John Hiatt - Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns

John Hiatt - Acclaimed veteran tunesmith, best known for "Have A Little Faith In Me" and called “…one of rock's most astute singer-songwriters of the last 40 years" by the L.A. Times, returns with a new rough-hewn rock and blues-driven album...produced by Kevin "Caveman" Shirley (Silverchair, Joe Bonamassa), the project follows up Hiatt's rejuvenated return to heartland roots rock via last year's The Open Road // Release: Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns (August 2, New West Records) // Sounds like: Hiatt's touring band - Kenny Blevins on drums, Patrick O'Hearn on bass and Doug Lancio on guitars - serves as a finely-tuned musical engine in the studio...there's a ragged, deep blues streak running through the alt-country Americana songs, adding a raw, rough production behind Hiatt's weary vocals...

Quote: "The whole process of writing a song for me...is it's not even work, it's just what I do... // What we like: there's equal parts acid and spit in lead track "Damn This Town", a stompin' roots rock anthem of bitter resentment, Lancio's stinging guitar runs ramping up the tension and sweet release..."Til I Get My Lovin' Back" is a classic Hiatt bar stool ballad, his well worn voice the perfect instrument for the quiet anguish buried in the lyrics...

John Hiatt - "Damn This Town" (from Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns)

John Hiatt - "Til I Get My Lovin' Back" (from Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns)