The Mavs CD gets delayed again
Thursday, December 20, 2012 – The wait for The Mavericks will be a month longer.
The band's first disc in seven years, "In Time," is now due to drop Feb. 26. The disc - the group's first for The Valory Music Co., had been slated for Jan. 29, 2013. And before that, the music was scheduled to come out in September.
No reason was given for the delay, although the advance was just sent out earlier this month.
Lead singer Raul Malo and Niko Bolas (Neil Young, Warren Zevon) produced the 14 songs. The band also includes drummer Paul Deakin, bassist Robert Reynolds; longtime collaborator keyboardist Jerry Dale McFadden and guitarist Eddie Perez.
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In Time
It only takes hearing a few notes of Back In Your Arms Again, the lead track from The Mavericks' first new studio in nearly a decade, to realize that that band has not lost a single step during its extended hiatus. Lead singer and primary songwriter Raul Malo's voice is powerful and velvety smooth throughout the recording, and the other band members complement Malo's distinctive vocals perfectly with a blend of sounds and styles that reflects the band's diverse influences. »»» |
Trampoline
The Mavericks jump all over the musical roadmap on their musically diverse fifth album. If looking for a strictly country album, no dice. The disc incorporates a Latin/mambo sound ("Dance the Night Away," "Melbourne Mambo"), blues ("Tell Me Why"), and even a tinge of country ("I Should Know" and "Someone Should Tell Her").
But nothing is straightforward here musically as horns and the Nashville String Machine are incorporated throughout in what may be considered the next step beyond the band's »»» |
It's now! It's live
The import only live disc from The Mavericks was recorded in Canada (it almost didn't even happen due to weather problems), and the seven-song disc captures the country side of The Mavs where they may be best, onstage. Self-produced, the mix is top-notch with Malo's vocals clear, but the band pushing along the songs (the lead-off "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down").
Long-time sidekick/keyboardist Jerry Dale McFadden gets a turn on lead vocals with a version of Merle Haggard's "(Tonight) The Bottle Let Me Down. »»» |
Editorial: Walking the talk –
When names like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Waylon and the Hag are invoked, you're talking hard core country. These are the touchstones of country , the guys who made country music what it was and still is (or maybe can be). When these folks would sing about being down-and-out and the rough-and-tumble, they knew of what they were singing about. Fast forward a few years to the country singers of today. »»»
Concert Review: Steve Earle doesn't rest (on laurels) –
If you didn't realize Steve Earle had a new disc out, "The Low Highway," it would have been no problem realizing that quite and quickly.
That was because Earle started the two-hour show with three straight tracks from "The Low Highway," and he would not be done for the night. The title track of was a midtempo effort... »»»
Concert Review: The Howlin' Brothers leave the radar behind –
The Howlin' Brothers - this trio, in reality, contains no brothers - are about eight years into their career and on their fifth album. To say they've been under the radar screen may be an understatement. You couldn't even say they've been flying under that screen because they have stuck very close to their Nashville environs.... »»»
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