Johnny Irion first new solo album in over a decade, “Driving Friend” features members of Dawes, Wilco and the Mother Hips and ranges across a wide expanse of roots genres, from blues and gospel to folk and country. Everything about it feels authentically crafted, a carving out of raw, lived American experience. Whether Irion is singing about Santa Barbara, Pittsfield or the Rapture, his sharp wit, telling description and brief character studies take us to a musical hometown of his own, quite a feat for a rocker whose last record with his band US Elevator was hailed by Rolling Stone as being as “lovingly handcrafted as the jeans on the back of After The Gold Rush.”
Track List:
Emily's
Salvage the Day
Palm Springs
Once in a While
Fishin' Pole
Cabin Fever
Angels Fly
Will You Be Left Behind?
Driving Friend
Forever Wingman
