PULL UP THE ROOTS

Description

Les Boneshakers take a radical turn with Pull Up The Roots, their second studio album on Gulf Coast Records, an album that deliberately reduces the band to its very essence. Driven by the powerful and soulful voice of Jenny Langer and guided by the masterful guitar playing and vision of Randy Jacobs, the album abandons effects and excesses in favor of a raw performance and emotional truth. At a time when everything is smoothed out by algorithms, this acoustic approach seems radical in its honesty. The result is an intimate and human album where every breath, every inflection, and every imperfection matters. Langer's voice, both fiery and vulnerable, goes straight to the heart, while Jacobs' playing reflects decades of groove, restraint, and boldness. Together, they reshape original songs and boldly reinterpret classics from Talking Heads and The Meters, paying homage to the material while undeniably transforming it in the style of the Boneshakers. Pull Up The Roots traverses a typically American musical landscape, from the painful echoes of Nashville's pedal steel to the urban energy of New York City, through the humid and rhythmic soul of New Orleans. Both exposed and confident, down-to-earth and self-assured, the album captures the Boneshakers in their most revealing moments, proving that when you return to the roots, it is character and attitude that speak the loudest.