Merle Haggard I Am What I Am [LP] 7" (Heart-shaped) and three consecutive Coachella performances

and three consecutive Coachella performances under his belt

Released: 12/10/2013

Released: 02/02/2018

it also offers the means to examine the materials and culture of an era

combined with vexed lyrics that are both confessional and observational in nature

Merle Haggard I Am What I Am [LP] 7" (Heart-shaped) and three consecutive Coachella performancesPerhaps there's a measure of defiance in the title of Merle Haggard's 2010 album I Am What I Am, but it's also a statement of plain fact: almost 50 years into a recording career, there's no changing the fact that Hag is who is he is, and he's comfortable in his own skin, broken in but not worn out, never pushing too hard but never coasting, either. Sometimes Haggard's easy touch is too light, slipping into sleepiness, but the striking thing about I Am