Will Kimbrough - E.P.

Based on its length (just under half an hour), Will Kimbrough's self-titled offering in 2007 is either a really short album or a very long EP. It is billed as the latter, and given how much session work Kimbrough does as a guitarist for country artists, it's entirely possible he didn't have time to put together more than these eight songs.

They are enough, however, to whet the appetite of any curious listener and leave any serious fan salivating for more. Though the term 'Americana' is the kiss of death for most artists these days (because it would appear to be a catchall that doesn't fit anywhere else), Kimbrough's music comes right from the heart of traditional American song forms: Appalachian balladry, raw bluegrass, hillbilly blues, rock & roll, and folk songs.

These are wonderfully written and executed songs: sparse yet full of literacy, emotion, and a primitive's attitude to modern invention, though there is nothing remotely primitive about the sound or craft on this short set. ~ Thom Jurek AllMusicGuide

• Eden Prarie
• Interstate
• Horseshoe Lake
• Yellow Mama
• Godsend
• Half a Man
• Hill Country Girl
• Love Is The Solution