Troubadour

George Strait’s 25th album finds the country star making the most of his maturity. He nails the introspective nuances of the shimmering, nostalgic title track, and brings decades of experience to bear on emotionally powerful material like the Patty Loveless duet "House of Cash". But sassy honky-tonkers like "Make Her Fall In Love With Me Song" and Western swing jumpers like "West Texas Town" show that even after all these years, Strait's still got a feel for fun.