Country
Billy Jam, 2023
9/10
A Kentucky artist with a penchant for country music, Alex Miller brings his exceptional guitar playing to these 5 songs that recruit southern ideas and plenty of emotion, too.
“Girl, I Know A Guy” opens the quick listen with Miller’s deep pipes alongside Jenee Fleenor’s warm fiddle and Steve Brewster’s agile drumming for the breezy, melodic climate, and “When God Made The South” follows with Kevin Grant’s well timed bass and James Mitchell’s electric guitar giving the tune a hint or ruggedness.
At the halfway point, the intimate “Every Time I Reach For You” is heartfelt and harmonic thanks to Jerry Salley’s backing vocals and the glowing steel guitar from Mike Johnson, while “Puttin’ Up Hay” recruits wah-wah guitar to the upbeat country-rock sensibilities. The final track, “Gettin’ Lucky In Kentucky”, then meshes Western Swing and guitar picking for a rhythmic and playful exit.
Although he’s a youngster, Miller plays like an old soul, and these fluid and fun tracks further illustrate that he’s got a lengthy and esteemed career ahead of him.
Travels well with: Sean Harrison- Halfway From Nashville; Jake Ybarra- Something In The Water