Produced by
Dave Stewart,
Southern Accents is an ambitious album, attempting to incorporate touches of psychedelia, soul, and country into a loose concept about the modern South. Occasionally, the songs work; "Rebels" and "Spike" are fine rockers, and "Don't Come Around Here No More" and "Make It Better (Forget About Me)" expand
the Heartbreakers' sound nicely. But too often, the record is weighed down by its own ambitions. [
Southern Accents was re-released on LP in 2017.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine