Edwin McCain - The Austin Sessions

It's really impossible to fault Edwin Mccain. There might not be anything particularly original about him, but he turns out good, memorable songs. And it seems like recording in Austin agreed with him: The overall sound, a sort of Dire Straits fronted by John Cougar Mellencamp with a touch of J.j. Cale, has a definite homespun, lightly funky charm (indeed, he covers Mark Knopfler's "Romeo and Juliet" here). Kicking off with a strong one-two punch on "Let It Slide" ( folky with a smidgen of gospel) and "No Choice" (folky with a smidgen of Celtic), there's a fairly acoustic groove to the music. Read More