Southern bluesmen
Anders Osborne and
North Mississippi Allstars have teamed up as N.M.O. and released an new album:
Freedom & Dreams. I mean just image, two of the best guitarists, Osborne and Luther Dickinson, playing the guitar together as they did in the Southern Soul Assembly tour with
JJ Grey and
Marc Broussard. According to
Dickinson, "Freedom and Dreams is extremely honest and captures NMO's relaxed chemistry so well, most of these songs did not even have a proper count off or beginning. We were interested in combining Anders' singing and songwriting with NMA's groove and aesthetic to create something unique that neither of us could do without the other — a type of modern Southern folk rock." And they get pretty close to this. There is obviously great guitar work; soulful vocals, and Cody Dickinson on drums - pretty tight. You can hear for yourself as the album is streaming on Osborne's
site. I think the album hits its stride in the middle with
Shining (Spacedust),
Brush Up Against You, and
Annabel - this being my favorite track. On Saturday (Feb 21), I'll be pairing N.M.O. at the
Jefferson Theater (Charlottesville, VA) with
Champion Brewing Company and on Monday (Feb 23) at
The Birchmere (Alexandria, VA) with
Port City Brewing Company. Cheers.
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