Drive-By TruckersGo-Go Boots

Hushed and low lit, the band's triple guitar crunch swapped for languid Southern soul grooves, brushed drums, and gospel organ. Used to Be a Cop is Patterson Hood at his most menacing, a slow portrait of a damaged former officer. The title track loops adultery and murder-ballad noir over an easy soulful sway. Two Eddie Hinton covers, including Shonna Tucker's Where's Eddie, root it deep in Muscle Shoals. The Truckers' quiet noir record. Pour a drink and let it simmer.