Although Drumming For Pistols is the fifth album from Puerto Muerto and was released over here way back in February, it is the first album of theirs that we’ve had the pleasure of discovering.
The Chicago band are a husband and wife duo drawing in influences from the Clash to the Nick Cave to Jacques Brel and spewing them out into a swashbuckling mix of southern gothic stomp, blues and folk with a cabaret flourish. It is a soundtrack to the bedraggled and desperate, to whiskey soaked losers and doom-laden preachers and thankfully manages to steer well clear of lazy White Stripes pastiche. Overall it is a rich and theatrical record that will have us investigating their back catalogue as a priority.
Try the boozy, sea-shanty singalong of the album’s title track and then give yourself a treat and discover the rest of the album.
Order the album from Fire Records here or download from eMusic.
Visit their MySpace here.
Download Puerto Muerto – Drumming For Pistols mp3 (from Drumming For Pistols)
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