Audio By Carbonatix
Independent Journalism in Dallas Needs You
We need to raise $12,500 by August 9 to support the reporting our community depends on. Reader support keeps us independent and is playing a larger role in funding local journalism and shaping what comes next. If you believe independent local journalism matters, make a contribution today.
Like so many shaggy-haired roots-rockers before him, Montreal’s Sam Roberts writes songs about meeting cold, cold girls and finding himself on the road to confusion, then plays them like the only thing he’s unsure of is the number of drinks to order from the bar before last call. On We Were Born in a Flame–which Universal released in 2003 to no effect before it became a hit in Canada, leading Lost Highway to pick up the CD for relaunch this summer–Roberts grooves like a mellower, more balanced version of his new labelmate Ryan Adams. He won’t surprise you, but he just might charm you.
