First impressions: Jakob Dylan, Women and Country

Jakob Dylan

Women and Country

Columbia

Release Date: 4/6

1. Nothing But The Whole Wide World

2. Down On Our Own Shield

3. Lend A Hand

4. We Don’t Live Here Anymore

5. Everybody’s Hurting 

6. Yonder Comes The Blues

7. Holy Rollers For Love

8. Truth For A Truth

9. They’re Trapped Us Boys

10. Smile When You Call Me That

11. Standing Eight Count

First Impressions:

-This is Jakob Dylan’s second full-length solo album. The singer reunites with the acclaimed T-Bone Burnett to produce Women and Country. Burnett also produced Dylan’s band The Wallflowers’ breakthrough LP, Bringing Down the Horse.

-“Nothing But The Whole Wide World” is a quiet mellow number note. It features Dylan softly crooning over a slide guitar with soothing backing vocals of Neko Case and Kelly Hogan. The duo is featured on eight of the album’s tracks.

-Horns that seem best fit for New Orleans’ French Quarter open up “Lend A Hand.” It remains prominent throughout the track.  

- Case and Hogan’s vocals are the perfect complement to Dylan’s soulful lyrics.

-“Everybody’s Hurting” features a really cool fiddle. It’s reminiscent of the classic Americana sound Dylan's father and The Band perfected during their Basement Tapes period.  

Key Tracks:

"Nothing But The Whole Wide World,” “Lend A Hand,” “Everybody’s Hurting,”  “Standing Eight Count”

Predictions:

Jakob Dylan delves further into Americana music on Women and Country. With Burnett at the helm, this album is sure to generate a lot of Grammy buzz (whatever that’s worth) and will assuredly make Dylan a favorite of roots-driven radio stations.