Review: Oklahoma roots rocker JD McPherson returns with Nite Owls, his much anticipated return, six years in the making, since the thought-to-be unbeatable Christmas album Socks released in 2018, as well as a mid-pandemic covers EP. For this nocturnal turn, McPherson alters his approach, sidelining the majority of the musicians that accompanied him on all previous sessions and live dates, and keeping only guitarist/sax player Doug Corcoran. Along with that change in personnel, comes a revised style that attempts, usually successfully, to incorporate McPherson's Duane Eddy-fashioned guitar (the album is dedicated to the late rockabilly icon who passed in May of this year) with a moderately new-wave infused sound.
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