Bman's Blues Report

I just received the newest release (4/15/14), Undefeated , from Bobby Bare, Jr.'s Young Criminals' Starvation League and it's interesting and quite diverse. Opening with an catchy track, North Of Alabama By Mornin' , Bare and his troop of musicians show that they mean business with grinding beat and gripping guitar riffs. If She Cared is a straight up pop track featuring bare on lead vocals blended nicely with Carey Kotsionis on backing vocals. Matt Rowland on keys takes a easy pace in a sort of Paul Hornsby fashion. The Big Time is another track with a light poppy sound with Richie Kirkpatrick and David Vandervelde on guitars/bass. Don't Wanna Know has a really melodic sound with a hit of a Pink Floyd melody. A very nicely blended vocal with Kotsionis and some cool guitar effects makes this one of the releases most memorable. The Elegant Imposter has a really unusual rhythm pattern and a cool melodic interlude. Title track, Undefeated , has a really intere...

BOBBY BARE, JR. TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM, UNDEFEATED , ON APRIL 15 *EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE OF LEAD SINGLE “NORTH OF ALABAMA BY MORNIN’” LAUNCHED BY SPIN *NEW TOUR DATES + Bobby Bare, Jr. ( https://www.bloodshotrecords.com/artist/bobby-bare-jr ) is releasing a new album Undefeated on April 15 via Bloodshot Records (pre-order available here ). This is Bobby’s first record since 2010, and his first back with the label since 2006’s The Longest Meow . http://www.spin.com/articles/bobby-bare-jr-north-alabama-by-mornin-stream/ SPIN announced the album details, and is currently premiering the lead single, “North of Alabama By Mornin’” (which the publication describes as: “throbs of distortion, a martial stomp-along beat, and ominously squalling guitars”). Listen to the lead track here: https://soundcloud.com/bshq/north-of-alabama-by-mornin-by/s-PWWJg Undefeated features the Hayes Carll co-written “My Baby Took My Baby Away”, and the backing...