It can’t be easy to follow in the musical footsteps of your father, especially if your father is Bob Dylan. Yet that didn’t stop Jakob Dylan from releasing a couple of great albums with his band The Wallflowers before going solo. He has now released his second album, “Women + Country”, and just like its predecessor it’s filled with gentle songs that get under your skin.
With the help of fine people such as producer T Bone Burnett and Neko Case, this is a very mellow affair with lyrics about serious subjects such as spirituality, hope and love. Which makes sense when your album is called “Women + Country”.
This leads to heartbreakingly beautiful songs such as “We Don’t Live Here Anymore”, the Tom Waits-like waltz that is “Lend A Hand” and most of all, “Everybody’s Hurting”. As Dylan shuffles through the dozen songs assisted by muted percussion, strummed acoustic guitars and some steel guitar sounds, I can honestly tell you that this is very, very good.
Score: 9 out of 10
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