European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Country music with a velvet underground touch the Cowboy junkies have been attracting widespread critical Praise the Cowboy junkies addicting music by Robert Hil Buff los Angeles times Ichael Timmins Leader o the cow boy junkies smiles when i i cd How much 1he enormously promising Canadian band s the Trinity is i n album Cost to record two Hundred and fifty to replies two Hurior de and. Fifty thousand no. Nohe corrects two Hundred and w y dollars " ii thai is. Probably an Oil Lime Low Bridgel of an album rial is attracting  civil ical Praise the music a sell abounds in original ant  pop vision 1 in is Busl moments. The Torallo based hand plays country music in the sparse understated Way the vol Vel underground might have if they had a Singer As  As envy leu Harris turn mrs Lister cargo sings in a soil almost whispered Myle Shal gives the music an  and Soukis. Sono besides compelling visions of songs Irjean Pilieci Wilh Hank Williams palsy Cline Lou Rood and Waylon Jennings the junkies Oher an absorbing set o then  misguided Flangel is a wonderfully gentle and convincing song Ghoul in Yang to explain to a disapproving Amity one s Choice Ola  More Miles deals with the Towel iriss arid Wahrer list Appeal of me on to Soad. Iho junkies music is hoi an accidental or overnight sound but a vision that has been nurtured Tor years la Miehael Timmins formed Iho group Only a Pul Throo years ago bul he was in other bands Lor years before that. In those groups Timmins progressed through a variety of strikingly different styles the severe intensity of England s Joy division improvisational jazz and. Finally some Delta blues putting together the junkies he i cd some i Whoso  the sentimental country tradition in a Way that represents perhaps the  and soul stirring country f closes us to change we always want to Lei the run St Load us " wednesday March 22, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 17