She is the queen of post-modern cred-country. He is the aw shucks singer/songwriter with #1 records cut by the Dixie Chicks, George Strait, and Tim McGraw. Together they are the first couple of Texas music, and, they have finally recorded together. They follow in the tradition of couples making kinetic music of all stripes. Not just Johnny and June and Tammy and George, Waylon and Jesse, but also X s roots-steeped punks John Doe and Exene Cervenka. That merging of songs and life, knowing and dreaming adds depth and frenzy to the music.