Josh Kelley - "New Lane Road"

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Artist: Josh Kelley
Album: New Lane Road

Track List:
1. “It’s Your Move”
2. “The Rock Who Found A Rollin’ Stone”
3. “Call It What It Is”
4. “Take It on Back”
5. “The Best of Me”
6. “New Lane Road”
7. “One Foot in the Grave”
8. “Anywhere You Wanna Go”
9. “Cowboy Love Song”
10. “I’ll Be Standin’ Tall”
11. “Life’s Too Short”
12. “Only God Can Stop Her Now

[codyj100]

I picked up this album and have been eagerly awaiting the release for several years. It's a Josh Kelley album. In that I mean he doesn't stretch boundaries and sticks to what he does best. The only bad thing I would have to say about this album is that it's a bit ballad heavy. "Anywhere You Wanna Go" makes no sense to me. It feels like a filler track, with very little lyrical content. 

Rankings:

1. The Best Of Me
2. New Lane Road
3. It's Your Move
4. One Foot In The Grave
5. I'll Be Standing Tall
6. Only God Can Stop Her Now
7. Take It On Back
8. Cowboy Love Song
9. Call It What It Is
10. Life's Too Short
11. The Rock Who Found A Rollin' Stone
12. Anywhere You Wanna Go 

I wish Josh would have included his cover of "Mandolin Rain" to close out the album. However, a pretty solid album nonetheless. I'm surprised to see it labeled as "Singer/Songwriter" on all outlets. While Josh has always had a singer/songwriter quality to his music, and this album is no exception - I feel it leans towards country more often than singer/songwriter. But, that's just me. 

Overall Ranking: 7.5/10

Edit: It could've been an 8 star album, IMO. I took off half a star for "Anywhere You Wanna Go" and half a star for the omission of "Mandolin Rain."