The guitar solo again sits on the hill country beat but here it offers a juxtaposition in styles as it rocks somewhat ethereally and very coolly. “Three Ways From Sunday” is up next, a more rocking sort of cut built on a standard hill country tune. A throbbing and pulsating beat in “You Like Mississippi Kudzu” with the guitar and feedback overlaid nicely on the beat. Following that is more modern take on hill country music with “On My Way Down,” featuring more great harp and guitar work that remains in your face with a driving beat and just a great sound. The guitar slides along with the lead vocals and harp and it’s a raucous and rowdy good time.
The album begins with “Ain’t No Reason It’s Just Because” where the hill country is stomping good, the harp is dirty and blazing and the vocals are up front with them. I guess you could describe it as hill country meets rock 2020, but in a throwback sort of way. Janky and Cody give this album a huge and rich sound in true hill country style, yet there is newness and freshness in their music. The guests on the last cut are Ilana Katz Katz on fiddle and Jesson and Nikki Marie on backing vocals. Cody Cotton play harp and backs Janky on vocals. Janky gives us 8 originals and an interesting cover of the hymn “Amazing Grace” adapted as part of the final track “North Mississippi Amazing Grace.” He handles the lead vocals, guitars, bass and suitcase footdrum.
This is his third full-length CD and he plays all the instruments (except harp) on all but the final cut. Mentored by Texas bluesman Reverend KM Williams and having produced and played with the two Kimbrough brothers (sons of Junior), Janky is well versed in both the blues and the throbbing and hypnotic sounds of the hill country. Burnside, Janky is an Austin, TX based musician who prefers up close and personal performances to the big concert hall. A student of the music of Junior Kimbrough and R.
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