ARTiST: Deadstring Brothers
ALBUM: Silver Mountain
BiTRATE: 189kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Bloodshot Records
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 63.51 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 44min 33sec total
RiP DATE: 2007-10-12
STORE DATE: 2007-10-08
Track List:
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01. Ain't No Hidin' Love 4:10
02. Meet Me Down At Heavy Load 3:29
03. If You Want Me To 4:33
04. Queen Of The Scene 4:13
05. Tenessee Sure Enough 3:24
06. Silver Mountain 5:09
07. Some Kind Of User 4:18
08. You Look Like The Devil 3:32
09. Slow Down 4:22
10. Rollin' Blues 3:43
11. The Light Shines Within 3:40
Release Notes:
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When the Detroit-based Deadstring Brothers released their critically acclaimed
U.S. debut, Starving Winter Report, in the winter of 2006, they took to the
road, touring with sidemen on steel guitar while seeking a permanent
collaborator with a shared vision. They found what they were looking for in
London, where the Heavy Load club scene was packing in rock nÆ roll fans who
danced all night to bands like The Rolling Stones, The Black Crowes and The
Allman Brothers. A bona-fide scene had developed that continues to grow today,
where young players seeking kindred souls to play blues and country-tinged rock
come together. On meeting Spencer Cullum, a young pedal steel/guitar player with
the love of warm, analog rock nÆ roll, their mission was accomplished. Rounding
out the line up were SpencerÆs brother Jeff on bass and fellow Brit Patrick
Kenneally on piano and organ. Their shared musical language is easily explained
by a look back to the late 60Æs, when young players from both sides of the
Atlantic took cues from Delta blues players like Blind Willie Johnson and Son
House. The London scene that brought the current line-up of the band together is
immortalized in Silver MountainÆs ôMeet Me Down at Heavy Loadö, a scorching
number with equal measures of rock swagger and soulful vocals.
Recorded in the Deadstring BrothersÆ own recording studio, Silver Mountain
boasts the tunesmanship of The Faces and the barroom howl of The Band stewed
together in homage to the blues of the American South and dancehalls of the
urban factory North. Music like this formed the genesis of album-oriented FM
rock - this record showcases high energy bluesy rave-ups and hymnal country
ballads. Silver Mountain is a coming out party for sultry singer Masha Marjieh.
Gritty and seductive, reminiscent of sixties-era Tina Turner, Masha steps into
the spotlight on 8 of the 11 tracks, showcasing her hot-blooded and lustful
voice, leaving no doubt that the biggest heart in the room now belongs to this
soulful vocalist. Harmonica player Mickey Raphael also took a break from his
place alongside the great Willie Nelson, contributing to ôThe Light Shines
Withinö and ôSlow Downö.
Raw and feverish, Silver Mountain is the sound of a band working at its peak,
synthesizing common influences (regardless of oneÆs birthplace) with a modern
edge. Cut from jaws of Michigan steel, East London pubs and honed from months on
the never-ending road, the Deadstring Brothers testify to the soul-saving grace
of rock nÆ roll.
Praise for Silver Mountain:
"It's a sinewy, spiky album, but there's an honesty and warmth to these songs
that takes them out of the realm of mere scrappy rock 'n' roll...An easy
contender for the best Detroit -- and London! -- album of the year." Detroit
Free Press
"...the exhilarating Silver Mountain rallies the group to epic
blue-skies-over-dirt-roads rockers and elegiac balladsù-a crossroads where The
Band meets the Allman Brothers, and nobody cares about heading home as long as
Patrick KenneallyÆs rollicking boogie piano feels its way toward dawn."
Nashville Scene