So, since all my reader(s?) know me, you can guess I have been rocking the sad bastard music lately. I promise I will cheer things up after this one, but this has just been stuck in my CD player for weeks.
With lyrics as good as "sometimes you reach for the bottle before the sky" how can I skip this one? A timely release for my life state, this is his third solo release (he's in some other band) from Chuck. It's a man's man's album, jangly guitars, pumping punky bass lines, strings and what sounds like spoons on Nomad By Fate.
Hell, here is him playing the opening track in a workshop with a group of men so tough their razors are scared to get closer to their faces.
(I think he's even got a fishing hook in his guitar strap.
All joking aside, this is an awesome album. Hot Water Music are good, Chuck is a great musician, and he's got some talented friends. There's a Brian Fallon appearance and to my surprise Chris Phillips of SNZ has been invited to the little enclave he has going on. More SNZ related activity the better in my mind.
As for bad things, the album gets a little repetitive towards the end, and I tend to get distracted and start doing other things. That said, it is consistently good throughout, just not a whole load of variation.
Anyway, that's really all I have to say on it, good musicians make good albums, this is no exception. I promise the next band will be a bit more cheerful.
PS: A friend of mine (who is a legit writer and junk) wrote up a pretty good intro to the Australian blues revival check it yo: http://hereisyourmind.net/
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