
If Cole were any more self-deprecating, he'd punch himself in the face, so it's a relief to hear him throw his weight about in the company of the impeccable, country-minded band assembled here. Yes, few can turn a line quite as cutely as him ("I look like a million bucks, sure I ain't worth quite that much"). But 'Double Happiness' is a glimpse of a more expansive and frankly weirder artist. More of this older, bolder Cole, please.