Robert Ellis Photographs (LAVENDER VINYL) Marble Black & White Vinyl If the riffs don't always

If the riffs don't always sink in deeply -- and if the entire production feels slightly monochromatic -- what impresses here is the thought and musicality within the compositions and the performances

Up On The Housetop 3

OD'd In Denver (featuring Matt Sweeney) 3

Left on Dilwoth (3m 9s)

Originally recorded as a single in 1970

Robert Ellis Photographs (LAVENDER VINYL) Marble Black & White Vinyl If the riffs don't alwaysWho is Robert Ellis? At first glance, hes simply a smiling, longhaired, twenty two year old in a hand stitched western shirt and Dwight Yoakam tight blue jeans. But theres more to this youthful Houston, Texas native than meets the eye. The young songwriters second release and debut for New West Records is an impressive and diverse concept album split between five breathtaking folk songs and five soon to be country standards. Listening to Photographs,