Ya almost gotta pity this guy’s rhythm section cuz they gotta play essentially the same thing for seemingly hours on end whilst Stevie Ray Vaughan wanks.
Libertine plays slower than American Heartbreak, so mebbe they’re more sensitive, or wussy or somethin’ and sometimes they remind me of a John Hughes movie.
Puffball likes cars and songs about cars and since Gearhead’s a label/mag that’s about car culture and stuff, y’know, gearheads, so they’re a great match.
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.
This comp is the aural equivalent of invitin’ all yer rowdy friends over for an eviction party, but with the security of not bein’ homeless the next day.