Fantastic Reviews for Western Soul
Todd Adelman’s seventh album is getting some excellent ink. Here’s a smattering of the reviews…
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From Americana UK
As he tells us, “I’ll worry about yesterday tomorrow; I’m trying to get through today.” ‘Western Soul’ makes the perfect accompaniment to today. An experienced singer, songwriter, producer, and engineer, Adelman has sculpted out the sound of America on ‘Western Soul’ and seems to have captured where its old spirit sits in a contemporary world. Recorded at his own studio, simply called The Woods, the album holds an essence of time gone by, of musicians that look to the past to push forward. With musical comparisons and nods towards John Prine and Woody Guthrie, Adelman’s West is inspired by the greats…
From Ink 19
Originally from Colorado, Adelman built The Woods, a recording studio in the Catskills, and it’s there that Western Soul was recorded.
Speaking subjectively, entry points on Western Soul include “Out Of Gas,” a soft, country rocker reminiscent of early Eagles, only dipped in more twang and thicker country flavors. The song is simultaneously comforting and poignant.
The driving rhythm and gleaming guitars of “Kings Upon The Town” make this track a personal favorite. It sways and pushes, giving off a tasty, swaggering energy that’s seductive. Adelman’s drawling, almost dreamy vocals imbue the lyrics with tints of delighted, satisfied surprise…
From Odyssey Magazine
There’s something timeless and a little bit haunted about Todd Adelman’s upcoming album Western Soul. Not haunted in a spooky sense—more like it’s inhabited by ghosts of all the great American songwriters who came before. It’s a fourteen-track truth serum for a country that's a little busted up right now but still has soul, grit, and stories worth telling. This record doesn’t scream or preach. It listens. It watches. Then it leans in and whispers the real stuff straight from the gut.
Western Soul is exactly what it sounds like—a dusty, warm-hearted, road-worn collection of songs that blend country, rock, and roots in a way that feels both deeply familiar and strikingly new. It’s the kind of record that doesn’t care about trends or algorithms. It’s about people. Pain. Memory. Survival. It’s the slow-burn, late-night conversation version of a protest album—less slogans, more questions; less noise, more soul…