Description:
Loaded with trans-fats, soaked in cheap hops, and good for you in that way you know ain`t no damn good for you. Given that Dollar Store`s self-titled debut album (2004) was widely described as a slab of greasy roots rock, Money Music should be labeled "extra-greasy," which is to say, extra good, so keep the sonic Wet-Naps handy, you`re gonna need them. The album was recorded in two days and sounds like what the sessions were--four musicians, thoroughly enjoying themselves. Guitarist Tex Schmidt`s leads (think of the ragged energy of the Replacements combined with Scotty Moore`s cool) and Waco Brother Alan Doughty`s manic bass are anchored by Joe Camirillo (Hushdrops) hitting the drums with straight forward authority. The simple, effective set up of a good rock band. Vocally, "Deano" Schlabowske seems to have hit the sweet spot between his gruff beginnings in his noise-pop outfit Wreck and the more anarchic, roadhouse-informed style he adopted in the Waco Brothers. (Bloodshot)
