The Stranglers EP, by Shoal Creek Stranglers

The Stranglers EP

by Shoal Creek Stranglers

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1.	Ten and Two 02:11	lyrics	buy track
Please don't be mistaken in the interest I have taken in your love It's just sometimes I get to thinking, dose a drift a drift and start to sinking into dreams of things that you were thinking of. Like people who go looking for the trouble that their cooking in their head though they don't seem to know it, if they do they sure don't show it, oh I hope it don't blow up into the red. Suddenly you're fancy free and I'm there for you Keeping your mind at ten and two it's all in line and good to do the things you do that make you feel alright. What a time we had to day I did enjoy in every way I hope that I could stay in through the night Cause the looks that you were giving through the swinging swaying rhythm - (it's) just enough to make it last eternally. Suddenly you're fancy free and I'm there for you Keeping your mind at ten and two it's all in line and good to do the things you do that make you feel alright.
2.	Cannonball Blues 02:16	info	buy track
3.	Tom Dooley (featuring Uncle Goo) 02:38	info	buy track
4.	A Smile Will Brighten Up Your Day 02:00	info	buy track
5.	Sunny Side of the Mountain 03:09	info	buy track
6.	I Shall Not Be Moved 01:42	info	buy track
7.	Fair and Tender Ladies 03:51	info	buy track

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A sweet EP by the Shoal Creek Stranglers snuck out a couple of weeks ago. Its five tracks were recorded during various sessions between 2011 and 2014. Fans of traditional and old-time bluegrass and country will recognize most of the songs and should appreciate the band's reverent but distinct take on them.

This is especially true for their version of the hoary folk tune “Tom Dooley.” Multiple groups have turned this song into absolute mush, but the Stranglers return suspected murderer Mr. Dooley to a place of resigned judgment and sadness. The stomp beat and hot-mic vocals on “I Shall Not Be Moved” might also trick a closed-eye listener into believing this new version was recorded decades ago.

The Stranglers are steeped in the folk and Appalachian traditions to the most honest degree; they treat these songs not as artifacts to be preserved under glass, but rather as living species that writhe and squirm and take on the baggage and passion of any performer honest enough to engage them as such. In other words, they nail it."

- Gordon Lamb - Athens, GA.

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released February 16, 2015

Recorded at Gypsy Farm Studio 2011-2015.
Guitar, Vox: Zeke Sayer
Bass, Vox: Matt Garrison
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