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For many people, the word "Florida" conjures up images of sunshine, white-hot sands, and white-hot nightlife. That's not the Florida
inhabits. Sounding forth from his ancestral home 40 miles outside of Jacksonville,
's Florida is inhabited by water moccasins, gators, and characters whose murky, besotted Southern Gothic pasts match the dreary, desolate landscape. On
, his third album and debut for
(of course),
and his bandmates revisit the hallowed but largely forsaken musical environs of
. Taking their cues from early
and
,
play a slinky, sinuous brand of Louisiana
-
, while
himself alternates between the good ol' boy debauchery of
and the classic
entreaties of
. There are highlights everywhere.
quotes from
's incomparable
stomp
before morphing into the dirty
of
finds
in pleading
mode, complete with spot-on
horns and swirling Wurlitzer, while the funkfest of
and the gorgeous,
showcase both the band's undeniable chops and
's raw vocal prowess. There are a few missteps. The dirge-like
another of
's back-porch family stories, drones on a little too long, and the closer,
limps toward the finish line. But those are minor quibbles.
is a down-and-dirty delight, and a fine addition to the
canon. ~ Andy Whitman