Words by J. Picard A smoke filled sky greeted the Montana morning in West Yellowstone, as I brewed a cup of coffee and put on Reckless Ways of Living , the new album from the Colorado contingent Andrew McConathy and The Drunken Hearts. As we prepared to explore the country’s oldest national park, the album set the tone for the morning. With coffee and live rosin came reflection of the last decade and how its treated Andrew and his vision for the band. It’s taken a lot of work to navigate the saturated madness of the Front Range of the Rockies and Andrew has put in the time and struggle. Personnel has changed, what felt like a re-grouping took place, but the themes and stories are the same; love, life and the road. The album was co-written and produced by Dave Pahanish, who has co-written songs and found literary success contributing to some of the biggest names in country music. For those used to the jam rock Hearts of the past, Reckless Ways of Living takes a left turn and dives dee