''KMAG YOYO (& other American Stories)'' is the fourth studio album from American singer-songwriter Hayes Carll. The album title is a military acronym for "Kiss My Ass Guys, You’re on Your Own".Horowitz, Steve (2011)
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, February 15, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2018 The album was included at no. 47 in ''

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s "50 Country Albums Every Rock Fan Should Own". It reached no. 67 on the

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Reception

gave the album 6/10. '' American Songwriter'' gave it 4/5.Hight, Jewly (2011)
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, '' American Songwriter'', March/April 2011 issue, February 22, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2018 '' Paste'' gave it a positive review, describing Carll's music as "simple songs that are simply grand".

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gave it three and a half stars, calling it "a worthy addition to the ever-growing catalog of sly Texas country-rock". ''Rolling Stone'' gave it the same score, as did ''

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'' also gave it a favorable review, with Bill Friskics-Warren stating that on the album Carll is "setting some standards of his own". '' No Depression'' also viewed the album favorably, calling Carll "a sort of Charles Bukowski in the age of anti-depressants...a poet for thoughtful roughnecks and ne’er-do-wells". ''Entertainment Weekly'' gave it a B+ rating, as did ''

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'' also gave it a positive review, calling Carll "the voice of a new generation of good ol' boys". ''

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'' gave it three stars out of five, Jim Farber calling Carll an "ace storyteller". ''

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s Nick Coleman called it "very good".Coleman, Nick (2011)
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Track listing

All songs written by Hayes Carll except where noted. # Stomp and Holler – 3:07 # Hard Out Here – 3:32 # Chances Are – 3:51 # Grand Parade ( Hayes Carll, John Evans) – 3:12 # KMAG YOYO ( Hayes Carll, Scott Davis, John Evans) – 4:19 # Another Like You (featuring

Cary Ann Hearst Cary Ann Hearst (born August 10, 1979) is a folk/roots rock musical artist from South Carolina, US. She performs as a solo act, as well as with her husband, Michael Trent, in the band Shovels & Rope. Hearst's influences are rooted in the soulful, ...

) – 3:19 # The Letter – 3:24 # Bye Bye Baby – 3:18 # The Lovin' Cup – 3:56 # Bottle In My Hand – 2:58 # Grateful for Christmas – 3:54 # Hide Me – 3:09

Personnel

* Hayes Carll – Vocals, acoustic guitar * Scott Davis – Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, accordion, mandolin, background vocals * Kenny Smith – Drums, percussion * Ricky Ray Jackson – Pedal steel, electric guitar, banjo * John Michael Schœpf – Bass, tenor guitar * Brad Jones – Piano, stand up Bass * Matt Mollica – Piano * Bonnie Whitmore – Harmonies * John Evans – Harmonies * James Nixon – Background vocals *

– Vocals on "Another Like You" * Corb Lund – Vocals on "Bottle in My Hand" * Todd Snider – Vocals on "Bottle in My Hand"

References

{{Authority control Hayes Carll albums 2011 albums