Here With Me

Holly Williams, the daughter of Hank Williams Jr. and granddaughter of Hank Williams, follows her own musical path to deliver one of the best singer/songwriter albums to come out of Nashville in the last year. She has more heartfelt soul in her voice than any five reality show finalists combined. "Keep the Change," one of the few songs Williams didn't write, is a sticks-in-your-head kiss-off tune, while the sultry "Three Days in Bed With a Stranger" is an acoustic tale of debauchery. "A Love I Think Will Last," a duet with Chris Janson, conjures what Buck Owens and Loretta Lynn might have sounded like if they had recorded together. "Without Jesus Here With Me," which name-checks her grandfather, was inspired by the 2006 automobile accident that nearly took the life of Williams and her sister Hilary.