Overview Reports hint that this album will not be an alternative country album as were his previous albums. Instead, the album will have a definite psychedelic rock feel. It has been described as "The Allman Brothers meets Pink Floyd" and Jennings himself has compared it to Nine Inch Nails. He also said it would be a concept album, stating "The whole album is kind of this big concept record about truth, and about the importance of love and two people connecting. It’s masqueraded as this kind of futuristic story that goes on with this guy. As a whole, I believe it is something that is a really cool piece of art." The website bloody-disgusting.com said of the album's style, "Musically, Black Ribbons is a mind-blowing opus that completely obliterates genre distinctions. On this unprecedented work, twanging dobros coexist with Nintendo chipsets; brutally assaultive passages alternate with moments of unabashed tenderness, and surreal Floydian soundscapes float above smoking slabs of whiskey-soaked southern soul. It's an electrifying thrill ride across a dense, dark and gloriously decadent musical landscape." The alternative country website No Depression compared the first single "Wake Up" to The Steve Miller Band Jennings also stated that Alex Jones and David Icke were major influences on the album and debuted the song "Wake Up" on Jones' radio show. Also on the show he revealed that there would be songs about eugenics and the Bohemian Club. According to reports, the album