Seratones
Get Gone
Fat Possum Records / Inertia
Released on the legendary Fat
Possum label, which this year celebrates 25 years, the debut cut from Louisiana
quartet Seratones doesn’t waste time getting to the point. The punk aesthetic of
Chokin’ On Your Spit kicks off a record which brings together not only three
chord thunder but a slew of roots influence befitting a group based in the
thriving music town of Shreveport, a crossroads of sorts for blues, country and
soul sounds – Get Gone is a mish-mash, and it works extremely well.
Produced by Jimbo Mathus
(Squirrel Nut Zippers, North Mississippi Allstars, Buddy Guy), the album is for
the most part a high-octane affair, vocalist AJ Haynes’ voice a velvety beast
capable of New York grit ‘n’ spit, howls and croons, the perfect foil to the
ever-changing sounds she’s riding over. Guitar, bass and drums provide same, easily
handling the punk (Chokin’, Sun), the garage rock (Trees, Don’t Need It), seamlessly
slipping into hazy evening mode (the title track) then finishing with the slow
and dreamy Keep Me. It’s a record which covers a lot of ground with scruffy
aplomb, a new rock ‘n’ roll sound.
4/5
Samuel J. Fell
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