Matt Arthur is a Southern Minnesota musician with a voice that calls to mind Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, and Nick Cave. His band, the Bratlanders, brings a time-worn authenticity to their rootsy sound — a Weird Old American blend of rustic folk, old-time blues, early country-western, and bombastic rock & roll. Their songs call to mind early-70s Stones, Crazy Horse-era Neil Young, and more recent offerings from Sturgill Simpson and the Drive By Truckers. Catch his Dusty’s debut; he’s simply fantastic.