Drive-By Truckers: American Band [CD]

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The 11th full-length release for the Southern rock band formed by Mike Cooley and Patterson Hood features songs about such topics as immigration, gun violence, politics, and race.

They have both found, on their eleventh album (and best since the early 2000s), a renewed purpose and direction in this time of existential crisis for America.-Exclaim

This album needed to be made for the state of the country. Artists have the best vehicle to discuss modern society. The Drive By Truckers have always written brilliant lyrics and had an almost college professor like way of storytelling. For those “fans” who are offended by this album they were poser fans to begin with who thought it was hip to say they liked this band. They clearly didn’t know that the band they liked was 100% liberal in an almost punk rock sense. I will say English Oceans and now this one have both shown the dominance in songwriting by both Cooley and Hood but also expanded their sound. The use of Jay Gonzalez and his keys throughout American Band is truly what makes me love this band. He is such a talented artist. The songs like “Ramon Casiano” about NRA, “Once They Banned Imagine” clear channel wanting to band songs after 911, “Surrender Under Protest” and “Darkened Flags On the Cusp of Dawn” about confederate flags flying at capitol buildings, “What It Means” about police shootings, “Guns of Umpqua” about a school shooting, these songs couldn’t be more real and relevant to the world around all of us. There is no better band for the every day american than DBT. Over my 10-12 years as a diehard fan I’ve seen them many times live and even met them. This band is the absolute best at everything they do. For them to make an album like American Band 20 years in the game is unheard of by almost any other band. They are just getting started in my eyes. My favorite song is “Filthy and Fried” no one tells a story like Mike Cooley and the wordplay on this one makes it one of his best ever. As Patterson Hood stated when they made this album they are not trying to be everyone’s favorite band. That proves it is about the art and the message for them. They made a monumental statement here with this one and this should be 2016’s album of the year. Its that good. Too bad E-Diddy Shrimp isn’t down with this band.-Shrimpy

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Original Release Date: September 30, 2016
Release Date: September 30, 2016
Label: ATO Records (AT0)
Copyright: ℗© 2016 ATO Records, LLC.
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Total Length: 46:41
Genres:Rock
ASIN: B01H2IVFNI