Editorial Reviews
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Frankenstein's monster was made from spare parts and seemed harmless in the lab, but he caused serious havoc when brought to life. Similarly, the Waco Brothers--Jon Langford and his merry men, that is--comprise a loutish lot of middle-aged punks drunk on socialism and old country music. They make merely adequate albums. But they rarely fail to deliver thrillingly loud, happily sloppy concerts that charge from one anarchic anthem to the next, with barely a breath between. New Deal is the band's sixth disc and it ranks no better than average among them; nonetheless, at least two of its tunes--"Poison" and "AFC Song"--seem likely to become staples of those stomp-and-shout live shows. The former is a rollicking rant against narrow minds and conservative politics, the latter a hyperactive shuffle with the refrain "Alcohol, freedom, and a country song / I've been waiting way too long." If you'll drink to that, then turn up the stereo, kick up your heels, and stick your thumb in the eye of the nearest authority figure. --Anders Smith Lindall
Product Description
Over the course of the past eight years, the Wacos have produced a body of work that is consistently innovative and wildly entertaining, loud and literate, personal and political. Few bands can so fearlessly embrace such a broad range of influences, throw them into the Waco-izer, and emerge with fresh ways to gleefully and despondently tell it like it is---the warts, the injustice, and the crushed dreams--without batting an eye or spilling a drop
New Deal,The Waco Brothers,Bloodshot Records,Alternative Country,Alternative Country-Rock,Americana,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop
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