Artist: The Texas Gentlemen
Album: TX Jelly
Bitrate: 232kbps avg
Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz
Label: New West Records
Genre: Country
Size: 87.10 megs
PlayTime: 0h 49min 08sec total
Rip Date: 2017-09-30
Store Date: 2017-09-15
Track List:
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01. Habbie Doobie 6:16
02. Pain 3:39
03. Bondurant Woman 5:16
04. Dream Along 3:39
05. Gone 3:37
06. My Way 3:41
07. Superstition 4:12
08. TX Jelly 3:51
09. Pretty Flowers 3:44
10. Shakin' All Over 8:04
11. Trading Paint 3:09
Release Notes:
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I donÆt think youÆre ready for this jelly. In the wonderfully weird world of the
Texas Gentlemen, anything can happen. And anything does on their killer debut
record TX Jelly. The cover is brandished with an illustration of a jar of jam,
and listening to this oddball collection of songs is like jumping right in,
blindfolded. The six-piece Dallas outfit recorded all 11 tracks at Muscle Shoals
institution FAME Studios, and on it, they prove theyÆre not cut out to be a
one-genre band. At once soulful, twangy, funky, rocking, spiritual, rootsy and
groovy as all hell, TX Jelly is the kind of loud entry that gets noticed.
The group, made up of the core six Beau Bedford, Nik Lee, Daniel Creamer, Matt
McDonald, Scott Lee, and Ryan Ake, seems to operate from a spontaneous, jamband
space, going where the beat takes them, and as a result, weÆre left with a
record that is both imaginative and a blast. Having gotten a start as a backing
band for various country and rock artists, my introduction to the Gentlemen came
during the 2016 Newport Folk Festival, when they joined Kris Kristofferson and
Joe Ely on stage for an unforgettable set. Since then, theyÆve joined countless
others, but never stepped out on their own into the spotlight. With TX Jelly,
weÆre treated to a wild and wacky foray into the bandÆs still evolving identity.
Songs run the gamut from the party time grooves ôHabbie Doobieö and ôPain,ö to
the smooth, retro pop-soul of ôSuperstitionö and the classic country sound of
ôTrading Paint.ö ThereÆs a throwback vibe to all of TX Jelly, from the dramatic,
spoken-word style of ôPretty Flowersö to the sun-drenched '70s soul rock of
ôBondurant Woman.ö The beating heart of the record is southern fried and
countrified, but TX Jelly is not exclusively a country record. ItÆs an
authentic, confident sprawl of exploration and Americana from a group of
musicians who donÆt just love playing music, but also have a deep rooted
appreciation for its history.