It’s Lyal Strickland’s unpolished voice that makes the first impression. Immediately, it’s clear he is not your dressed-up singer-songwriter making a slick record. His songs come from the soil that he tills as a part-time farmer, from the babble of small-town drinking holes, from the sweat and pain of hard work, life’s defeats, and hard-earned small victories. His gutsy songs earn him the title Shooter of Truth, and this is Strickland’s return to recording after a ten-year absence.
Strickland pulls no punches, admitting he has inseparable relationships with depression and alcohol. Yet, he’s affectionate to loved ones, putting their importance above all else. His priorities are ultimately in the right place; he just takes plenty of detours to cope with farming and…

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