DIRTY STREETS (photo: Bob Bayne)
Hailing from Memphis, Tennessee, a hub of historical soul
and blues that crafted much of the world's modern music, Dirty Streets have
spent years on the road and in the studio forging their own style. They've
moved from DIY, independant recordings to ambitiously self-produced studio
ventures over the course of five albums. Their fifth, and latest, LP,
Distractions, is an explosively charged follow-up to their acclaimed 2015
release White Horse, which contains a unique style of heavy, soulful and
sometimes psychedelic rock. Recorded at the historic Sam Phillips Recording
studio in Memphis,
the album pushes the sonic palette of the band to the next level with an
eclectic mix of songs. Drawing from influences that span from the bluesy twang
of Howlin’ Wolf and Wilson Pickett, to the heady expansiveness of Hendrix and
Donovan, Distractions lives in its own time and place. The album was recorded
live in the studio by Matt Qualls and Wesley Graham in the room where the raw
and explosive energy of the Yardbirds' iconic “Train Kept a Rollin’” was
originally put to tape. This album continues the tradition.
Dirty Streets’ Distractions will be available September 14th
on vinyl, CD, digital and streaming formats. Click here to pre-order via iTunes.
DISTRACTIONS TRACK LISTING:
01 Loving Man
02 The Sound
03 Dreams
04 Riding High
05 Can’t Go Back
06 Distractions
07 Take A Walk
08 Death’s Creep
09 On The Way
10 Trying To Remember
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HERE'S WHAT CRITICS HAVE BEEN SAYING ABOUT DIRTY STREETS:
”When it comes to taking volcanic early-70s-style blues rock
to modern times, Dirty Streets are now furlongs ahead.” - CLASSIC ROCK
“… a hard-hitting blast of eleven arena-ready rock tunes
best cranked to maximum volume." - GLIDE MAGAZINE
“Memphis
trio Dirty Streets brings the blues and the boogie on their latest album and
their no-frills, less talk/more rock approach serves them well.” – ALL MUSIC
[Rating 10/10] “…astounding in almost every single way.” -
MAXIMUM VOLUME MUSIC
“Who says rock is dead? You just have to know where to look
and that place just happens to be the streets of Memphis, Tennessee.
Dirty Streets have elaborated on their signature sound which features smokin'
hot guitar riffs, a mighty soulful groove and a hypnotic midnight moan.” -
HEAVY PLANET
“Perhaps best described as a bit Troggs meets Flamin’
Groovies, a smattering of MC5, a sprinkle of Captain Beefheart, some Grand Funk
Railroad, a pinch of ZZ Top-esque build ups and licks and you’re approaching
Dirty Streets’ bitches brew.” - NO DEPRESSION
“One of the best Memphis
rock records of the year. Dirty Streets have honed their James Gang-meet-Blue
Cheer sound into their most cohesive album yet, and rock critics from all
around the country are taking notice.” - MEMPHIS
FLYER
“Rather than essaying the heavy garage blues of previous
platters, the Streets polish big-ass boogie rock, driven by the meaty riffs and
plainspoken soul of frontguy Justin Toland.” - BLURT MAGAZINE
“Dirty Streets trio cranks like a dirty hybrid of the Black
Keys and Kings of Leon.”
- MILWAUKEE
JOURNAL-SENTINEL
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