Album Of The Day: New Jerusalem by Kenny Meeks

Album Art of Kenny Meeks's New Jerusalem album - On a black background, a blurry black-and-white photo of an older man in a cowboy hat and glasses is off to the far right of the frame and is really the only thing discernable from the blackness. It's blurry, but it looks like he's looking down at the camera and wearing a collared shirt and maybe a jacket or sweater with a decorative pattern over it. Painted at the top is the album title and at the bottom the artist name in what looks like white paint.

Released 10 years ago this past Wednesday, this is the fourth album from Kenny Meeks, an independent folk/country/rock artist who has also appeared as a session musician on dozens of Nashville-based recordings. I would say his music is country/roots music with a bit of a rock and Gospel flair. With his deep voice and classic styling, Kenny sounds a bit like Johnny Cash at points. "Jesus Knows" brings a definite three minutes of Gospel music in its latter half of the song, but most of the rest of the album is Gospel-infused lyrics on classic Americana-style songs. His guitar playing is excellent, and he's one of those artists where I give them a listen and am reminded that I need to listen to their music more. I don't really care for country music on the radio much, but I do like Kenny's work here and on his other albums.

Release Year: 2016
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