Call it whatever you want -- country-rock, alt-country, roots rock, whatever -- what Reckless Kelly makes is great, hooky pop music. It's got all the jangly guitars, two-step rhythms, and artificial diphthongs ("I saw the same old streets for far too lahwong") necessary to reassure country-music fans who might nervously suspect that they're enjoying rock & roll, but it makes no real concessions to the genre; when they want to rock out, they do ("Let's Just Fall," {&"I Saw It Coming"...   [ read more ]

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The album art on Reckless Kelly's new release, Bulletproof, is a semi-faithful rendition of the homemade armor Australian outlaw and band namesake Ned "Reckless" Kelly wore during his final police shootout. But don't assume that imagery and album title represent the Austin-based band's propensity for shoot-'em-ups, horse-thievin' or similarly dangerous behavior; their badass streak is manifested mainly in their fiercely incredible ability to rock out, and their "outlaw" credentials stretch about as far as ...   [ read more ]

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After four celebrated albums and one acoustic live album, Austin, TX's (via Portland, OR) Reckless Kelly let the hammer down and offer a smoking double-live document that comes with a bonus DVD, offering fans a look at the excitement that occurred at Marcia Ball's La Zona Rosa in March of 2006. The show tracks material from their recorded output from 1998's Millican through to the mighty loud and proud Wicked Twisted Road and some choice covers ("Castanets" by Alejandro Escovedo, {$Ric...   [ read more ]

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