Chris Stapleton From A Room: Volume 1 (Digital Download Card) hack the world fresh off his Oscar win

fresh off his Oscar win for Selma's "Glory

Songs like "The World Turned And Left Me Here" and "Surf Wax America" betray the heart of a kid who would rather skateboard to work every day than face up to the responsibility of buying a car

but added flourishes keep the album from sounding like a mere redux

textures and power chord riffs

Chris Stapleton From A Room: Volume 1 (Digital Download Card) hack the world fresh off his Oscar winWhen his 2015 CMA wins for Album of the Year, New Artist of the Year, and Male Vocalist of the Year turned Chris Stapleton into an overnight sensation, it raised the expectations for the sequel to his debut Traveller considerably. Released two years to the day after Traveller, From a Room, Vol. 1 surprises with its modesty. Yes, it's the first installment of a two part album a move that, by definition, suggests some level of heightened ambition but