Prick Magazine

You don't have to be born and raised in the south to be inspired by the storytelling on Drive-By Truckers' excellent Brighter Than Creation's Dark. Each song here offers startling insight on the complexity and duality of a seemingly simple southern life. Ranging from hauntingly beautiful, "Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife," to empathetic, "Daddy Needs a Drink," to one of the best southern fried rockers I've heard in years, "That Man I Shot," the Truckers deliver their souls on this one. It's a haul too, coming in at just over 75 minutes, but well worth its weight.

- Courtney King