Featuring a new lineup, in which guitarist/singer Erika Wennerstrom, seems to be the only permanent member of the band, the American trio Heartless Bastards presents their third album "The Mountain" playing music without ornaments or elaborate arrangements, powerfully rocker but with high doses of country and folk. Wennerstrom has a strong voice, with a deep tone and a style that sometimes recalls Linda Perry, and manages her interpretations to fit perfectly with the sound of each song whether pieces like "Early In The Morning" or "Out Of The Sea" in which the band sounds like a real power-trio with the strong and vibrant Wennerstrom guitar in front of, or in quieter songs such as "Had To Go", a dark folk/country theme with banjo and violin, or pleasant acoustic blues "Could Be So Happy" that this band from Ohio executed flawlessly. However, the best moments of "The Mountain" are achieved when the impetuous Wennerstrom guitar is wrapped in the country spirit that dominated throughout the album by delivering songs like "The Mountain", with a delicious steel guitar sliding over the distorted Wennerstrom guitar, "Witchy Poo" or "Sway" both with a southern sound, hard and evocative at the same time. From beginning to end, "The Mountain" is a vigorous and easy to enjoy record. A refreshing back to the basics. -CORANNIEIT-
Heartless Bastards, The Mountain
Fat Possum Records, 2009
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