| Drive–By Truckers — American Band (September 30, 2016) |
Drive–By Truckers — American Band (September 30, 2016) 
♦ψ♦ Hood says that this is changing over time. “The people who feel that way are probably going to feel that way until they die. But there are more and more people who live in the South who are a little more enlightened.”
Location: Athens, Georgia
Genre: Southern Rock / Alternative Rock
Album release: September 30, 2016
Record Label: ATO Records
Duration: 46:53
Tracks:
01. Ramon Casiano 3:58
02. Darkened Flags At The Cusp of Dawn 2:42
03. Surrender Under Protest 3:51
04. Guns Of Umpqua 3:51
05. Filthy And Fried 3:38
06. Sun Don’t Shine 3:25
07. Kinky Hypocrite 3:14
08. Ever South 5:45
09. What It Means 6:25
10. Once They Banned Imagine 4:12
11. Baggage 5:46
Personnel:
• Patterson Hood — guitar, vocals, mandolin (1996 — present)
• Mike Cooley — guitar, vocals, banjo, harmonica (1996 — present)
• Brad “The EZB” Morgan — drums (1999 — present)
• Jay Gonzalez — keyboards, guitar, accordion, saw, backing vocals (2008 — present)
• Matt Patton — bass, backing vocals (2012 — present)
Also:
• David Barbe — producer, engineer, guitar, bass, keyboards and vocals (1998~present)
Notes:
• Limited edition red vinyl pressing limited to 5,000 copies. Includes 1~sided “Kinky Hypocrite” 7’ single.
• Select independent record stores also included a CD EP with the following tracks:
• Daddy Needs A Drink (Live at The Fillmore, San Francisco)
• Ramon Casiano (Live at the 40 Watt, Athens)
• What It Means (Live at Chase Park Transduction, Athens)
• 72 (Live at the 40 Watt)
♦ψ♦ A powerful and legitimately provocative work, hard edged and finely honed, the album is the sound of a truly American Band a Southern American band speaking on matters that matter. DBT made the choice to direct the Way We Live Now head on, employing realism rather than subtext or symbolism to purge its makers own anger, discontent, and frustration with societal disintegration and the urban/rural divide that has partitioned the country for close to a half–century. Fueled by a just spirit of moral indignation and righteous rage, AMERICAN BAND is protest music fit for the stadiums, designed to raise issues and ire as the nation careens towards its most momentous election in a generation.
♦ψ♦ Drive~By Truckers have always been outspoken, telling a distinctly American story via craft, character, and concept, all backed by sonic ambition and social conscience. Founded in 1996 by singer/songwriter/guitarists Mike Cooley and Patterson Hood, the band have long held a progressive fire in their belly but with AMERICAN BAND, they have made the most explicitly political album in their extraordinary canon. A powerful and legitimately provocative work, hard edged and finely honed, the album is the sound of a truly American Band — a Southern American band — speaking on matters that matter. DBT made the choice to direct the Way We Live Now head on, employing realism rather than subtext or symbolism to purge its makers’ own anger, discontent, and frustration with societal disintegration and the urban/rural divide that has partitioned the country for close to a half~century.
♦ψ♦ AMERICAN BAND’s considerable force can in part be credited to the sheer musical strength of the current Drive~By Truckers line~up, with Hood and Cooley joined by bassist Matt Patton, keyboardist/multi~instrumentalist Jay Gonzalez, and drummer Brad Morgan — together, the longest~lasting iteration in the band’s two~decade history. AMERICAN BAND follows ENGLISH OCEANS and 2015’s IT’S GREAT TO BE ALIVE!, marking the first time DBT have made three consecutive LPs with the same hard~traveling crew.
Patterson Hood
Born: March 24, 1964, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
Instruments: Vocals, Guitar
Patterson Hood: http://pattersonhood.com/
Website: http://www.drivebytruckers.com/ / By Brian Ives:http://radio.com/2015/06/26/lynyrd-skynryd-confederate-flag-drive-by-truckers/
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| Drive–By Truckers — American Band (September 30, 2016) |
Genre: Southern Rock / Alternative Rock
Album release: September 30, 2016
Record Label: ATO Records
Duration: 46:53
Tracks:
01. Ramon Casiano 3:58
02. Darkened Flags At The Cusp of Dawn 2:42
03. Surrender Under Protest 3:51
04. Guns Of Umpqua 3:51
05. Filthy And Fried 3:38
06. Sun Don’t Shine 3:25
07. Kinky Hypocrite 3:14
08. Ever South 5:45
09. What It Means 6:25
10. Once They Banned Imagine 4:12
11. Baggage 5:46
Personnel:
• Patterson Hood — guitar, vocals, mandolin (1996 — present)
• Mike Cooley — guitar, vocals, banjo, harmonica (1996 — present)
• Brad “The EZB” Morgan — drums (1999 — present)
• Jay Gonzalez — keyboards, guitar, accordion, saw, backing vocals (2008 — present)
• Matt Patton — bass, backing vocals (2012 — present)
Also:
• David Barbe — producer, engineer, guitar, bass, keyboards and vocals (1998~present)
• Limited edition red vinyl pressing limited to 5,000 copies. Includes 1~sided “Kinky Hypocrite” 7’ single.
• Select independent record stores also included a CD EP with the following tracks:
• Daddy Needs A Drink (Live at The Fillmore, San Francisco)
• Ramon Casiano (Live at the 40 Watt, Athens)
• What It Means (Live at Chase Park Transduction, Athens)
• 72 (Live at the 40 Watt)
♦ψ♦ Drive~By Truckers have always been outspoken, telling a distinctly American story via craft, character, and concept, all backed by sonic ambition and social conscience. Founded in 1996 by singer/songwriter/guitarists Mike Cooley and Patterson Hood, the band have long held a progressive fire in their belly but with AMERICAN BAND, they have made the most explicitly political album in their extraordinary canon. A powerful and legitimately provocative work, hard edged and finely honed, the album is the sound of a truly American Band — a Southern American band — speaking on matters that matter. DBT made the choice to direct the Way We Live Now head on, employing realism rather than subtext or symbolism to purge its makers’ own anger, discontent, and frustration with societal disintegration and the urban/rural divide that has partitioned the country for close to a half~century.
♦ψ♦ AMERICAN BAND’s considerable force can in part be credited to the sheer musical strength of the current Drive~By Truckers line~up, with Hood and Cooley joined by bassist Matt Patton, keyboardist/multi~instrumentalist Jay Gonzalez, and drummer Brad Morgan — together, the longest~lasting iteration in the band’s two~decade history. AMERICAN BAND follows ENGLISH OCEANS and 2015’s IT’S GREAT TO BE ALIVE!, marking the first time DBT have made three consecutive LPs with the same hard~traveling crew.
Born: March 24, 1964, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
Instruments: Vocals, Guitar
Patterson Hood: http://pattersonhood.com/
Website: http://www.drivebytruckers.com/ / By Brian Ives:http://radio.com/2015/06/26/lynyrd-skynryd-confederate-flag-drive-by-truckers/
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