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"Having merged Bakersfield and Austin, Winslow, Arizona and Laurel Canyon, Las Vegas and San Antonio, it was only a matter of time before Midland found themselves at The Last Resort. With nods to Gary Stewart, Dwight Yoakam, Merle Haggard and Mickey Gilley, the freewheeling trio considers the way dreams can drift away, love – or lust – can string you out, good-timing can crash into real life and there’s always a morning after waiting ahead. Employing their almost narcotic harmonies, a reliance on classic country guitar tones and steel guitars, dance hall tempos and old school wordplay, Midland takes their ladies-first swagger and reaches to more adult themes without losing their Saturday night exuberance along the way.

Teaming with fellow turbo-tonker Jon Pardi, Midland throws down the drinkin’ her off my mind gauntlet on “Long Neck Way To Go,” explores the sultry morning after on “Sunrise Tells The Story” and gives a nod to the working-class on the brio of “Paycheck To Paycheck.” The Last Resort: Greetings From offers the playbook for people old enough to have messed up, picked themselves up, faced the damages and were determined to get on with their lives…"