Broken Hearts And Auto Parts
Kevn Kinney

1. Broken Parts And Auto Parts
2. It's Comin Down This Way
3. Back Roads & Rainy Days
4. Yes That's Me
5. Time
6. Why Does It Feel So Hard To Say
7. Lightning Strikes Twice
8. Lights On
9. No Blues
10. A Good Country Mile

RELEASE INFO

Lo-tech almost to the point of affectation, Broken Hearts and Auto Parts wears its rough edges like insignia of street credibility. Yet there's a naturalness to Kinney's writing and delivery that rings true. His songs speak with an artless eloquence over spare and simple backup tracks, with homespun imagery woven into lyrics like "Dialing down the radio/Trying to find a song about you." For all its imperceptible breaks, limited range, dubious pitch, and raggedy timbre, Kinney's voice communicates beautifully and thus leaps the greatest hurdle confronting every singer; it's a perfect match for the spirited, yet languid and less-than-precise backup provided by his colleagues in the contemporary lineup of Drivin' N' Cryin', along with deadpan but convincing harmony support from the daughter of Arlo Guthrie -- as pedigreed as accompaniment can get. There is, in fact, something charming and disingenuous in this music, similar in kind to Guthrie's best work. Through the easy flow of his songs and their performance, Kinney achieves a timelessness on Broken Hearts and Auto Parts that may make it as appealing to future generations as it is to graybeard Americana aficionados.

"Kinney's latest proudly continues in his tradition of writing Southern-leaning rock with achingly sweet vocals...the result is a notable piece of rural Americana pie..."
-CMJ New Music Report

"...it's really the material that makes this the highpoint of Kinney’s solo career. He's never been sharper from start to finish as a songwriter, both lyrically and musically."
- No Depression

"...the portrait of an artist in obvious control of his songwriting and musical identity, delivering material sounding as natural as a conversation with a friend."
- Rockpile

"...A gifted songwriter, Kinney's best songs can be heart-breakingly sad and wryly humorous at the same time. His closely observed real-life vignettes are sure to bring a knowing nod of recognition."
- Harp

"With an evocative singing voice perched equidistant from a Dylan croak, a Buddy Holly warble, and a Tom Petty drawl, Kinney is a natural storyteller."
- Stereophile

"Kinney's latest CD is his best work to date and is packed with articulate tales of Americana."
- Patriot Ledger

"A life-affirming mix of thinly veiled suffering and stolen moments of clarity, it proves that as a chronicle of a New South where life's paved roads can unexpectedly give way to precarious raw-earth terrain, Kinney still has plenty of dirt under his nails."
- Creative Loafing

"His recent effort is just as cool as its title-with crunchy textures, soulful singin' and catchy song craft."
- The Village Voice