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JAMES MATHUS & HIS KNOCKDOWN SOCIETY
National Antiseptic (Mammoth Records)
Reviewed by Holly Day
The second solo release of Squirrel Nut Zipper's frontman is a radical
departure from what SNZ fans have come to expect of the big band leader
(especially those not familiar with his first solo record, the Charlie
Patton-inspired Songs for Rosetta) - but in a good way. After hitting the road
as legendary Buddy Guy's rhythm guitarist, James Mathus decided to record
his own Delta juke-joint Boogie-woogie album, and it is as beautifully true
to the genre as a skinny white boy can possibly get. It's sweet and gritty,
loud when it needs to be, and sure to stun anyone who thinks they've got
this guy's sound pinned down.
© 2002 - Holly Day
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