Yours Until the War is Over

Amigo the Devil occupies a space all his own in alternative roots music. The South Florida-bred singer-songwriter, also known as Danny Kiranos, writes densely narrative and allusion-rich songs that reward repeated listens, with an uncategorizable sound that lands somewhere between Lucero and Leonard Cohen. Following 2021’s critically acclaimed *Born Against*, *Yours Until the War Is Over* is a showcase for Kiranos’ storytelling: He shows it off on the rough and rowdy “Once Upon a Time at Texaco pt. 1,” which spins a tense but humorous yarn about going out for a bottle of tequila, and the addict’s lament “Cannibal Within,” which boasts the caustic lyric, “I just don’t wanna blow my brains out to ‘Hotel California.’” Kiranos serves these stories with a careful balance of theatrical bombast and folksy plainspokenness, finding and amplifying the tension in between. For those who enjoy literature with their music, or just dig the guttural growls, Amigo the Devil is a friend to all.