Shooter Jennings Electric Rodeo (Vinyl LP)

For well over two decades now, Shooter Jennings has defied expectation while constantly expanding the parameters of country, rock ‘n' roll, and beyond. The scion of American music royalty has affirmed his own place in histories still to come as a truly limitless artist whose ambitious experimentation spans not only myriad genres but creative platforms as a solo performer, producer and record label owner.

Jennings' collaborative relationship with Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, John Prine) extends all the way back to 2005 and his first trio of solo albums - Put the "O" Back in Country (2005), Electric Rodeo (2006) and The Wolf (2007) - a landmark series of records in which they tried to "stretch the boundaries of what was acceptable on a country record" by adding elements like electronics, psychedelic guitars, and Shooter's distinctly modern point of view.

Sophomore effort, Electric Rodeo continues and elaborates upon the themes of his debut, but is a more adventurous and introspective venture. Highlights include "Little White Lines," a cocaine cautionary tale, and "Aviators," a steel-guitar drenched tongue-in-cheek weeper. Shooter sounds like a dead ringer for his famous father on "Some Rowdy Woman" and particularly chilling is "Living Proof," with the lyrics, "You ain't as good as your daddy, and you never will be."