I don't know why I'm surprised at the talent contained within the ranks of the Ten out of Tenn but each time I'm introduced to a new artist I go through the same stages of shock, awe, and excitement. It's already happened at numerous times and has happened again this time with Trent Dabbs. I was introduced to Trent Dabbs around the time that he released his new album Southerner last month through a re-tweet by (the oft-mentioned) Andrew Belle advertising it.
Southerner is a thoroughly enjoyable album and is another virtuous display of the talent contained with the Tennessee artist collective Ten out of Tenn. Where Trent Dabbs' album differs from the other albums/artist featured here is that he crafts lovely, guitar-centric pop. That is until "Neil Young" when the album climatically becomes a full on rock effort.
The name "southerner" conjures up a lot of ideas as to what the album could sound like and instead of relying on any cliches or anything of that sort, Dabbs is able to let his album speak for itself. Offering up sincere and overall entertaining peeks into what has shaped him. It's simple, laid back, and just good.
