Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars...

Personnel: Adam Steffey (mandolin).Audio Mixer: Chris Lord-Alge.Recording information: Capitol studios, Los Angeles, CA; EastWest Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Southern Ground, Nashville, TN.Photographer: Emily Joyce.One described as "the man who was too country for Nashville," Dwight Yoakam has always been an artist who is passionate about the themes and variations of classic country, but he's never treated his beloved Bakersfield sound as a museum piece. In Yoakam's world, country is not like a vintage auto that's too precious to drive, but a dinged-up but still powerful hot rod that has plenty of miles left in it, and he's happy to prove it by taking it out on the highway and opening the throttle. Judging from his 2016 album, Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars., Yoakam views bluegrass much the same way; this is his first album in the revved-up down-home style, and while the acoustic backing gives Yoakam's music a different spin, the energy, passion, a