Jimmie Dale Gilmore has never garnered widespread recognition in country music circles, but he’s reached near-legendary status in the Americana community. On his newest record, Gilmore sounds like he just stepped out of the 1960s. Culled from the singer’s two Hightone albums, the songs on Heartache serve up old-school honky tonk with stinging electric leads, mournful steel and nasally vocals. A warbling Gilmore drags his blue soul through the self-penned “Dallas,” Townes Van Zandt’s barreling “White Freight Liner Blues” and Butch Hancock’s “When The Nights Are Cold.” While there’s no doubt he’s a fine songwriter in the tradition of Van Zandt and Billy Joe Shaver, the Texan’s vocals have always been an acquired taste, which makes listening to the album a mixed experience.