Joe Martin describes himself as a “21st century Troubadour,” and has been likened to Lyle Lovett, a comparison which is hard to find on the opening song, ‘Hand Me Down Heart’. A driving piece of country rock which is closer to Tom Petty, with an added epic sweep and the bass guitar of Cornelius Webb (Jimmy Webb’s son) pushing the song along. Having been written and recorded in Nashville, you might be expecting a contemporary country-based record. Second tune ‘Checkmate’ confounds that with a pop/rock song which could as easily have emerged from his native Lancashire as the Midwest. Ben Jarrad adds some silky slide guitar.
The country folk of ‘Strangers to Lovers’ has a subtle percussion line from Cal Campbell (son of Glen), whose drum work throughout…

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