Soulful Americana, with smart folk and jazz shadings, is Amos Lee’s thing, and he keeps to that path with the first album recorded by producer Jay Joyce (Patty Griffin, Emmylou Harris) at his new East Nashville studio housed in a former church. The home-brewed sound of these tales of nostalgia, longing and love benefit from the guests, with Griffin providing harmonies on the reflective, mellow title track, inspired by the singer/songwriter’s trip to play Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble, and Alison Krauss’ appearance on “Chill in the Air,” further blessed with Jerry Douglas’ handy dobro work. There’s also the swamp funk of “The Man Who Wants You,” with its clavinets, chicken-picking guitars and honky keys, and the banjo and thumping upright bass of “Scamps,” a story of tricksters, hucksters and crooked politicians.