Doghouse Music

vinyl edition of seasick steve's critically acclaimed album 'doghouse blues'. second album by this californian 69 year old ex-hobo. has played with everyone from john lee hooker to lightning hopkins, the beach boys to joni mitchell, son house to rl burnside, jon spencer to modest mouse. now a killer one-man show that wowed audiences at the big chill, belladrum and belfasts open house festivals to name a few this summer. during the 90's was producing albums for the likes of modest mouse, bikini kill, fitz of deppression etc at moon studios, olympia,wa. first general release in uk. jangling along like a train hurtling down a tunnel into hell - in a good way of course. seasick steve clearly delights in the lo-fi snarl and twang of the oldest most battered guitar he's picked up in a thrift store, and the impression is, he then just lets the guitar write the song.