Slaid Cleaves

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Progress? Bah who needs it?

Thats certainly the feeling of the working class folks who populate Slaid Cleaves songs, and is likely shared by the singer-songwriter too. While he might not be laboring in a dead end job, Cleaves clearly understands the isolation of those that do, singing about their frustrations, futilities and disappointments in a smooth, easygoing voice that nevertheless captures the hopeless feelings of so many Americans.

Look no further than the albums title or the bleak sepia-toned cover photo of bare trees alongside an empty highway to understand this is not going to be the disc you throw on to liven up your next party. Cleaves eighth studio release comes four years after his previous under-the-radar gem, 2013s Still Fighting the War, but little has changed in his rather gloomy world view.

I dont need to read the papers or the TV to understand/…