Jason Boland & the Stragglers - The Light Saw Me AEC Music The emotional urgency of the

The emotional urgency of the songs tugs at the heart strings in a way that is raw and unexplored

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Jason Boland & the Stragglers - The Light Saw Me AEC Music The emotional urgency of theThe Light Saw Me is as incisive and thought provoking as any of Jason Boland's previous albums and shows he truly belongs alongside the great songwriters of his time. Drawing from influences as wide as Willie Nelson's Red Headed Stranger and Tougher Than Leather to Queensrche's Operation: Mindcrime, Boland succeeded by creating a concept album that's as ambitious as it is accessible. On the surface, The Light Saw Me traces a cowboy living in Texas in