Album Review: Scoot Horton '627'

Scoot Horton began his musical career in 1990 as the guitarist and founding member of the hardcore punk band Awkward Thought. After years of touring, Horton decided to unplug and take his music in another direction, pulling together his love of Americana, folk and country. On September 27th, he will release his full length record, 627.

627, with its scaled back production, contains eleven thematically diverse tracks that touch on everything from the fun to serious. It opens with "Broke Man Blues" which touches on not having much money, but being rich in other aspects of life, like family and friends. The somber "Six 2 Seven" deals with the hellish trials one has to go through (the death of a child) before the better days while the thoughtful "You'll Always Be A Kid To Me" recalls a child who is now grown. The album also contains the autibiographical ("Life & Hope"), the humorous ("Alright"), the dark ("Billy McGill") and a religious duet ("Remember Me"). It closes with a good time on both "Chicken Pot Pie," a story detailing putting that meal on the table, and "Raise Your Glass" which salutes life and new days ahead. 

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