Drive-By Truckers, 'Go-Go Boots' (ATO Records)
The best songwriting I heard all year, period. With music that bridges the gap between Southern rock, old school country and Muscle Shoals soul fueling grim character studies (“Used to Be a Cop”), Zevon-esque dysfunctional family tales (“The Thanksgiving Filter”) and tear-in-your-beer twang (“Cartoon Gold”), every track is an undisputed wonder. Three great songwriters—Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley and Shonna Tucker—plus a pair of choice Eddie Hinton covers and brilliant guitar interplay throughout make this album of hardship, perseverance, time and memory impossible to put down.—Alex Biese, Associate Producer, Metromix Jersey Shore


