If Chrissie Hynde & Janis Joplin had a love child, it might sound like Lisa Hannon, who leads the boys on 13 original tunes that run the greasy gamut from fiery honky tonk ("Cliche") to sultry country ("Love Junkie"), hard-charging country-rock ("Get In"), straight-up rock ("Drinkin' About You", "Worth It) and even stripped down emotive gems ("Sandbox", "Born With Wings", "Pennies").
Can you categorize these cleverly written tunes as alt-country? Americana? Rock 'n roll? Whatever you want to call it, "twang" is the tie that binds. If you're a fan of any of these genres, you will not be disappointed with this album (which the band steadfastly insists on calling it.)
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