Don't Wake Albert
One of the best compliments anyone can pay to a new band is to say that they sound like a seasoned group. This is a fitting reaction to Don?t Wake Albert, the debut album from Alabama?s Highly Kind. By the time this CD is over, you will feel like you have known this band for years. With a name like Highly Kind, you might expect a generic jam band disc but that is not the case. There is a mellow twangy vibe on most of this record, evoking soft-rock favorites like Cowboy more so than Phish or the Grateful Dead. Albert Simpson is the album?s namesake , and there is little doubt that Highly Kind is his band. His folksy, back porch vocals make you believe he?s talki...read more