For someone who doesn't usually associate with the country genre too much, Townes Van Zandt is like a cure to the soulless drivel and self-important show boding that the genre is permeated by in the present day.

This grants the album a very cinematic and dramatic progression, not dissimilar from Dante's own journey from the dark, mysterious woods where he emerged in Canto I.

It’s the new year and with the new year comes a fresh slate of music that is being released within the coming months. So here are WXOU...