These 11 songs are a travelogue - you can hear the polish and sheen of Los Angeles, the rough edges and soul of Memphis, the innocence and lilt of a childhood spent swinging from trees growing up in the middle of a forest. Sweazy's songs masterfully float from Americana to dark, guitar-driven blues to folk tunes verging on folklore, bursting with characters. This is not his American Dream. So Caleb Sweazy says in the opening lines of his forthcoming Blue Barrel Records debut Lucky or Strong - but it sure feels like one.