Following up 2007’s “Country Ghetto” and 2008’s “Orange Blossoms”, JJ Grey and his band Mofro are back for another round with “Georgia Warhorse”. While the album’s predecessors were already well worth your time, “Georgia Warhorse” sounds even more accomplished and surprises all the way through.
You can tell right away that these guys hail from the Deep South of the United States as soon as opener “Diyo Dayo” kicks in the door in a funky kinda way. It’s that laidback, swampy vibe that trickles throughout the entire album that fools you. At first you think that you’ve heard all this before, no matter if they’re getting it on in a rocking, bluesy, funky or soul-y (?) way. But then, several listening sessions later, you realize that the songs on here have gotten under your skin and by then it’s simply too late. It doesn’t hurt that Grey has guitarist Derek Trucks and reggae singer Toots Hibbert helping out, but he’s doing a damn fine job of making his material sound fresh on his own.
Now that the summer is becoming somewhat of a distant memory, buying a copy of “Georgia Warhorse” is a good move to help relive some of those hot summer nights.
Score: 7.5 out of 10
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