The occasion is Music Man, the wonderful new album by veteran Nashville based songwriter Layng Martine Jr.. A long-time dream project instigated by his son, Portland Oregon based super-producer Tucker Martine. A new Tucker Martine production is in itself an event due to his track record. His studio, Flora Recording and Playback has brought us wonderful albums by the likes of My Morning Jacket, Sufjan Stevens, Neko Case, Case/Lang/Viers, The Decemberists, M. Ward and Laura Veirs among many others. Layng is a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and has quite the track record as a workingman songwriter (Elvis Presley's last-ever session included a Layng Martine Jr. Song) and quite the fine voice himself. You can add in the Father/Son part of the story, which is alway an interesting dynamic, but the cherry on top of it all is that the album is a damned fine record. Period.

1. Music Man 2. Surabian Lament 3. Summertime Lovin' 4. Let The World Go By 5. Try Me Again 6. I Can't Be What You Want 7. Love Comes and Goes 8. Little Bit of Magic 9. You Don't Need a Ring 10. Get Your Things 11. Love You Back to Georgia 12. Too Young for Paradise

• Format Detail: LP Silver Vinyl
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: Country

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