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These Athens, Georgia, guys have long been a Jam Nation favorite, consistently selling out shows without ever scoring Phish-level fame. Their tenth studio album rocks steadily, piling up grimy riffs, soul-power horns and snatches of eerie psychedelia. But Free Somehow sounds like what happens when wizened road warriors hit the studio begrudgingly: Rockers like “Walk on the Flood” offer a lot of sweaty stomp without a strong tune. Singer John Bell shows he’s capable of both bluesy gruffness and lighter crooning, growling his way through “Dark Day Program” and murmuring like a stoned shaman on the mellow “Three Candles.” Unfortunately driving the songs near — or past — the six-minute mark with solos and such, which Widespread do on four of eleven tracks, doesn’t much help.
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Track List
- Boom Boom Boom
- Walk On The Flood
- Angles On High
- Three Candles
- Tickle The Truth
- Free Somehow
- Flicker
- Dark Day Program
- Her Dance Needs No Body
- Already Fried
- Up All Night
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