I have been listening non-stop for two days straight. Hellions & Heroes is an album of full of treasures and tales straight from the heart of Compton. I discovered this largely by chance, but I am glad I did. Nate Compton surely earns a place alongside artists like John Fullbright and Justin Townes Earle. With arrangements and productions that never overwhelm Compton's voice, you get to feel every line he sings as if you are hearing it for the first time, no matter how many times you listen. The stength of songs like Cowboys and Summer should be plenty to propel this album into the top of the American charts for 2016.

This album has been worth the wait! Nate's composition of lyrics and musical notes is among the likes of the old time singer song writers I have not heard in a long time. Nate blends the perfect note to add to the melody of the meaning of the words he uses. The song Cowboys brings me to tears with his genuine authenticity of accounts of his own experience and mine. Hellions and Heroes is the best album I have purchased in a while!