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Blues, rock, Americana en nog veel meer in deze blend. 

Once New Orleans seeps inside you, it never seems to let go. While Loose Cattle may not seem like your typical New Orleans band, every song seems distilled in the Crescent City vibe, making Someone’s Monster a tear-stained tribute to the land of les bon temps roulette. While the good times roll, a seamy underbelly lies just below the surface. Over the years, bandleaders Kimberly Kaye and Michael Ceveris followed different paths to Louisiana. They became friends and lovers before realising that while the love may have left, the vibe they created singing together was too good to pass up.

Their music rocks with abandon, while Rurick Nuran’s fiddle transcends stylistic labels, René Coman’s bass and Doug Garrison’s drums seem to have an almost telepathic lockstep quality, creating a formidable rhythm section. When the five play on their own or combined with The Drive-By Truckers Patterson Hood or Jay Gonzalez, they create sounds that can cover a stylistic waterfront.

For over an hour, these 12 tunes never cease to amaze. Further On dances at a furious pace, only slowing down for the bridge where questions overwhelm any hope for answers. When Ceveris and Kaye sing, “And in the end there’s only/ How we love each other and nothing else/ Instead we just get lonely/ Trying not to hear the roaring tide/ Of voices raised in anger,” the passion and fury are palpable.

One of the two covers on the album, Lady Gaga’s Joanne, almost seems like a demo compared to the full-bodied version Loose Cattle delivers. The addition of Lucinda Williams to the voices of Kaye and Ceveris takes the chorus to another level as they tell the tale of a loved one dying too early. The heartbreak of Cheneyville only adds to the appreciation of a band that knows when to rock and when to pull back for maximum effect.

Instead of second lines, cajun spices or zydeco swamps, Loose Cattle deliver a blend of rock that benefits from the southeastern roots of Ceveris and the college encounters of Kaye in New Jersey. Blend that all in with the New Orleans spices of their current homes in New Orleans, and you have a mélange that incorporates bits of various cultures. By the time you hear their version of Lucinda Williams’ Crescent City, you’re already under their spell. And by the time you get to The Shoals and the sparse melancholy breakup song, Antiversary, you’ve been hooked for good.

Rather than rootless, the rock of Loose Cattle merges so many influences that it is perhaps the perfect roux for what ails you, with just enough Louisiana spice to give “Someone’s Monster” the heat that makes an undeniable classic.

Tracks:
01 - Further On (feat. Lucinda Williams & The Drive-By Truckers)
02 - Joanne
03 - Cheneyville
04 - Here's That Attention You Ordered
05 - God's Teeth
06 - Crescent City
07 - Before We Begin
08 - Not Over Yet
09 - The Shoals
10 - Antiversary
11 - Big Night Out
12 - Tender Mercy

Staat er compleet op, 10% pars mee gepost. Met zeer veel dank aan de originele poster. Laat af en toe eens weten wat je van het album vindt. Altijd leuk, de mening van anderen. Oh ja, MP3 doe ik niet aan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjfiGeDLwh4&list=OLAK5uy_koYM5-mS8zXHbO170sDvuTQrHKZtmj5Ks