Turtles All the Way to Kansas

Turtles All the Way to Kansas is a 29-song roots trip through alt-country, bluegrass and Americana. It opens with Sturgill Simpson’s psychedelic country “Turtles All the Way Down,” and Sturgill pops up again later alongside The New Basement Tapes and Greensky Bluegrass.

The Steeldrivers’ “Where Rainbows Never Die,” Parker Millsap’s “Heaven Sent,” The Wood Brothers’ “Luckiest Man,” Mike Edel’s “31,” Shakey Graves’ “Dearly Departed,” Jamestown Revival’s “California (Cast Iron Soul)” and Greensky Bluegrass’ “Congratulations and Condolences” fill it with fiddles, banjos and heartfelt storytelling. Kurt Vile and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats add a scruffy, soulful edge. It’s the sound of dusty highways, front porches and long conversations under a big sky. Great for road trips, back-country drives, a lazy afternoon in the yard or an evening by the fire with a guitar nearby. Even if you think you don’t like country, this is the earthy, inventive side of it that might change your mind.

Mood: Country & Folk · Road Trip