Four years after his worst album, Lyle Lovett returned to form with a new collection featuring his Large Band and titled It’s Not Big It’s Large. While this album didn’t reach the heights of his early work, it is definitely in the same ballpark and it’s a sign that Lovett may have righted the ship after more than a decade of listing.

My one complaint about It’s Not Big It’s Large is that it’s a deceptively modest affair. It boasts 12 tracks but one is an instrumental, one is a cover and one is a reprise of an earlier song. After so long in the wilderness, I would have preferred Lovett deliver something meatier, but that’s nitpicking.

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