Forever by Vandoliers (2019, Bloodshot Records)

By Mike Lee
That Much Further West Podcast

The bandstand prophets of the Texas saloon must preach to their flock with conviction. They must reach a common ground and the message must be genuine. Their converts must know their musical guides have travelled the same roads and the mud drying on their boots has the same mix of bravado and despair. We don’t step up to the pine to drown our sorrows but to confide in our brothers and sisters with a round of shots and boots stomping on the dance floor in front of our roadhouse preachers.

The Ft. Worth-based Vandoliers certainly seem up to the task with their latest effort, “Forever,” on Bloodshot Records. They guide us through the ups and downs of modern American life of not only the Texan but every hard-working, blue-collar soul in this country.  We don’t take jet-away vacations but long road trips with our crew, enjoying all the local flavor of the places our wheels roll through.  We hate our jobs but find pride in our hard work and reward ourselves plenty with the sinful pleasures of our wild world.