“Carnero Vaquero is a stylistically diverse album, with songs that range from tender ballads like “Doney Gal” and “Darcy Farrow” to the loping “Colorado Horses” and upbeat tunes like “Will James” and “Jughound Ronnie.” It’s also consistently engaging and entertaining, and stands up to repeat listens. If there’s a unifying theme, it’s found in songs like “Cottonwood Canyon” and “Wolves No Longer Sing,” written with pal Tom Russell, that turn an observant eye to the changing West as only Tyson can. It’s a theme that many of Tyson’s longtime fans and citizens of the West will appreciate.

“My music is for them—we like to think of it as music for grownups who live in the country,” Tyson says. “I hope people derive some joy from it. I’m just really happy to be able to be able to give them this music at this point in time.””

- Tom Wilmes, American Cowboy

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