Reviews
Beaten Awake (2009)
Thunder$troke
Unappealing 80s-influenced country rock from Akron, Ohio-based group Beaten Awake, which surprisingly has been released on blues label, Fat Possum
Blackfire Revelation (2005)
Gold and Guns on 51
Debut EP from New Orleans duo and offbeat humorists the Blackfire Revelation, which will appeal to fans of the Rollins Band, Black Sabbath and the more psychedelic end of metal
Crocodiles (2009)
Summer of Hate
Accomplished murky-sounding psychedelic menace, reminiscent of the likes of the Jesus and Mary Chain, Spacemen 3 and Loop, from San Diego-based duo, Crocodiles
Digital Leather (2009)
Warm Brother
Unusual, but sizzling and catchy blues pop on debut studio album from Digital leather, the project of Arizonian musician Shawn Foree
Heartless Bastards (2005)
Stairs And Elevators
Raw, swaggering garage rock on the Fat Possum label from Ohio-based garage rock trio which "may not stand a head above the competition but ...is shoulder to shoulder with the majority of it"
Jimmy Lee Williams (2004)
Hoot Your Belly
Reassuring and comfortable archival release on the Fat Possum label of two late 70's/early 80's sessions by the late blues guitarist, Jimmy Lee Williams
Little Freddie King (2005)
You Don't Know What I Know
Disappointing compilation from Mississipi blues artist Little Freddie King on the usually reliable Fat Possum label which proves to be surprisingly lacking in soul
RL Burnside (2004)
A Bothered Mind
Oddball, occasionally brilliant collection from blues legend RL Burnside, which finds him both reinterpreting some of his old material, and also throwing in some new songs
San Cisco (2012)
Awkward EP
Energetic and summery debut EP from Arctic Monkeys-influenced Australian group, San Cisco
Shams (2004)
Please Yourself
Second album from bluesy American act, the Shams, whose over-reliance on the influence of the 60's is matched by their dodgy taste in album covers
Various (2004)
Not The Same Old Blues Crap Vol 3
Excellent compilation from the Fat Possum label, which including tracks by the Black Keys, RL Burnside and Bob Log III and an unreleased cover by Iggy and the Stooges, more than than lives up to its title
We Are Wolves (2005)
Non Stop Je Te Plie En Deux
Unusual electronic fuzz on blues and rock 'n' roll label from We are Wolves, who sound like a lo-fi version of Primal Scream
Weather Station (2021)
Ignorance
Environmentally-conscious latest album from The Weather Station, the project of Canadian songwriter Tamara Lindeman, which finds her moving away from her acoustic roots
Weather Station (2022)
How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars
Intimate and understated sixth album from The Weather Station, the project of acclaimed Canadian actress and singer Tamara Lindeman