“Getting the band back together” is a common fantasy in popular music; sometimes it works, more often it tanks.
The good news is that the Mustangs of the West are in the plus column. Launched in the ’80s as the-all female Mustangs, they’re back almost three decades later with a new name and two new members.
Although they’ve been described as “cowpunk,” their sound today is an engaging brand of country rock, reminiscent of ’70s and ’80s Poco.
Here’s “How Blue” from their new album Time: