Turpentine Brothers – We Don’t Care About Your Good Times CD (Mega Blowout Sale)
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18-CD-ALIVE-0059
“A remarkable record that feels like some great unearthed gem — a bastard lovechild of 60's soul and Nuggets proto-punk. Turpentine Brothers is the brainchild of guitarist Justin Hubbard of the Kings of Nuthin' and drummer Tara McManus of Mr. Airplane Man. Integral to their current sound is the swirling, wild organ work of Zack Brines. While ably filling out the band's low end with a foreboding drone he manages to contribute striking, song-stealing solos that push Turpentine Brothers to another level entirely. Those that compare him to the Doors' Ray Manzarek are certainly on the right track. It's easy to have a sleazy garage band that sounds like the Stooges, but less so the vintage Stax R&B sounds found here. Hubbard's take of Curtis Mayfield/Impressions 'Fool For You,’ is spirited and lively, but there's a tortured quality to his vocals that make the chorus work; 'I Wanna Be Close’, a cut written by Texas bluesman Charles Brown, would fit well on a Black Keys record; and the band turns Motown standard 'Love's Gone Bad' into a stomping, sleazy garage tune. than mimic, the artists' original work.
The Brothers' own tunes are no slouch. The album kicks off with the hard-hitting pair of 'People Are Talkin'' and 'Something's Not Right' before delving into the haunting and soulful 'Why Can't I Do.' The chorus to 'All The Same' is fascinating, featuring that same anti-climactic buildup that the Strokes so often lift from Television and the Velvets. 'One Man' is a mournful tune, somewhat of a murder ballad, that closes off with a harshly distorted guitar solo and some well placed, gloomy trumpet. This song leads into the title track, which carries the sorrowful tone for a few seconds before exploding into a fast punk song. There's something very real going on here, something deeply rooted but not quite revivalist.”
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