Aaron Watson - The Underdog (2015) Lossless

18 Mar, 13:51
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Artist: Aaron Watson
Title Of Album: The Underdog
Year Of Release: 2015
Label: Big Label Records
Genre: Country
Quality: FLAC
Total Time: 53:23 min
Total Size: 349 MB
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Tracklist:

01. The Prayer (3:07)
02. Wildfire (3:22)
03. Freight Train (2:55)
04. That Look (4:29)
05. Getaway Truck (3:39)
06. Bluebonnets (Julia's Song) (4:16)
07. That's Why God Loves Cowboys (3:53)
08. That's Gonna Leave a Mark (3:12)
09. The Underdog (4:31)
10. Blame It on Those Baby Blues (3:24)
11. One of Your Nights (4:03)
12. Family Tree (3:53)
13. Rodeo Queen (3:22)
14. Fence Post (5:21)

The violin, banjo, and lyrics that open Aaron Watson’s 12th album set a despairing tone. The song (“The Prayer”) then rises on a bed of drums and piano to a warm place that’s all reclamation. He’s writing like his hero Willie Nelson. Yes, Watson’s themes and musical tropes on this album are pure country, yet he manages to circumvent syrupy mannerisms. The acoustic heartbreaker “Bluebonnets” is about Watson’s daughter who died just after birth, and it’s painful ride with an optimistic undercurrent. Then the bluegrass-ish “Freight Train” and the rocking “Rodeo Queen” inject heavy doses of hoedown fun.