If Neil Young released Buried Treasures, it would be hailed as a return to form.
And when Drive-By Truckers evidence similarly unselfconscious immediacy, we praise their ability to inhabit characters.
But Rich Hopkins is for real, a regular guitar-toting guy who grew a conscience in the Peace Corps, cowriting his best songs to date with his hair-salon-owner girlfriend, Lisa Novak.
The Tucson troubadour’s 28th studio set offers Crazy Horse-style workouts and plangent psychedelic feedback jams, but, as shown by the bleakly beautiful Friend of the Shooter, they are increasingly engaged with the southwest’s dark underbelly.
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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John Robins, Comedian
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Stuart, Chortle
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com