Adventures in Americana; Carol Roth; February 1, 2022

“Tall Dark Pines explores many different themes and tells a wide variety of stories—from murderous revenge to familial love—but nearly every song is saturated with gunslinging imagery (and an outlaw country sound to match it) that fires up the part of my brain that holds on to my childhood memories, dreaming of danger and excitement. Although the storytelling is vivid enough to be taken literally, those Old West images and often violent stories in many cases become metaphors—for being betrayed in love, feeling trapped in corporate life, losing control of your life, and more.”

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