Alt country from Canada? Sure, why not! If members of The Sainte Catherines play in the band, it can’t be all bad. Just out of curiosity though… would this make them the millionth punkrock band that goes country or are there already more?
Seriously though, “Diamonds In The Ditch” is a solid album that’s been two years in the making. Not only do they rock out with some country twang, they also know how to write a ballad or two. Well, five actually. That still leaves ten louder songs though because with 15 songs, this is quite a whopper!
Opener “Moving Out (To Florida)” and “Quebec City Blues” could’ve been Mad Caddies songs while the Flogging Molly gang is jealous they didn’t write “Sad Songs”. Oh, and these guys rival Swingin’ Utters at their best with “Moving Back (To Montreal)”. A couple of the slower ones on here don’t feel completely right but other than that this is a great album.
And to all the naysayers out there… vocalist Hugo Mudie says it best in “Sad Songs”… ‘some folks they tell me / you just can’t play country / you’re a stupid young punk and you’re from Montreal / but I’ll still make you cry with that song’.
Score: 7.5 out of 10
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