Lonesome Shack - More Primitive
by Adrian Huggins
published: 14 / 7 / 2014
Label:
Alive Naturalsound
Format: CD
intro
Superb lo-fi and stripped-down blues on breathtaking third album from Seattle-based trio, Lonesome Shack
They say don’t judge a book by it’s cover, but that's not true and the same also aplies to records. The cover of Lonesome Shack’s third album 'More Primitive' shows a bearded, tattooed chap in a metal bathtub outside in some sort of American country setting. It totally encapsulates what lies beyond the sleeve. ‘More Primitive’ is perfect from start to finish. Nestled somewhere between blues, country, bluegrass and throwing in a little bit of boogie, this really is the genuine article. It has an upbeat feel to it, but when you start listening to the lyrics, it is not a happy life front man Ben Todd's singing about, but it still sounds great. ‘Old Dream’ ‘Chomping at the Noose’, ‘Die Alone’, far from being anthems to slam tequila shots to, are the soundtrack to late night, regretful whiskey binges, and they sound fantastic. There are shades of all the classics, but this is by no means a rip off or some sort of white boy wannabe band. For the most part ‘More Primitive’ is a stripped-back affair with gentle drums/perucssion, bass and guitar, and it’s this simplicity which makes the album as powerful as it is. There’s nothing there that doesn’t need to be here. It sounds like it could have been recorded in one room in one take. Go get your blues. This is magnificent.
Track Listing:-
1 Wrecks2 Head Holes
3 Old Dream
4 More Primitive
5 Die Alone
6 Medicine
7 Chompin At the Noose
8 Trying to Forget
9 Big Ditch
10 Evil
Band Links:-
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lonesome-Shack/145273558817859http://lonesomeshack.com/
https://twitter.com/lonesomeshack
Label Links:-
https://www.facebook.com/AliveNaturalsoundRecordshttp://www.alive-records.com/
https://twitter.com/AliveRecords
https://instagram.com/alivenaturalsound/
https://www.youtube.com/user/JIMalive1
soundcloud
most viewed articles
current edition
Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies - Sala Apolo, Barcelona, 29/11/2023 and La Paqui, Madrid, 30/11/2023Anthony Phillips - Interview
Difford and Tilbrook - Difford and Tilbrook
Rain Parade - Interview
Oldfield Youth Club - Interview
Autumn 1904 - Interview
Shaw's Trailer Park - Interview
Cafe No. 9, Sheffield and Grass Roots Venues - Comment
Chris Hludzik - Vinyl Stories
Pete Berwick - ‘Too Wild to Tame’: The story of the Boyzz:
most viewed reviews
current edition
Serious Sam Barrett - A Drop of the Morning DewRod Stewart and Jools Holland - Swing Fever
Marika Hackman - Big Sigh
Loves - True Love: The Most of The Loves
Ian M Bailey - We Live in Strange Times
Paul McCartney and Wings - Band on the Run
Autumn 1904 - Tales of Innocence
Roberta Flack - Lost Takes
Banter - Heroes
Posey Hill - No Clear Place to Fall
Pennyblackmusic Regular Contributors
Adrian Janes
Amanda J. Window
Andrew Twambley
Anthony Dhanendran
Benjamin Howarth
Cila Warncke
Daniel Cressey
Darren Aston
Dastardly
Dave Goodwin
Denzil Watson
Dominic B. Simpson
Eoghan Lyng
Fiona Hutchings
Harry Sherriff
Helen Tipping
Jamie Rowland
John Clarkson
Julie Cruickshank
Kimberly Bright
Lisa Torem
Maarten Schiethart