The resulting debut collection of Vlautin-penned tunes is as reverently packaged as he could have hoped for, Boone's unaffected singing carrying the right amount of hurt and hope for a set of characters variously cast as refugees from life's disappointments.
• The Delines. Colfax. Warner Music
• Four and a half stars (out of five)
Single download: Wichita Ain't So Far Away
For those who like: Cowboy Junkies, Kelly Hogan, Richmond Fontaine
- Jeff Harford
