Whiskey Angel (studio album)
by The Black Lillies

From buzzdainer 11/13/2016 23:29

Several years ago I met a woman from Knoxville for a snowy hike starting somewhere along the Cherohala Skyway on the Tennessee side and continuing deep into the wilderness before it became too cold to continue. We went our separate ways once we got back to Tellico Plains--in fact, I've now forgotten her name--but her contribution to my life was recommending her hometown Black Lillies, who'd released only this album at the time. This is some of the warmest, most inviting and listenable alt-country you'll hear, led by the intimate and impeccable songwriting of Cruz Contreras. My favorite track here is "The Distance," a song reminding us of how life is really a series of moments--moments like crunching through the unexpectedly deep snow in the Tennessee woods, wondering whether I'll ever see this woman I just met ever again.