Twelfth

The alt-country act is as dependable as ever.

Just to inventory a few of the jewels in Old 97’s crown before we proceed. The band—which still has all of its original members intact more than a quarter of a century on—reigns as the best touring bar band in America.

The album is defined by surprising positivity in the face of, not only the troubled times of the present, but decades of life on the road.

Dallas' Old 97's tend to break expectations. For one, they've been working with the same four members for 27 years