Lonesome Drifter is the fourteenth studio album by American country singer Charley Crockett. It was released on March 14, 2025, through Lone Star Rider under Island Records.[1]
Produced by Crockett and Shooter Jennings, and recorded in ten days at the Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles,[1] the album features twelve songs, including the title track, which was released as a single on January 31, 2025.[2] Influenced by the work of Bill Withers,[3]Lonesome Drifter is the debut album by Crockett on a major label.[4] Crockett revealed in an interview with Billboard, that the album is the first in a trilogy, stating "I just got the second one done, and I’ve got the theme and sketch of the third one done."[5]
Los Angeles Times described the album as "a gorgeous set of soulful, lightly psychedelic country-blues tunes."[3]Dallas Times commented that "Crockett hasn’t changed a bit on Lonesome Drifter, with its no-frills blend of old-school Texas country-blues, a style he's been honing since his days busking in Deep Ellum."[8]Pitchfork rated the album 7.2 out of 10 and stated "Flush with doubt and humanity, Lonesome Drifter is a downbeat twist on the great Robert Earl Keen's liturgical formulation: The road goes on forever."[7]No Depression remarked that Lonesome Drifter "spotlights Crockett's consistency, as he spins out another set of deftly crafted songs."[9]Rolling Stone referred to it as a "slow-burning country-blues rocker that finds him telling the tale of a vagabond traveler, complete with a searing guitar solo."[10]Paste assigned it a rating of 7.5 out of 10, stating "Lonesome Drifter continues Crockett's white hot run of records that sound great and are remarkably even-keeled."[6]
Track listing
All music is composed by Charley Crockett and Shooter Jennings.[2]
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