One Track Mind: Lucinda Williams, “Magnolia” from Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone (2014)
A perfectly calibrated tribute, one full of broken Stonesy grandeur.

A perfectly calibrated tribute, one full of broken Stonesy grandeur.

Heartfelt and elegant, this is a new swamp-pop standard in the making.

Another shamelessly corny moment – but this time oddly placed.

This multi-artist tribute promises some very intriguing intersections.

Take everything else away, and Andy Bey’s vocal gift is revealed anew.

A classically gnarled Young rocker, but with a gospel twist.

John Mellencamp sounds wisened, but he also sounds heartened.

This boasts all the essential nutrients required in a hit single.

Every detail is given the kind of weight only Lucinda Williams can provide.

Bajakian and Úlehla make “Ej, lásko, lásko” fresh and edgy, despite it’s long-ago, faraway origins.