Exile on Main Street, Er, Gallatin Road
Weve never really thought of Detroit as Southern Rock City, but here come The Deadstring Brothers representing Motown with slide guitars and Allmans-style boogie blazing. On their newest,
Sao Paolo (Bloodshot), specifically Houston and The River Song, singer-guitarist Kurt Marschke spurs the band to an uncanny approximation of the Stones in their raunchy 70s prime, while expanding their sound to encompass space-transmission blues and woozy, heartsick country balladry. Recommended to anyone whos ever worn out a cassette copy of
Let It Bleed.
— Jim Ridley