Surrender

Surrender

With Roger Creager’s sixth studio album, the troubadour of Texas twang shows no signs of slowing down. He champions loudness in the opening “Turn It Up” by singing about blasting Waylon Jennings in his truck, cranking the volume on his guitar amps, and embracing the rock ‘n’ roll adage that if it’s too loud, you’re too old. “Something to Believe In” works in more pedal steel and vintage organ tones as Creager croons longingly for something worthy of belief in a jaded era of misinformation. For anyone who ever loved the drama of Miranda Lambert’s breakup songs, Creager’s “Dead Love” offers a perspective from the side of a guy with a crazy ex-girlfriend (check the blistering-hot Telecaster solo at the tune's end). “If You Really Love Me” slows down to reveal the man’s notable prowess as a tear-in-beer balladeer, before “Bad Friend to a Good Man” showcases his knack for the kind of narrative that makes so many country songs rich with stories for the American everyman. The heartfelt, honky-tonking title track closes on a more autobiographical note.

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