Cowboy Like Me

The project showcases subtly clever songwriting from a driven DIY guy with a keen melodic sense. Johnson owes a stylistic debt to such '90s stars as Garth Brooks and Mark Chestnut, but there's still a current commercialism about the new album. It's decidedly country, but decidedly not dated. In the current radio climate, Johnson could be an ideal stylistic counterbalance who's both familiar and refreshing.