Ten years ago, Jon Snodgrass & Frank Turner hung out, drank whisky and wrote & recorded an album together called “Buddies“, a lighthearted hang between friends that became a hit with fans of both artists. Fast forward a decade and the pair are still buddies, so they decided to write a follow-up. As with the original “Buddies II: Still Buddies” was written in one day, although this time, however, they had to do it over the Internet due to lockdown. With more time on their hands than usual, they were able to flesh out the album, musically, and recruit other buddies, Stephen Egerton (Descendents / ALL) on drums and Todd Beene (Lucero / Chuck Ragan / Glossary) on pedal steel, for added instrumentation. The result is a funny, warm and at times poignant album that...
