the horizon.
Sergio del Limónar
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