When you can write songs like Kris Kristofferson, you don't need to decorate them with a bunch of fancy junk. So on This Old Road, the country maverick's first studio disc of new material in over a decade, he doesn't.   Full text...

His wheels may not leave the traction marks they once did, but the evidence here suggests the ride isn’t over yet.   Full text...

As good as this effort is you have to believe that he still has winning cards he’s not yet showing.  Full text...

Though the spare, warts-and-all production does his ashy growl no favours, it underlines his authenticity on political songs like Burden of Freedom and Wild American. But the best are the personal songs, about growing old, looking back and carrying on: Chase the Feeling, Final Attraction and This Old Road.  Full text...

Kris Kristofferson's first studio album in more than a decade finds him ruminating on old age, death, love and friendship, as well as the expected protest songs.  Full text...