Elegant sophisticated piece of work, based on acoustic instruments arrangements, like dobro, steel guitar, or metal National Resonator, coming from a California band called Plain Hard Truth Martin Roberts is the architect and band leader, besides main guitar player and singer gifted with a bright dramatic powerful voice You will also find Dan Witte on bass, guitar and organ, Bill Maresh on guitar, pedal steel, dobro and vocals, Jane Allingham on guitar and vocals and Frank Cotinola on drums A cool album, full of delightful harmonies, ‘roots music’, blues and folk-rock deep influences Bad Case Of Deja Vu gathers sixteen songs of various interesting song writers, such as Ron Robey, Washboard Sam, Broker T Jones, Howlin’ Wolf, Tommy McClennan, James Brown, Eddie ‘Guitar’ Slim, Etta James, Dan Walsh or Kenny Wayne Shepherd among others, all them performed on a more poetical intimist way