“Wrong Side Of The River” is the last album of this band, published in 2026 and released by Overton Music label. Barely a year after to surprise critics with their acclaimed debut one \u201cHigh Tide\u201d, this vibrant sophomore studio one consolidates their status as one of the most energetic and reliable blues-rock bands which come from the Southern hemisphere. Spanning eleven tracks and running for just under forty minutes, the record excels by preserving the raw essence of a power-trio format while expanding its sonic palette into jazz and Americana, with even a psychedelic touch.<\/p>\n
The band is leaded by guitar player and singer Brian Baker, who also took full artistic control by handling production, engineering and mixing at Nixon Street Recordings in Whanganui, New Zealand. He is masterfully backed by Stu Duncan on bass and backing vocals and Brad McMillan on drums and backing vocals. Together they forge a rhythm section that specialized media have hailed as an unstoppable driving force, infusing every track with an exceptional magnetism and rhythmic groove. The album’s overall sound favors minimal overdubs, highlighting instead the rich and subtle vocal harmony arrangements, that are combined with taste and a restrained development.<\/p>\n
Of the eleven tracks that make up the record, ten are Baker\u2019s original compositions. Opening with \u201cMidnight Rider\u201d, it moves to highly diverse dynamics that go from the hypnotic, heavy, carnivalesque groove of \u201cFreak Show\u201d to the melodic vulnerability of the title track, \u201cWrong Side of the River\u201d, a ballad that talks about heartbreak as well as insurmountable geographical and personal distances. The only non-original track is a powerful, high-octane cover of the classic \u201cOh Well,\u201d originally written by Peter Green that the trio presents with a blistering vitality, featuring stinging guitar licks and wild drumming that pays a nostalgic homage to the British roots of the genre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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