Review: The Only Man - Lydia Loveless

Lydia Loveless' album, The Only Man, released under the Columbus, Ohio-based Peloton Records label in February 2010, is a country music revival. I mean, real country -- traditional American tunes born in honky-tonks and rooted in folk fables and quilted farmlands.

The Only Man is a promiscuous, dark-humored diary of lost love, bourbon whiskey binges and revenge. Amidst today's neo-country-pop craze, Loveless boldly breaks out with this 33-minute roots-country medley of self-written originals.

Traditional country music of this caliber is not an easy sell in mainstream markets but this 10-song compilation is a loaded gun, and this songstress is ready to take a pinpoint shot at the country crown. Loveless is coming up as a strong contender against the genre's finest, even the "Queen of Country" herself, Kitty Wells, and she's only 20 years old.

Recommended tracks: "The Only Man" and "Paid"

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Editor's note: Loveless signed with Bloodshot Records in 2011.

Read about Loveless' recent performance at The Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, in this article: The Conductor, Oldboy roused fans at The Grog Shop

Article written by Priscilla Tasker, editor and creator of The Rhythm Report