Suitcase is a diverse collection of songs that Keb’ Mo’ feels are his mostpersonal todate, and his range and innate eloquence have never been betterserved. Keb’ Mo’s unvarnished vocals are bell-like in clarity through frankdelivery and emotional constancy, and his acoustic and slide guitar mastery ringjust as true. With laconic storytellin’ and gritty country blues tunes, frombroadside ballads to lilting odes to love, through mellow folk rags and fierylaments, Mo’s seamless synthesis of roots idioms, pop ardor and lyricaldexterity is soulful and authentic.