![]() ![]() ![]() But Prine’s ghost is heard most clearly on “Woman in a Pool,” which shares a melody with Prine’s “It’s a Big Old Goofy World” and contains sharply observed memories-“Smells like chlorine, smells like barbecue.” Others that invoke his mentor include the one song here that tugs at the heartstrings without holding back: “Young at Heart.” Reeder sings in his reedy higher register and layers his vocals to add depth to the realization of life’s irreversible moments. The song is spare, barely there even, but paints a picture with only a handful of strokes. The gentle finger picking of “Four in the Morning” sets the song apart as one of several that echo the late, great Prine. Fortunately, it doesn’t take long for the relatable and the hilariously offbeat tracks to take hold. ![]() The opening two songs are deeply specific, but without knowing his references they are a bit hard to grasp. Sometimes it’s a little hard to pin Reeder down or truly know where he is coming from. To wit, “Porn Song” proves as vulgar as the title suggests, while also seemingly condemning its subject: “If she’s done than so are we”-presuming that listeners are the greater collective “we.” Whether it’s pondering the scientific wonder of metamorphosis on “Born a Worm” or passing along one of the best pieces of advice you are likely to ever receive on the appropriately punctuated “Stay Down, Man,” nothing is off limits. On Every Which Way, his fourth album for John Prine’s Oh Boy Records, Reeder sets about to prove it. Dan Reeder is a guy that can write a song about literally anything, so that’s what he does. ![]()
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