Artist: The Dustbowl Revival
Album: The Dustbowl Revival
Bitrate: 264kbps avg
Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz
Label: Signature Sounds
Genre: Folk
Size: 97.36 megs
PlayTime: 0h 49min 10sec total
Rip Date: 2017-12-02
Store Date: 2017-06-16
Track List:
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01. Call My Name 5:25
02. If You Could See Me Now 3:20
03. Good Egg 3:08
04. The Story 4:59
05. Debtors' Prison 4:53
06. Gonna Fix You 3:36
07. Busted 4:35
08. Honey I Love You (Feat. Keb' 3:33
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09. Got Over 4:46
10. Leaving Time 3:22
11. Don't Wait Up 7:33
Release Notes:
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The very name the Dustbowl Revival conjures images of the Great Depression --
not just the prairies ravaged by drought, but the country and folk that were
made during the '30s. The Los Angeles group chose their name for a reason and
perhaps it made sense on their earliest records, particularly 2015's With a
Lampshade On, but this 2017 eponymous album finds the octet wildly expanding
their purview, adding a heavy dose of soul and funk that enlivens the band. The
shift is evident from the get-go, when the record kicks off with the rowdy "Call
My Name," a high-octane groover where the horns are pushed to the front.
Throughout the album, the Dustbowl Revival return to this retro-soul sound --
"Good Egg" is as propulsive as the best Motown, "The Story" is an excellent
hybrid of Philly and Memphis soul, "Gonna Fix You" bops along to its
effervescent horns -- but the record is cannily structured as two complementary
halves. Once the new sound is established, the group starts threading in
elements of jazz -- "Debtors' Prison" is a plaintive little folk song where the
horns are coloring, not the feature; "Got Over" is its heart-tugging flip -- and
this is where the Dustbowl Revival wind up feeling like something new. Like a
lot of Americana bands, the Dustbowl Revival are magpies taking their favorite
bits from the past, but few other acts are rooted in string bands and swing, let
alone sharp enough to tie this era to the soul of the '60s. It's a fresh and
exciting record, a celebration of spirit and soul.