A River Ain't Too Much to Love proves that still waters still run deep. Smog's newest songs are like a cycle, with plenty of glints and highlights as it revolves. A River Ain't Too Much to Love was recorded at Pedernales in Spicewood, Texas. That's Willie Nelson's place -- which has something of a Sunset Boulevard vibe now -- the swimming pool filled with dirt, someone named Rusty coming in to sweep up every morning... with such a familiar, comfortable setting, the band recorded all together, live in the studio, with even the vocals being recorded live.