When you’ve got the goods like Buddy Miller, you can disappear for 15 years and return in such fine shape that one wonders if you ever left.
Think back to all those fine albums on Hightone and New West with Julie Miller’s great songwriting, the tremolo-soaked guitar solos, those earthy vocals, the careful selection of guest artists, the McCrary Sisters, the knack of unearthing memorable cover tunes, and the overriding soul that covered every song. It’s as if Buddy Miller had that checklist. All those elements and more are present on his eponymous album, a gem that reminds us why we fell in love with Buddy Miller’s music in the first place.
In the intervening years, Miller produced numerous albums, so it is not surprising to see…

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