Album Review: Forever by Vandoliers (7/10)

"Vandoliers come better defined as alternative country rock seasoned with a dash of Tejano."

Despite their cowpunk descriptor, Vandoliers come better defined as alternative country rock seasoned with a dash of Tejano. For their first effort released via Bloodshot, the Texan rabble-rousers explore tight, approachable ballads regarding being broke, causing trouble and the six-piece’s unwavering commitment to itself. Each track draws strength from Josh Fleming’s whiskyfied vocals, so full-bodied and pregnant with tone they justify the entire project. Without them the edifice threatens to crumble, much like a protagonist inside one of their bouncy albeit elegiac yarns.