Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses: Junky Star

"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 last March for penning 'The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)' with T Bone Burnett. The spirit of that haunting ballad is alive on Junky Star, Bingham's stellar third album. With Burnett back as 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" ("Music," People, 9/13/10, p. 64).

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