Donegal X-Press, the locomotive Baltimore band that has made their name with punked-up jigs and reels that snagged them CD of the year with the Irish Voice back in 2001, has cast their eye on this side of the Atlantic for inspiration.
The music on their new disc, the triumphant Stand Alone, generates the same greasy heat that you’d find on a griddle diner located somewhere on Route 66. More in line with the Black Crowes than the Black Velvet Band, the tunes marinade in a Jack Daniels sauce that yields smoke wafting out of your speakers with each listen. Harmonicas scream through the alternative rock riffs and sweet fiddles to create a slick, roots rock experience.
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