Even though she's blue. If I had to make a comparison, I'd call Boone and Kelly a down-home, tougher version of the McGarrigles. They've got potential in spades. Ain't no telling how good they'll sound in five years, and they sound pretty damn good now. All the more impressive, then, that given its high degree of artistic ambition, the album is so short on pretentiousness.
Good spirits abound.
Which century, though, remains a question. Like roots rock, punk also had its first heyday in the mid-'70s, but with notable exceptions didn't then mix with country or soul. Now we take for granted that punk-related music can fraternize with hoedown, with blues, even with New Orleans parade. Bad Livers have recently stripped down. Danny Barnes and Mark Rubin are touring as a duet.