There’s no country as agreeable as roadhouse country. And if you agree, you should listen to Almost Time, the latest release from John Surge and the Haymakers.

Almost Time distills the barroom experience. Guiding the way, on his second album as frontman of John Surge and the Haymakers, Surge rocks and soothes, banters and reveals. It’s a spirited tour-de-force delivery of ten inspired songs. The hooks he and the band (drummer Tom Lewis, bass player Brad Fordham, and piano legend Floyd Domino) offer are reliable country rock at its most dependable.