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Vinyl LP pressing. Whether he knows it or not, every man lives by a code. And for country provocateur Paul Cauthen, that code is simple. Always bet on yourself. A singer-songwriter with a well-documented distaste for playing by anyone else's rules, the East Texas native spent two decades clawing his way through the country underground, embodying the independent spirit with a monolithic Big Velvet vocal. Fusing classic-country grit, gospel power, and a rhinestoned rock edge, four previous albums proclaimed his singular style with a booming baritone and near-biblical swagger. Taught to sing by his grandfather in a Church of Christ, Cauthen hit the scene with the duo Sons of Fathers in 2009, before My Gospel, Room 41, Country Coming Down, and Black on Black unveiled a vulnerable, fire-and-brimstone songwriter with brazen Texas attitude - craving deliverance, yet possessed by a Inchbird dogInch instinct for theatrical rapture. Cauthen has toured the world, collaborating with Margo Price, Orville Peck, Cody Jinks, and Lana Del Rey. And with favorites like InchCocaine Country Dancing,Inch InchF**k You Money,Inch and his GOLD-certified collab with Shaboozey on InchLast Of My Kind,Inch he counts 416 million global streams. Cauthen's fifth album, Book of Paul, takes him further down his path of utterly authentic country music; fearless, proud, and with two middle fingers in the air. Co-writing 12 of 13 tracks, the troubadour confesses to his wild side and wrestles with the sin. He spares no detail - and makes no compromise. Album Tracks 1. Book of Paul 2. Ain't No Crime 3. Texas Swagger 4. Tossin' Back Time (Feat. Jake Worthington) 5. Blue Denim & Black Gold 6. Breakaway 7. Chain Smoking (Feat. Delaney Ramsdell) 8. Bayou By You 9. Dark Horse 10. Cigarettes & Billy Graham 11. Road Dog 12. Texas Gravel Road 13. The Voice Inside (Silence)
