Wronger

In plain words,Tommy Stinsonis a great American musician. You can needle-drop at any juncture of the Minneapolis native's four-decade-plus career and find a moment of great significance. Stinson was a founding and lifetime member ofThe Replacements. He was a key second-generation ingredient inGuns N' Rosesand served a seven-year tenure withSoulAsylum. He also led two essential bands of his own -- the aptly namedBash & PopandPerfect. Stinson's latest venture is calledCowboys in the Campfire-- a duo with good palChip Roberts-- and its debut album,WRONGER, is perhaps the most American album the singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer has ever made. WRONGER's10 tracks ride a giddy trail of twang and grit, melody and (mostly lyrical) mayhem.