Charley Crockett. Black Country, New Road. Now, on studio album three, the band are once again building from the ground up in yet another miraculous musical transformation. The long-awaited new record was produced by James Ford Fontaines D.
Although hugely varied and expansive, the album also feels deeply cohesive and focused, as it takes three distinct voices and styles and seamlessly intersperses them into a new collective sound. The end result is a singular collection of timeless, universal sentiments, all filtered through a prism of a uniquely personal point of view.
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The Hungary-born maverick and frontwoman of the LA band Dorothy brings gusto, grit, and glory back to hard rock, exuding superstar-size confidence coupled with the quiet resolve of an old school Western anti-hero. Crockett 's Island Records debut is a culmination of all that has come before, with the same unapologetic spirit, die-hard work ethic, and no nonsense honesty that has driven his artistry across his 14 previous studio albums.
In the end, Lonesome Drifter takes stock of Charley 's road in the rearview as it paves a path into the future. Return To Zero sees the Chicago-based singer-songwriter-pianist creating a beautifully strange entangling of timeless rock 'n' roll and '70s-era dance music. Merging supremely heavy guitar riffs with lush and pulsating grooves, Francis constructed the album sans digital programming in keeping with his long-standing devotion to all things analog.
