KMAG YOYO


KMAG YOYO 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". The album was included at no. 47 in Rolling Stone's "50 Country Albums Every Rock Fan Should Own". It reached no. 67 on the Billboard 200.

Reception

gave the album 6/10. American Songwriter gave it 4/5. Paste gave it a positive review, describing Carll's music as "simple songs that are simply grand". Allmusic 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 The Austin Chronicle. The Washington Post 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 The A.V. Club, and Robert Christgau. Exclaim! also gave it a positive review, calling Carll "the voice of a new generation of good ol' boys". New York Daily News gave it three stars out of five, Jim Farber calling Carll an "ace storyteller". The Independent's Nick Coleman called it "very good".

Track listing

All songs written by Hayes Carll except where noted.
  1. Stomp and Holler – 3:07
  2. Hard Out Here – 3:32
  3. Chances Are – 3:51
  4. Grand Parade – 3:12
  5. KMAG YOYO – 4:19
  6. Another Like You – 3:19
  7. The Letter – 3:24
  8. Bye Bye Baby – 3:18
  9. The Lovin' Cup – 3:56
  10. Bottle In My Hand – 2:58
  11. Grateful for Christmas – 3:54
  12. Hide Me – 3:09

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