The album opens with the strong and notable "What a Little Bit of Love Can Do," an upbeat song with a legitimate country sound. After the opener, however, the album has a major tempo shift and slows down. Bridges sounds totally awake and energetic in "What a Little Bit of Love Can Do" and then it's as though he then sits down and pops a sleeping pill to perform the rest of the record. He gets back on his feet for the blues-tinged "Blue Car" later on in the album, another definite standout on the album. Other than those two songs, the entire record is calm, smooth, and takes its time. You may have to be in "a mood" to be able to fully appreciate the record. But when you do, you see that it's a truly solid effort from an affable man who will always be legendarily known as The Dude.

From the croon of "Everything But Love" to the soft whisper of "Slow Boat," the record is full of consistently good songs. They aren't extraordinary or groundbreaking, but they're definitely solid and easy to listen to. Bridges' own contributions to the record, such as the theatrical "Falling Short" and the country-horror-film-sound of "Tumbling Vine," also blend in nicely with the rest of the songs. "Either Way" nicely sets the mood for the end of the record and leads into the closer "The Quest," a song that sounds like a new country anthem and serves as a nice and easy landing for a fluid listening experience.

As aforementioned, there's nothing groundbreaking or revolutionary about this album, but there's nothing horrible about it either. It's a good listen and a sound effort from Bridges that can be very enjoyable if you're in the right state of mind. "Jeff Bridges" is kind of a winding down record, something you pop in after a long day of work, ready to relax. Bridges has the weary vocals to complement the Burnett-stamped country sound of the record, and the result is a satisfying taste of what Bridges has to offer – nothing more, nothing less. Plus, the thing about Bridges is that he's just so damn cool – if anyone doubted that charisma could leak through audio, then you should probably give this record a spin.