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Oklahoma in Bloomington, MN
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Keb' Mo'
named his 2019 album
Oklahoma
after the home state of
Dara Tucker
, the songwriter who co-wrote the title song with the veteran blues troubadour. Until that collaboration,
planned to make an acoustic album, but "Oklahoma" opened the door to an expansive record that finds space for plenty of cameos (
Rosanne Cash
,
Robert Randolph
, and
Taj Mahal
all make appearances), not to mention understated protest. While the bluesman doesn't disguise his political songs -- the messages of "Put a Woman in Charge" and "Don't Throw It Away" are plain in their titles -- he does wrap them in the same cozy groove that characterizes the rest of the record. This isn't sugarcoating a poison pill so much as it is reflecting the easy, soulful gait
has at this stage of his career.
may not move quickly, yet he moves confidently, inhabiting the heartbreak of "This Is My Home" as thoroughly as he does the back-porch stomp of "Ridin' on a Train." While "Ridin' on a Train" isn't the only cut that wears its blues roots proudly -- "I Should've" is a wry catalog of regrets -- much of
feels smooth and soulful, a sound that suits
quite well. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
named his 2019 album
Oklahoma
after the home state of
Dara Tucker
, the songwriter who co-wrote the title song with the veteran blues troubadour. Until that collaboration,
planned to make an acoustic album, but "Oklahoma" opened the door to an expansive record that finds space for plenty of cameos (
Rosanne Cash
,
Robert Randolph
, and
Taj Mahal
all make appearances), not to mention understated protest. While the bluesman doesn't disguise his political songs -- the messages of "Put a Woman in Charge" and "Don't Throw It Away" are plain in their titles -- he does wrap them in the same cozy groove that characterizes the rest of the record. This isn't sugarcoating a poison pill so much as it is reflecting the easy, soulful gait
has at this stage of his career.
may not move quickly, yet he moves confidently, inhabiting the heartbreak of "This Is My Home" as thoroughly as he does the back-porch stomp of "Ridin' on a Train." While "Ridin' on a Train" isn't the only cut that wears its blues roots proudly -- "I Should've" is a wry catalog of regrets -- much of
feels smooth and soulful, a sound that suits
quite well. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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