Kasey Anderson sheds his alt.country/singer-songwriter shackles to let 'er rip on his latest CD Heart of a Dog (Red River Records). It's pure rock'n'roll, a joyride, though still rooted in Anderson's well told, well crafted songs.
Here's the video of the lead track "The Wrong Light":
The record closes with a blistering bar band cover of the English Beat classic "Save It For Later". Picture Bruce and The E Street Band ripping through it at the end of a third encore on a night they are really feeling it.
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There are many great songs here, 2 of my favorites being the piano driven, mid-tempo rocker "Exit Ghost", and the rollicking guitar romp "Sirens and Thunder". The more straightforward rock'n'roll approach suits Anderson's strong, bourbon-soaked voice well. He can belt and also dial it back effectively. He's a natural singer who conveys a ton of emotion without ever having to overdo it. Listen here:
This blog has been a tireless supporter of The Drive-By Truckers and Centro-Matic. Fans of both those bands are going to like this record a whole lot and should seek it out.
The title of the record is taken from a Mikhail Bulgakov novella, which Anderson says contains a passage that sums up the soul of this record for him: "By kindness. The only method possible in dealing with other living creatrues. By terror you cannot get anywhere with an animal, no matter what its stage of development. I've always asserted this, I assert it today, and I shall go on asserting it. They are wrong thinking that terror will help them."
Here's a fairly recent live video of an older song not on this record, giving you a peek at Kasey Anderson's presence and confident delivery:
Artist web page: http://www.kaseyanderson.com/
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