Back in the Day, 2016
Evan Johns
Somewhere Over the Skyline / Panoramic Life
(Alternative Tentacles)
.jpg)
Across his 2013 and 2016 albums, Evan laid down his roots bona fides. (Not that need existed; the multi-instrumentalist - spitfire guitar being his ace - had previously established himself as both H-Bombs chieftain and Robert Gordon accomplice.) Guttural delivery bore unmistakably Lone Star State countenance, which advanced his common-man lyrics. Mandolin and banjo peeped through the pane. Rumbustious stomps made themselves heard, as did Tex-Mex spice additives and acoustic Blues blood affinity.
.jpg)
By making these discs newly accessible, Alternative Tentacles adds valuable works to the grand American Musics repertoire.
Somewhere Over the Skyline:
Recommended: "Guitars and Rock'n'Roll," "All Broke Down," "Souls with Broken Hearts," "Look Away," "Fun is Good," "Coolest Girl I Ever Knew," "Fess Up," "Thin Ice, Deep Water," "It's a Good Life"
Videos: "Guitars and Rock'n'Roll" "Fun is Good" "Coolest Girl I Ever Knew" "It's a Good Life"
Panoramic Life:
Recommended: "Shadows in the Snow," "Me and You, You and Me," "Highjacked," "All Alone," "Unfaithful Lies," "That Dog," "This Old Guitar and Me," "Goodbye Lonely Blues," "$75 Guitar"
Videos: "Shadows in the Snow" "Highjacked" "This Old Guitar and Me" "$75 Guitar"
.jpg)
