With Signs Following - Creech Holler (self-release)
From the first distorted strains of the opener "Pretty Polly," you're put on notice that Creech Holler is a different kind of trip. The sound on their debut release is a grungy drama that revels in the gothic mystery of the south. The Murfreesboro trio's mix of originals and folk traditionals, combined with a sound both ethereal and raw, have the edge and danger of snake handlers in church or Civil War re-enacters using real bullets and firing on the spectators. Songs like "Lester Ballard" and "Wild Bill Jones" have that ominous edge to them. The galloping "Country Blues" has an eerie irresistibility, while the dark "The Gospel of Judas" could be at home on a western soundtrack if it were made by Quentin Tarantino. "Black Mountain" makes literal what the rest of the music here implies – there's blood in them there hills. Creech Holler's music is definitely worth experiencing, and they're playing Tidballs on March 31. Visit www.myspace.com/creechholler to obtain one of 2007's most noteworthy independent releases.
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