Larry Jon Wilson / Self-titled

Jun 24 2008

DURING alternative Nashville’s golden period in the 1970s, Larry Jon Wilson was regarded as something of a renegade.

The scene’s movers and shakers like Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Guy Clark and Steve Earle have remained fans over the years - despite LJW’s disappearance from the public eye.

Now he’s back, with his first LP since 1979’s Sojourner.

Unplugged and drum-free, Wilson’s self-titled return was recorded in just one week.

Blurring the line between storytelling and songs, the set’s appropriately raw.

With his baritone Yankee drawl, LJW’s laid back style has often been likened to his late friend Townes Van Zandt, but comparisons to Leonard Cohen and Johnny Cash are not a million miles wide of the mark.

* Larry Jon Wilson is available on 1965 Records.