Veteran troubadour Steve Poltz is the epitome of one who doesn’t take himself too seriously. It’s so refreshing. He describes his approach to making a record as “chaos, caffeine, and accidental poetry – art colliding with microphones and commerce in a glorious mess.” Inevitably, the resulting music makes us laugh, and, oddly, raises a few serious thoughts. Poltz has one of the happiest demeanors of any songwriter. Yet, Poltz is not to be underestimated. His observations on life’s details ring with sarcasm and underlying truth.
We find those qualities on his 14th solo album, JoyRide, recorded in East Nashville, and featuring co-writing with greats such as Gary Nicholson and Jim Lauderdale. Many of the tracks had the backing of Emmylou Harris’s Red Dirt Boys,…

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