Pokey LaFarge - Something In The Water

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Pokey LaFarge's Rounder Records debut!

Pokey LaFarge makes original Midwestern music. With one foot deep in the heart of the American musical tradition and the other firmly planted in the present, he continually challenges the notion that tradition-bearers fail to push musical boundaries.

An eclectic writer and performer, he incorporates elements of early jazz, ragtime, country blues, Western swing, and beyond, transcending the confines of genre to present a sound very much his own. Something in the Water follows on the heels of his last album, released on Jack White's Third Man Records, but comes with an evolution in sound. Treated with a heavier dose of catchy rhythms and traditional drum kit percussion throughout, the 12 tracks on Something in the Water sees LaFarge's sound imbued with new life.

"The Midwest is at the heart of this record," LaFarge asserts. "The people playing on these songs are from Wisconsin and Illinois and Chicago and St. Louis, and there's a certain attitude that comes across in the songs and the way that they're performed. I'm born and raised in the Midwest, and my family's been here for generations. This is where I'm from and how I think, and that's reflected in the music I make.

Produced by kindred spirit Jimmy Sutton, Something in Water showcases Pokey LaFarge's peerless gifts as a songwriter, performer, and entertainer, and further solidifies his place at the forefront of American music.

 

 

Side 1

1. Something in the Water

2. Wanna Be Your Man

3. Underground

4. When Did You Leave Heaven

5. Cairo, Illinois

6. Actin’ A Fool

Side 2

7. All Night Long

8. Goodbye. Barcelona

9. Far Away

10. The Spark

11. Bad Girl

12. Knocking the Dust Off the Rust Belt Tonight

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