ALBUM REVIEW: Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real – Sticks and Stones

6ACE Records/Thirty Tigers

Released: 14.07.23

Yet another excellent album from Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real, Sticks And Stones is a record with a bit of everything, from the swaggering Americana of the title track, through to songs like Ladder Of Love that wouldn’t be out of place in a honky-tonk. Lukas’ songwriting ability shows through in abundance on this record.

Every track has a brilliant hook that will stay with you for days after, particularly Alcohollelujah. Sticks And Stones covers all your typical country bases; drugs, alcohol, love and loss. Wrong House and Icarus are by far the standout tracks for very different reasons – one about love, the other the hilarities of mushrooms. By far Lukas Nelson’s best work to date.