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4 OUT OF 4 STAR CD REVIEW OF JUNKY STAR
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**CRITICS CHOICE**
Ryan Bingham And The Dead Horses: Junky Star
Rating: **** (4 out of 4 stars)
Most musicians might expect to win a Grammy before an Oscar,
but it didn’t work that way for Ryan Bingham. The rootsy
singer-songwriter picked up an Academy Award for penning
“The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)” with T Bone
Burnett. The spirit of that ballad is alive on Junky Star,
Bingham’s stellar third album. With Burnett back as a
producer, this is rich alt-country terrain. While there
are shades of that other Ryan – Adams – the gravelly-voiced
Bingham is more of a cross between Bob Dylan and
Nebraska-style Bruce Springsteen, making tracks like the
harmonica-spiked “The Wandering” and the evocative title
tune truly addictive.
