The Goldmine

Kelsey Waldon is so country, she never has to mention it on the entirety of her new album, yet you know it from the first word she sings (the first note, in fact). Her voice is effortlessly twangy and personable and The Goldmine proudly hails from a lineage of Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette, Lee Ann Womack and the like. There's a warm, hazy glow over the whole affair, like an old rural bar where half the lights are blown and they still let you smoke inside. It's strangely comfortable, but behind every set of glazed eyes, there's a sad tale and the potential for things to get dangerous.