Jedd Hughes is well-known among Nashville’s finest musicians—he's played with Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill, and Patty Loveless, among others—but he deserves to be even better known outside those circles, too. Nightshades, Hughes’ second solo album, should get him the attention he deserves.A never-waste-a-note guitarist, Hughes effortlessly drives over the terrain of rock and country. Swirling psychedelic rhythms propel the Tom Petty-esque “Meet Me in the Dark,” which opens with a chugging, minor chord riff that blooms into bright rock choruses driven by Hughes’ stinging lead runs. Cascading guitar picking opens the cinematic “Underground” before blossoming into a driving blend of spiraling lead lines and roaring choruses. Hughes verses move from quiet despair to rousing hope in the choruses, mimicking the way life often shifts between light and dark moments.
ALBUM REVIEW: Jedd Hughes' 'Nightshades' Should Get Him The Attention He Deserves
