Some artists need smoke and mirrors. All Jeremiah Johnson needs are songs. In the age of manufactured pop, the acclaimed St. Louis bandleader is a beacon of time-honoured songcraft, writing on acoustic guitar, digging deep for raw lyrics and insisting on studio production that bottles the sweat of his shows. The approach might sound old-school, but on latest record Heavens To Betsy, the result is some of the most vital music of the new decade.

• 1. White Lightning
• 2. Tornado
• 3. Soul Crush
• 4. Ecstasy
• 5. Forever and a Day
• 6. American Steel
• 7. Showdown
• 8. Leo Stone
• 9. Castles In the Air
• 10. Long Way Home
• 11. Born Under a Bad Sign
• 12. Preacher's Daughter