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The Ringer: The Most Underrated Albums of 2017

Travis Meadows, First Cigarette 

Here is the way 50-something Nashville folk-country singer Travis Meadows describes himself: “An orphan who turned into a preacher. A preacher who turned into a songwriter. A songwriter that turned into a drunk. A drunk that is learning to be a human being.” He’s a “your favorite artist’s favorite artist” craftsman in the Chris Stapleton mode; the cover of his breakout album has the elegantly grizzled-badass vibe of a Southern Tom Waits. The songs follow suit, sung in a honeyed 10-packs-a-day growl, hailing the redemptive powers of Bruce Springsteen and abject failure and the way “bitter roads turn into highways.” His best chorus sums up both the triumph and the tragedy here: “I’m doin’ alright for a guy like me.” All the bridges he’s burned just keep him warm.

(READ THE FULL ARTICLE FROM THE RINGER HERE)

12/21/2017

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  • Julieanne1harris@yahoo.com
    Julieanne1harris@yahoo.com Aptos, CA
    Mar 1 2018 11:04 AM
    Heard you on Dan Patrick show- Thanks for sharing your journey, your music And your humble heart. May God continue to build you from the inside out and inspire others to hope again.

    Heard you on Dan Patrick show- Thanks for sharing your journey, your music
    And your humble heart. May God continue to build you from the inside out and inspire others to hope again.

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