Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers – One Night In Brooklyn

This six-song mini-album, cut live-to-analog with ex-Whiskeytowner Mike Daly, serves as a rough-and-tumble counterpart to Kellogg & the Sixers major-label debut, which came out in February.

Kellogg consistently draws comparisons to Ryan Adams and Tom Petty. Fair enough; his folk-twang-pop sound and confessional storytelling does feel familiar at first listen. Think of that familiarity as a friendly handshake, however, one that compels you to stick around.

The standout cut is You Win, buoyant with a jangly riff and warmed by subtle keyboard touches while Kellogg, in his best warble (vocally, he often resembles the Gin Blossoms Robin Wilson), uncorks a believable vulnerability.