The Trinity Session
Cowboy Junkies

When I heard this band name, I expected my ears to be assaulted by drunken southern rock. This was the opposite. Thoughtful, lilting alt-rock-country. And what a sound for 1988! I could see this fitting right in ten years later. I kept feeling like the singer was holding back though. I wanted her to belt some of these tunes, but she remained reserved and gentle, perhaps a style choice.

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