1973

This track from Highway’s upcoming debut, Black Letters Home, serves up an instantly hummable tune rendered li’l bit country through relaxed beat, honkytonk piano trills and the inimitable presence of vocalist Rob Bonds. Bonds manages immediate authenticity. Over restrained riffs from Nathan Jr. and casually note-perfect backing from tastemaker supergroup (featuring veterans of The Dandy Warhols, The Grails and Elliot Smith), he strolls a casual melancholy.