Dan Tyminski - Wheels

“Those who believe it’s been far too long since Alison Krauss + Union Station’s Dan Tyminski released his 2003 solo debut will be thrilled that his sophomore effort is at hand. Marked by the fine picking, strong vocals and well-chosen songs that AKUS fan have come to expect, “Wheels” is a stunning second effort. In true bluegrass tradition, “Some Early Morning” is a fine, haunting tale of a man wrongly accused and “Making Hay” is a reminder that you can’t get above your raising. Tyminski ably handles AKUS bandmate Ron Block’s “It All Comes Down to You” and the Kitty Wells classic “Whose Shoulder Will You Cry On,” while “Who Showed Who” deals with the aftermath of a woman’s murder of her husband (”Who’s right or wrong/Two children left without a home”). —Ken Tucker”