The Cadillac Three – COUNTRY FUZZ (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Leaving a lasting impression on fans with their high-octane live shows and chart-topping songwriting skills, THE CADILLAC THREE return with their 4th studio album, COUNTRY FUZZ. With a sound all of their own that hovers between radio-ready Country anthems, hard-and-heavy Rock ballads and traditional Southern folk, the trio brings the same energy from their sold-out crowds into the studio.

Back in 2017, the Cadillac Three cranked up the amplifiers and stole a thing or two from ZZ Top, creating a ruckus that could properly be tagged as “country fuzz.” That’s the name they give their full-bodied roar in 2020, and Country Fuzz does indeed serves as a pretty, pretty good description of the sound of the Cadillac Three: they’re good old boys who play loud music, splitting the difference between redneck raunch and old-time rock & roll. The ironic thing about Country Fuzz is that it’s decidedly livelier and wilder than its predecessor Legacy, finding the Cadillac Three happily embracing all manners of party music. The shift is evident from the moment the greasy boogie “Bar Round Here” slides into “The Jam” and its syncopated disco thump. “The Jam” isn’t the only time the Cadillac Three turn on the glitter ball: “All the Makin’s of a Saturday Night” is even gaudier, and the trio channel this glitz into their slower numbers, including the simmering pop of “Labels” and the closing ballad “Long After Last Call.” The Cadillac Three aren’t abandoning loud guitars — the sludgy “Slow Rollin'” may be the heaviest thing they’ve ever cut — but are flexing their muscles and, in the process, they free themselves from the notion that they’re just Southern rock throwbacks. By adding these new sounds, the Cadillac Three seem younger and savvier, playing country-fried rock & roll for every imaginable creed, knowing that the best parties are the ones where everybody is invited. – Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Tracklist:
01. The Cadillac Three – Bar Round Here (02:34)
02. The Cadillac Three – The Jam (03:10)
03. The Cadillac Three – Hard Out Here For A Country Boy (03:28)
04. The Cadillac Three – Slow Rollin’ (02:44)
05. The Cadillac Three – All The Makin’s Of A Saturday Night (01:53)
06. The Cadillac Three – Crackin’ Cold Ones With The Boys (02:34)
07. The Cadillac Three – Labels (03:04)
08. The Cadillac Three – Raise Hell (02:54)
09. The Cadillac Three – Back Home (03:18)
10. The Cadillac Three – Dirt Road Nights (03:11)
11. The Cadillac Three – Blue El Camino (02:09)
12. The Cadillac Three – Jack Daniels’ Heart (03:47)
13. The Cadillac Three – Why Ya Gotta Go Out Like That (02:30)
14. The Cadillac Three – Heat (03:08)
15. The Cadillac Three – Whiskey And Smoke (03:08)
16. The Cadillac Three – Long After Last Call (03:22)