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Country Ghetto
Rock · 2007 · 12 tracks

Country Ghetto

JJ Grey & Mofro

A humid, gritty blend of swampy slide guitars, deep-fried Southern soul, and front-porch storytelling that feels like a hot Florida night.

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It sounds like Otis Redding fronting a swamp-rock band in a sweaty Florida dive bar.

A gritty, humid blend of defiant Southern pride and deep, vulnerable soulfulness.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
War
3:28
02
Circles
4:05
03
Country Ghetto
4:03
04
Tragic
3:30
05
By My Side
4:10
06
On Palestine
4:26
07
Footsteps
2:19
08
Turpentine
2:45
09
A Woman
3:00
10
Mississippi
4:28
11
The Sun Is Shining Down
5:58
12
Goodbye
2:58
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive transition in the title track when the acoustic intro gives way to a heavy, distorted swamp-funk groove.
The slow, agonizing build of the organ on The Sun Is Shining Down, culminating in a raw, gospel-drenched vocal release.
The frantic, driving harmonica and slide guitar duel that propels the opening track, War, forward.

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