Russell deCarle’s warm, burnished, and intimate voice has always honoured an eclectic range of songs. Widely known as the lead vocalist and bassist for the iconic Canadian country roots band Prairie Oyster, he is no stranger to awards and accolades— his “Oyster years” were rewarded with six Juno Awards, more than a dozen Canadian Country Music Awards and enough gold and platinum records and #1 singles to fill a living room wall. Now on his third solo album, “Alone in this Crowd” offers a fluent collection of songs that mix southern soul and restrained balladry, with obvious touches of jazz, blues, old-school country, and western swing.