Legacy (Big Machine, 2017)
The Cadillac Three
Reviewed by Brian Baker
For their third album, "Legacy," TC3 follows their established path of cross-pollinating hard charging rock with the indelible country authenticity that comes with their Nashville birth certificates. "Legacy" opens with the one-two punch of the self-referential "Cadillacin'," a full throttle boogie anthem that should be the country song of the summer, blasting from every open car window, and the trio's slide-and-rhythm-section-thunder of "Tennessee," a blazing tribute to their home state. "Hank & Jesus" finds the band simultaneously channeling traditional country and the Allman Brothers and "Dang If We Didn't" and "Love Me Like Liquor" are prototypical genre drinking songs with the unique TC3 twist. The real revelation is "American Slang," where the band's lyrical gifts, assisted here by Grammy-winner Lori McKenna ("Lyrics on a Coca Cola Classic can, promises whispered in the dark...I love you in a dead language"), are perfectly complemented by an atmospheric and propulsive soundtrack. Three stellar albums in five years are solid evidence that the Cadillac Three deserve the same reputation as their namesake automobile.
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