One of the hardest working bands in the US right now, this is their eighth record but their first to be released in the UK. Lucero have toured relentlessly since they formed in 1998 and routinely clock up between 150-200 gigs a year.
LUCERO hail from Memphis, Tennessee the home of Sun Records, Stax, Jerry lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and of course Elvis. This musical heritage runs through Lucero's veins. They're southern country punks who play rock n roll with a Stax-like brass section backing them all the way.
WOMEN & WORK is a true southern record. Blue-collar barroom blues, country and rock. If Springsteen had been from the South rather than New Jersey this is the kind of record he'd have made. Incidentally singer and frontman Ben Nicholls sound almost identical to Brian Fallon from Gaslight Anthem themselves heavily Springsteen indebted.
WOMEN & WORK is a warm, full sounding album clearly made by a band who after fourteen years together know their musical beans and each other. On this record the core band is bolstered by horns, lap pedal steel guitar and Hammond organ all of which adds richness and depth.
Standout tracks are 'On My Way Downtown', the brooding gospel groove of 'I Can't Stand To Leave' and the bittersweet 'When I Was Young' which reminds me a lot of Springsteen's nostalgic 'My Hometown'. Links below. They're also touring the UK next month so if you can get tickets give them a go...
ON MY WAY DOWNTOWN
WHEN I WAS YOUNG
I CAN'T STAND TO LEAVE
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