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- Summary: The debut full-length solo release for the frontman of the Legendary Shack Shakers was produced by Jimbo Mathus and Bruce Watson.
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- Record Label: Big Legal Mess Records
- Genre(s): Americana, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Punk Blues, Alternative Country-Rock, Psychobilly
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MagnetApr 17, 2018Theoretically, this shouldn't work, but it does in spades. And its constant motion is terribly addicting and moving. [No. 150, p.61]
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Mar 26, 2018The resemblance between J.D. Wilkes and the Legendary Shack Shakers is presumed, but Wilkes fixes his mistakes in After You've Gone with Fire Dream.
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Mar 26, 2018Fire Dream, with its attention to dynamics and different sounds, casts light on what's always been an ambitious songwriting approach. While it doesn't provide the visceral thrill of the Shack Shakers' most in-your-face moments, it's probably the best showcase for Wilkes's talents so far.
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Mar 26, 2018It’s a wildly eclectic yet entirely natural career progression for the unpredictable Wilkes, whose vocals and overall approach is slightly less frenzied than we have come to expect.
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Mar 26, 2018It's a knowing, melodramatic Southern fantasia, where the pleasure comes from how every element--from the lyrics through the performances--is exaggerated, turning this into fetchingly surreal Americana.