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10/4/2024 Reckless Kelly (from the album The Last FrontierLong known as one of the beacons of Austin’s much fabled music scene, Reckless Kelly have accumulated a formidable reputation in the nearly 30 years since first forming in Bend, Oregon prior to making their sojourn south. Four-time Grammy nominees, and Grammy winners in 2014, they’ve released some 17 studio albums with frontmen and multi-instrumentalists Willy and Cody Braun still at the fore and erstwhile collaborators Jay Nazz on drums and percussion, Joe Miller on bass, and Geoff Queen on lead and pedal steel guitars participating in the process as well.
After an absence of four years, The Last Frontier makes for a resounding return. It’s fueled by earnest intent, as exemplified by “Fired Up Ready to Go”, a commanding Rocker with an appropriate name, and two tracks that dominate the second half of the album, “I Know a Place” and “Romantic Disaster”. a pair of songs that find the band employing their riveting regimen. Likewise, a pair of somewhat sobering ballads, “Lightening in a Bottle” and “Long Lonesome Ride”, convey some sadder sentiment. Naturally, their Rootsy regimen remains intact, with “Keep Looking Down the Road”, the countrified “What’s Left of My Heart”, and the title track, which features a duet with Kelly Willis, each helping to further stake their claim to that fertile terrain. While their handle may indicate otherwise, Reckless Kelly finds no need to alter their approach. Theirs is a credibility and confidence that allows them to stay true to the template that’s sustained them over the course of their career. At the same time, they’re not above accepting an occasional assist. This time around they courtesy of contributions from Willis, singer Kelley Mickwee, keyboard player Bukka Allen, and Jonathan Tyler on guitar. So too, the songwriting is shared by Jeff Crosby along with Gary and Micky Braun, the Braun brothers who helm the band Micky & The Motorcars. The family factor seems well in keeping with Reckless Kelly’s musical mantra, which, despite a lengthy history, has always maintained clear consistency. In that regard, The Last Frontier shares a setting that clearly provides a most welcome return. (by Lee Zimmerman) The Blog Tags widget will appear here on the published site.
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