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JAMES MATHUS & HIS KNOCKDOWN SOCIETY
National Anticeptic
Mammoth Records
www.mammoth.com
The second solo release of Squirrel Nut Zipper's frontman is a radical departure from what SNZ fans have come to expect of the big band leader (especially
those not familiar with his first solo record, the Charlie Patton-inspired Songs for Rosetta) but in a good way. After hitting the road as legendary Buddy Guy's rhythm guitarist, James Mathus decided to record his
own Delta juke-joint Boogie-woogie album, and it is as beautifully true to the genre as a skinny white boy can possibly get. It's sweet and gritty, loud when it needs to be, and sure to stun anyone who thinks
they've got this guy's sound pinned down.
Holly Day
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