“There's something stupidly redundant about dubbing a record "blues-based rock and roll," given rock's excruciatingly well-documented rural roots. Occasionally, though, a contemporary rock outfit will faithfully resurrect not just the now-ubiquitous 12-bar noodle, but also the coy, shifty-eyed spirit of the original blues, simultaneously employing skeleton cover art, cornbread mantras, and goofily ”
