Hi folks,
We just got a great review for hound’s tooth and one of our singles from a web site called Gulf Coast Music Review. It seems we made quite an impression. Here’s the review in full:
As you may know, Blues music is one of the few musical genre which originated solely in the United States. Blues music was born in the late 1800s and early 1900s from the Afro-American spiritual and the “call and response” work songs of the American South. The word Blues comes from the term “blue devils”. One was said to have the blue devils when they were in a sad or melancholy state. Blues told the story of the hardworking, common, everyday man. The blues’ singer’s voice is usually harsh and raspy, yet soulful, voice of an ordinary person telling their story. This is the past from which Tin Pan has evolved.
Between Selengut’s trumpet, especially when he puts the mute on and Zeniuk’s reed playing, you would swear you were in the 20s or 30s, they blend so well together. One of the best examples of the play between and blending of, reed and horn is “My Life Will Be Sweeter”. Don’t get me wrong, now, Hyde and Maness do a fantastic job on guitar and bass as well, just listen to “Gambler’s Blues”, but its still that mournful trumpet playing and the raspiness of the reeds which meshes so well with the raspiness that is the “trademark” of a blues singer’s voice that really make it a blues band. Oh, Hell, Tin Pan is just a great Blues band, period! Tin Pan’s music has such good “hooks”, you just feel compelled to sing along!
Unfortunately I don’t run into many blues bands, fortunately, however, I found Tin Pan! Tin Pan has got to be one of the best modern days blues bands around! All I want to do when I hear Tin Pan’s music is close my eyes and let it transport me to another era. Gangsters, the depression, prohibition, Elliot Ness! All the things that marked the “roaring twenties”! Blues music always gave me time to reflect on my life, too.
To a great blues band which captures the essence of a bygone era, I give 10 stars and a “thumbs up”!
Here’s a link to buy the album on iTunes or a hard copy from CDbaby.