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Ben Kweller
Changing Horses
(ATO Records)
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pedal steel, harmonies, and twang . . . what more could you ask for? - Karen (Hollywood)
Ben Kweller has become known as a top-shelf purveyor of the powerhouse pop song. But on his latest album, a straight-up country charmer entitled Changing Horses, the 27-year-old Greenville, Texas native has gone back to his roots.
Ben Kweller has become known as a top-shelf purveyor of the powerhouse pop song. But on his latest album, a straight-up country charmer entitled Changing Horses, the 27-year-old Greenville, Texas native has gone back to his roots.








