The Southern-Sab-metal-dragass is all over some tracks, but the pallet has been expanded. Surprises include the ragged acoustic beauty of “Where I’m Going.”
Once you strip away the weird cover, the goofy titles, the “if we forgot ya, fuck ya” thank-you list, and the liquor store photos, you have a very safe record.
Their bio states not once, but twice that Dawn of Dreams blend black and death metal together. Dawn of Dreams do manage to meld the two styles effortlessly.
First Dictators album in 23 years, D.F.F.D. opens with “Who Will Save Rock and Roll?,” a single from a couple of years ago that should cast aside any doubts.
Supersuckers and Electric Frankenstein are two of the better and longer-lived bands playing punk & garage-derived rock and roll, though their approaches differ.
Black Moses brings Jon Spencer Blues Explosion to mind, but with crisper playing and tighter grooves. And no one shouts “Black Moses!” every few minutes.
Some is the straight-forward blues Payton played at home, bars, and bait shops around Washington County, Mississippi. Some of it’s goosed-up with studio beats.