Line. Rope. Etc., is a songwriting tour-de-force, with tunes that draw from the best of the country-folk tradition (think Kristofferson, John Prine, Gram Parsons), and a few times slips into the comfortable sweet spot between

Line. Rope. Etc., is a songwriting tour-de-force, with tunes that draw from the best of the country-folk tradition (think Kristofferson, John Prine, Gram Parsons), and a few times slips into the comfortable sweet spot between Southern rock n’ roll and pure honky-tonk bliss. - Kyle Petersen for SceneSC.com