Crossing the Line represents a rare moment in the history of the music biz: it lives up to the decades-long hype that has been built up around it. Not many records released today benefit from the kind of perseverance Bill Cutler has shown in shepherding this project to the finish line. Simply put, Crossing the Line is a ‘miracle’ of modern music making, brought to life by a determined singer-songwriter, who has, for years, orbited within the Grateful Dead extended family universe.