Alberta Cross' songs exist in a realm of unlikely combinations and contrasts: imagine modern Northern indie UK rock crossed with The Band and Neil Young. Inject equal doses of driving soul from contemporaries like The Black Keys and The White Stripes, add the style and swagger of classic Afghan Whigs and you might start to describe their sound.

Led by the gifted songwriting of Burette Douglas, the Lonestar Chain's haunting blend of country music traditions, moody mystery, and bar band rock makes for compelling guitars-and-harmony music about loss, love, solitude, and Saturday night.