With his newest short-form release, “The Pourin’ Rain EP,” Buchanan sets his sights on the same level of acclaim in the country world that he saw in the indie rock scene just a few years ago. Backed by a shockingly capable band of friends and past rock collaborators as The Trumpet Vines, Buchanan’s songwriting is put on display here in the most pastoral and traditional ways.

All the expected hallmarks are here, the lumbering horseback rhythms, twanging honky-tonk guitar, and nostalgic, wistful fiddle lines (courtesy of local violin powerhouse Sarah Reid), but there’s no hint of irony and no winking cowboy role-play. These country stylings are presented with commitment and with sincerity. This is what these songs want to be, and they sound as if they fell out of the hands and fingers of the players as effortlessly as mindlessly picking a guitar in a rocking chair. -Free Press OKC