Dwight Yoakam (from the album Brighter Days

Dwight Yoakam (from the album Brighter Days

​Dwight Yoakam (from the album Brighter Days available on Via Records/Thirty Tigers) (by Bryant Liggett)
There’s a lot of Rock’n’Roll in Dwight Yoakam’s Country. Hell, there’s a lot of everything in Yoakam’s Country sound, from the Paisley Underground influences to the Punk Rock, the influential singer/songwriters to modern Pop music, Dwight Yoakam’s been a dude that crafts his songs with his eye and ear outside the box. You’ll hear subtle hints and a healthy sampling of those sounds on his latest album release Brighter Days. 
There’s an out of the gate charge with track one, “Wide Open Heart” having a pushy pulse and drive, and if Yoakam has a fan crush for The Byrds, he shows it in “Bound Away”. The cut kicks off with an airy jangle as it proceeds to be thick with late 60’s Country Rock vibe. “Can’t Be Wrong” is loaded with Dwight Yoakam-style boogie, part old-school rockabilly, part dance-hall score, while the Brighter Days title track is straight from Buck Owens-Bakersfield.
Dwight Yoakam will likely sell a load of singles by pairing up with the decades younger Post Malone on “I Don’t Know How To Say Goodbye (Bang Bang Boom Boom)”  which is a dose of dance floor, classic Country. It is a gutsy move that could bum some of his more conservative fans out, and it’s another reason to love the guy. “Keep on the Sunny Side” starts with layered acapella vocals before blasting into a solid Country Rocker. He closes with more dance-floor boogie in “Every Night”.
Dwight Yoakam’s 16th proper release coming after a nine-year break was worth the wait. This is a musician that’s covered The Clash, and opened for the Grateful Dead. While this release is all Country, listen close and you’ll hear a dude where’s a load of hipster influences. (by Bryant Liggett)
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