Modern Times

Modern Times, released in 2006, finds Bob Dylan working in a rootsy blend of folk rock, blues rock and contemporary folk, with arrangements that evoke vintage Americana while mixing electric and acoustic textures. The album pairs lyrical storytelling and collage-like lines with relaxed, weathered vocals and a band sound that draws on blues, jazz and classic rock influences, and it was produced by Dylan under his Jack Frost pseudonym. Notable for its use of traditional forms and reworked musical ideas, the record continues Dylan's late career focus on American songcraft.