The Big To-Do, it's pleasing to report, rocks as hard and loud as anything they've previously done.
The good news for Drive-By Truckers fans is that their new album The Big To-Do rarely strays from what the band does best. The bad news is band’s lyrics are taking on a far greater resonance for millions who have lost their jobs and homes in the Great Recession.
Not their finest hour but in the same breath this is actually the sort of album that’d cause a bit of a stir if it had been a debut landing out of nowhere.
They adapted reasonably well to Isbell bailing out on them - this is more than alright.
1 | Daddy Learned to Fly 4:43 | |
2 | The Fourth Night of My Drinking 4:45 | |
3 | Birthday Boy 3:35 | |
4 | Drag the Lake Charlie 3:16 | |
5 | The Wig He Made Her Wear 5:47 | |
6 | You Got Another 5:17 | |
7 | This Fucking Job 4:58 | |
8 | Get Downtown 3:12 | |
9 | After the Scene Dies 4:06 | |
10 | (It's Gonna Be) I Told You So 2:03 | |
11 | Santa Fe 3:26 | |
12 | The Flying Wallendas 5:16 | |
13 | Eyes Like Glue 3:15 |
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