lee hazlewood

It’s hard to convince people that country music – and its related tributaries – aren’t all cow tippin’, sad stories and drinkin’. Well, some of it is, but the best of it can move past all that or even so succinctly relate some downer message as to come off as a creative music. Limited by instrumentation, the genre sometimes winds up falling into itself, unable to create new concepts. And if over produced, the results can be even worse. Luckily, Lee Hazlewood is able to add a buncha surprising instrumentation to his work, while still talking about lost love and a great deal of other genre stuff that could come off as tired. Cowboy In Sweden is many things, but played out is not one of ‘em. Read more