Levi Lowrey's second, self-titled album is a straightforward ode to the Southern strain of alt-country/rock. The country lies in the familiar lyrical themes: love and loss, kids and family, leaving home and coming back, working hard and scraping by, all with virtually twang-less delivery. The Southern rock shines through in hints of hammond organ and wurlitzer, and plenty of straight-ahead, guitar-driven grooves ("Picket Fences,""Urge for Leaving"). Other tracks veer closer to bluegrass instrumentation."I've Held the Devil's Hand" has a decent banjo solo, while a choir nod to older gospel numbers on"There is Power in the Blood." The final track,"War Pigs" is the big surprise. The Black Sabbath classic comes on the heels of a great instrumental,"Flywheel," which showcases Lowrey's fiddle playing, and the fiddle continues into the metal classic in a Charlie Daniels Band-meets-Sabbath moment. However, Lowrey's solid, velvet vocals, and down-to-earth songwriting are somewhat lost in this overproduced album. Underneath the sepia-toned album art, the sound is a bit too polished, and pared-down arrangements might have better highlighted the talents of this singer-songwriter, who has co-written with Zac Brown, the executive producer of Lowrey's sophomore album.