Paul Westerberg is light years from his Replacements days (he scored the animated film Open Season) but that doesn't mean he doesn't still have something to say. This EP is a nice roots rock release which features Westerberg's raspy (and still limited range-wise) voice and somewhat bleak lyrics. Dominated by acoustic guitars and simple rhythms (his band is a tight yet loose (?) bar band which works well with this setting), PW & the Ghost Gloves Cat Wing Joy Boys (whew) is a testament of a person aging; gone are those raucous 80s, the 90s were good for regrouping, and now he has time to reflect back on his times and life like the true aging artist that he is.
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