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`Weaver`s spiritual roots may lie in the Mississippi swamps of his Delta heroes, but this powerful debut updates the themes of fire and brimstone and devil-dealing with ballsy grooves and song structures that ditch the 12-bar format in favour of a 21st century blend of garage blues, gospel and punk. The slippery slide of Desert Rose and the dreamy arpeggios of Howlin Road capture Weaver`s subtle range of guitar textures, but its his apocalyptic vocals that steal the show with ominous strains of Son House, Howlin` Wolf, Tom Waits and Johnny Cash. Atmospherically produced by Johnny Dowd, this is soul-searching contemporary blues from the wrong side of the tracks, as convincing as the Black Keys, Blues Explosion and White Stripes.` -- Dominic Pedler, Guitar Techniques (Riverside Records)
