“Cody Jinks is a traditionalist in any number of ways. His roughhewn, homegrown country sound borrows from the usual forebears—Waylon, Willie, Kris, Merle and Johnny among them—while sounding perfectly in sync with today’s current breed of Americana insurgents. His lyrical interests ride the party line, too: tears beer ballads; songs about booze, honkytonks and lost love; expressions of remorse and”
