Boise, Idaho-based musician Ryan Curtis has returned with his sophomore solo album Ain’t Ever Easy. You get nine old school honky tonk and high desert country-blues songs, in which his mighty gravelly vocals and heartfelt lyrics play the leading role, but an excellent band – Rider Soran (guitar), Nevada Swole (bass), Daniel Blumenfeld (keys) and Cooper Trail (drums) – provides high-quality backing. It is an atmospheric and optimistic record with a gritty and funky sound, which makes every road trip less difficult.
Ain’t Ever Easy, recorded by Bart Budwig, is out now digitally, on CD and vinyl LP through American Standard Time Records / Free Dirt Service Co.
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