Cody Jinks is the latest outlaw country artist to emerge from the road-worn bar scene of the US to start making waves with a wider audience.
Possessing a rich country baritone in the style of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard (he covers Haggard's The Way I Am), he could be viewed as the flip-side to the more progressive Sturgill Simpson — similar in voice but firmly in the traditional country realm of heartache and redemption. Jinks has a tough exterior but he invests a fair amount of vulnerability and emotional weight. There are cliches aplenty on show here, but for the most part Jinks convinces as a genuine country talent.
