We Have You Surrounded

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The Dirtbombs have been pounding out their chaotic, rhythm heavy brand of American roots music for the better part of a decade now. The Dirtbombs founder Mick Collins is one of the founding fathers of the Detroit garage rock scene (his hyper-primitivist blues trio The Gories achieved legendary status in Detroit underground of the late ‘80s) and the four albums of dirt-stained rhythm and soul that Collins has concocted with the Dirtbombs have only added to his already considerable legacy. Like all Dirtbombs albums <i>We Have You Surrounded</i> comes crashing out the gates with a pounding four piece rhythm section (two drummers and two bassists) providing a thunderously shuffling low end that never lets up. From the ragged chanted refrains of “Everlovin’ Man” which burns with the lo-fi fury of a scratchy funk forty-five, to the apocalyptic racket of “Le Fin Du Monde,” <i>We Have You Surrounded</i> maintains a gloriously predictable emphasis on unrestrained noise and frenzied hip shaking. Clocking in at a sleek forty-five minutes, <i>We Have You Surrounded</i> may be the Dirtbombs’ most focused and accomplished album to date.

via Apple Music