Dave Hardin, Miles Of Nowhere, album review Robert Reynolds of the Mavericks has praised the "beautiful voice and talented songwriting" of Dave Hardin, who has a new album out called Miles Of Nowhere. His voice is distinctive, gruff and gravely yet sweet, and works effectively on Take Her Away. Hardin's guitar playing is rich - and percussive - and although none of the album is original, the slower songs, like the impressive Red Dirt Bird, convince more than rockier songs such as Macon County Jail. In any case, it's hard not to like an ex-Navy musician who looks like 'Steve The Pirate' out of Dodgeball. The best of the 10 songs is Pieces, which blends his voice, lyrics and guitar work effectively.