Artist: Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Album: Barefoot In The Head
Bitrate: 238kbps avg
Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz
Label: Silver Arrow
Genre: Rock
Size: 81.17 megs
PlayTime: 0h 45min 16sec total
Rip Date: 2017-09-15
Store Date: 2017-07-21
Track List:
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01. Behold The Seer 4:23
02. She Shares My Blanket 4:25
03. Mark, The Herald Hermit Speaks 4:48
04. Blonde Light Of Morning 4:04
05. Dog Eat Sun 3:08
06. Blue Star Woman 5:01
07. High Is Not The Top 3:50
08. If You Had A Heart To Break 5:53
09. Glow 4:51
10. Good To Know 4:53
Release Notes:
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Working at a whiplash speed that seems alien in the 21st century, when bands are
pressured to work on three-year album cycles in a digital world when everything
exists in an ever-present now, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood are prolific in a
way that belies their blissed-out vibes. Barefoot in the Head is the band's
fifth album of original material, arriving in a calendar year that also includes
another studio album (Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel, which appeared just
about a year prior to Barefoot), a half-hour studio EP (If You Lived Here, You
Would Be Home by Now), and a live LP (Betty's Self-Rising Southern Blends, Vol.
3). It's a release schedule that reads as frenetic, but Barefoot in the Head
benefits from the CRB's work ethic. There's an elastic ease to its dusky
grooves, grooves rooted in long-players from the dawn of the '70s. Sure, it's a
throwback sensibility but the Chris Robinson Brotherhood aren't revivalists;
they're torchbearers, carrying hippie blues traditions into a new century. A
close listen of Barefoot in the Head reveals the new things the CRB bring to the
table, namely a facility with funk ("Behold the Seer," "Blue Star Woman") and an
ability to turn a smeary sunset into a warm psychedelic bath ("Glow"), but they
are also expert in the old ways, as evidenced by the rustic charm on "High Is
Not the Top." No matter how much the Chris Robinson Brotherhood emphasize vibe,
the group doesn't disregard songs; the songs are nimble and open-ended, inviting
exploration but also ready to be played simply. The result is the CRB's best
record to date: one that captures their trippy side as easily as it showcases
their sturdy foundation.