Blog: Consequence Of Sound

Album Review: Jason Boesel - Hustler's Son

It should be a given that most drummers should stay behind the kit (we're looking at you, Tommy Lee). But Rilo Kiley's Jason Boesel shows that he can do more than keep the rhythm with his debut, Hustler's Son . With tips from Conor Oberst, Boesel has made an album of dark, sorrowful country rock songs, almost as if he were a modern day version of Kris Kristofferson. Hustler's Son is completely down home, with minimal effects and a totally spontaneous format. We live in a musical landscape where [...]