Sometimes, I get nostalgic towards the end of a complex project. This isn’t one of those times. I’m thrilled to be done.

The San Fransciso Bay Area-based team of Nashville Honeymoon released their most recent album, and it slaps. Thanks to a very unplanned night out while visiting great friends in our old hometown, I found this band. So, like any good country music fan, I started following them, listening to their back catalog. This new effort is some of the best work they’ve done. Sidewinder is a great honky tonk album.

This EP is filled with smart storytelling and good music. I’m partial to “My Own Funeral” due to its use of such modern language within the lyrics. I don’t know, but this may be the first time Amex points have been referenced in country/Americana music. But I might be wrong.

How could I forget? Acacia Forgot, hot off her stint on RuPaul’s Drag Race, comes out with some strong LA Country music — without much kitch. But don’t worry, there is still some kitch.

A bit upbeat, a bit southern classic rock, a bit banjo? This one is a vibe, as they say.

Fitting. But I love this dude’s voice.