Yes, this album is nearly a decade old. Yes, the album has a peculiar moniker. Yes, this band vanished as quickly as it appeared. But this new album review at pitchforkmedia is worth reading. Truly one of the greatest albums of the last twenty years. Yes you should own this record.
28.9.05
Delta Blues Poised For Biggest Revival Since 1915
The following article is from the Onion. Is it okay to laugh at this?
September 28, 2005 | Issue 41•39
NEW ORLEANS—Blues historians report that Delta blues, an early blues form that arose in the Mississippi Delta region, is poised for its biggest revival since 1915. "Death, loss, heartbreak, isolation, hard luck—that's what the blues have been missing for decades," said music critic Joel Kushner. "But now, even the most sheltered, derivative Delta blues musician should have enough material to cut an album." The revival is heralded by the recent singles "FEMA Don't Come 'Round No More," "Category Five Woman Done Me Six Kinds Of Wrong," and "Talkin' Drownded Kin Blues."
September 28, 2005 | Issue 41•39
NEW ORLEANS—Blues historians report that Delta blues, an early blues form that arose in the Mississippi Delta region, is poised for its biggest revival since 1915. "Death, loss, heartbreak, isolation, hard luck—that's what the blues have been missing for decades," said music critic Joel Kushner. "But now, even the most sheltered, derivative Delta blues musician should have enough material to cut an album." The revival is heralded by the recent singles "FEMA Don't Come 'Round No More," "Category Five Woman Done Me Six Kinds Of Wrong," and "Talkin' Drownded Kin Blues."
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