This is the latest addition to my collection, since my preorder of Metallica's new album won't arrive until tomorrow. Reckless Kelly has roots in my home state of Idaho - brothers Willy and Cody Braun began their singing career with their father in Muzzie Braun & The Boys, but are now based in Austin, Texas. It's hard to put a genre label on a band like Reckless Kelly - Americana, alt-country, Texas country, Red Dirt, it doesn't really matter. Whatever you might call it, it's just good, solid down-to-earth music. I suppose you could just label it country, but it certainly doesn't fit into what passes for country music these days. Reckless Kelly does a good job of producing a mix of fast-paced and slower, stripped down songs, and that formula doesn't change on this album.
This is by far the most elaborate packaging of any record I own. This is yet another reason I love vinyl - the packaging is a work of art in its own right. Sunset Motel features a picture of the band, a postcard, sketches, a motel key fob, and a road map. You just can't get that with other formats.
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